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Policies and Resolutions Committee	Special Education Committee	Auditing Committee
Professional Development	Distinguished Service Awards	Election Committee
Federal Legislation Committee	Teacher Education and Licensing Committee	State Superintendents' Advisory Committee
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Executive Committee
President	Julie Wood	MSD of Bluffton-Harrison
Past-President	Steve Yager	Northwest Allen County School Corporation
President-Elect	J. T. Coopman	Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation
Vice-President	John Sayers	Carroll Consolidated School Corporation
Secretary	Gerald Chabot (2010)	Lake Central School Corporation
Treasurer	Thomas Little (2009)	MSD of Perry Township
Legislative Committee Chairperson	Tom Patterson (2010)	Madison Consolidated Schools
Policies and Resolutions Committee Chairperson	Thomas Little (2009)	MSD of Perry Townshi
Northwest District I Chair	George Letz (2010)	Boone Township, MSD of
Northeast District II Chair	Jeffrey Stephens (2009)	DeKalb County Eastern School Corporation
North Central District III Chair	John Bevan (2010)	Southeastern School Corporation
West Central District IV Chair	Robert Green (2009)	Greencastle Community School Corporation
Central District V Chair	William J. Riggs (2010)	Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation
East Central District VI Chair	Cathy A. Stephen (2009)	Randolph Eastern School Corporation
Southwest District VII Chair	Mary Roberson (2010)	Perry Central Community School Corporation
Southeast District VIII Chair	Thomas G. Patterson (2009)	Madison Consolidated Schools

Standing External Committee Members
Robert Klitzman, Superintendent	Eastern Pulaski Community School Corp	Indiana Small and Rural Schools Association
Peggy Hinckley, Superintendent	MSD of Warren Township	Indiana Urban Schools Association
Tim Ogle, Superintendent	Avon Community Schools	The Coalition of Growing and Suburban Schools, Inc
Robert Dalton	Retired	Honorary/Retired Superintendents Representative

Legislative Committee
Chairperson	Thomas Patterson	2010
(Committee Chair - 2 year term /Committee District Representative 3 year term)
District I	Terry Barker	2011
District II	Jerry Cook/Bruce Stahly	2009
District III	Phil Boley	2010
District IV	Carrie Milner	2009
District V	Mark Keen	2009
District VI	Steve Welsh	2010
District VII	Franzy Fleck	2011
District VIII	Tom Patterson	2009
Ex-Officio:	Julie Wood	President
	Steve Yager	Past-President
	J.T. Coopman	President-Elect
	John Sayers	Vice-President

Policies and Resolutions Committee
Chairperson	Thomas Little MSD of Perry Township	2009
(Committee Chair 2 year term / Committee District Representatives 3 year term)
District I	Pete Morikis Griffith Public Schools	2010
District II	Mark Gould Hamilton Community	2011
District III	Robert Schultz Tipton Community	2009
District IV	Dan Sichting Bloomfield School District	2010
District V	Tim Ogle Avon Community SC	2009
District VI	Steve McColley Wes-Del Community Schools	2011
District VII	John Lantis Mitchell Community Schools	2009
District VIII	Phil Partenheimer North Harrison Community SC	2010
Ex-Officio:	Julie Wood	President
	Steve Yager	Past-President
	J.T. Coopman	President-Elect
	John Sayers	Vice-President

Auditing Committee
Chairperson	Thomas Edington, Warsaw Community SC	2009
(Committee Chair - 1 year term / Committee District Representatives 1-2-3 year term)
	Stephen Patz Rising Sun-Ohio County Community School Corporation	2011
	Scott Mills Northern Wells Community Schools	2010
	Tim Ogle Avon Community School Corporation	2009

Professional Development Committee
Chairperson	Brian Smith	2009
(Committee Chair - 2 year term / Committee District Representatives 2 year term)
District I	Richard Reese	2009
District I	Brian Smith	2010
District III	David Bess	2009
District IV	Ed Eiler	2010
District V	Ellen Welk	2009
District VI	Kristy Knapp	2010
District VII	Mark Eastridge	2009
District VIII	Tom Book	2010

Distinguished Service Awards Committee
Chairperson	Brad Schuldt	2009
(Committee Chair - 2 year term / Committee District Representatives 2 year term)
District I	Russ Mikel	2009
District II	Laura Huffman	2010
District III	Celia Briggs	2009
District IV	Judy Bush	2010
District V	Donald Stinson	2009
District VI	Alan Bourff	2010
District VII	Brad Case	2009
District VIII	Phil Deardorff	2010

Election Committee
Chairperson	Ron Bush	2009
(Committee Chair - 1 year term / Committee District Representatives 1 year term)
District I	Barbara Flory	2009
District II	Stacey Hughes	2009
District III	James Hanna	2009
District IV	Colleen Moran	2009
District V	Scott Robison	2009
District VI	Zach Rozelle	2009
District VII	Jerrill Vandeventer	2009
District VIII	Steve Telfer	2009

Federal Legislation Committee
Chairperson	David Edds	2009
Chairperson	Doug Rose	2009
Congressional Districts (Committee Chair - 2 year term / Committee District Representatives 2 year term)
District 1	Tony Lux	2009
District 2	Jerry Thacker	2010
District 3	Ken Fowble	2009
District 4	Scott Robison	2010
District 5	Diana Showalter	2009
District 6	Wylie Sirk	2010
District 7	Paul Kaiser	2009
District 8	Doug Rose	2010
District 9	Tony Bennett	2009

State Superintendents' Advisory Committee
(Committee Representatives 2 year term)
District I	Norm Kleist	2009
District II	Paul Thomas	2010
District III	Ryan Snoddy	2009
District IV	Thomas Rohr	2010
District V	Mike Copper	2009
District VI	John Williams	2010
District VII	Doug Rose	2009
District VIII	Gerald Jackson	2010
Ex Officio:	Julie Wood	President
	Steve Yager	Past-President
	J.T. Coopman	President-Elect
	John Sayers	Vice-President

Communications Committee (est 2008/2009)
Chairperson	Murray Pride	2010
(Committee Representatives 2 year term)
District I	Alice Neal	2010
District II	Steve Sprunger	2010
District III	Andy Melin	2010
District IV	Murray Pride	2010
District V	Scott Robison	2010
District VI	Michael Necessary	2010
District VII	Mike Robinson	2010
District VIII	Roger Bane	2010

Other Committees

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPRESENTATIVES

State School Bus Committee - Michael Benway, Superintendent, Valparaiso Community Schools

Department of Professional Standards Board External Committee for School Leaders -

Chairperson: John Hill

Members: Harold Arnold, Cynthia Brady, Nancy Carey, Gary Collings, Mike Copper, Don Criswell, John Ellis, Pam Frampton, Dan Grayson, Bill Gavaghan, Peggy Hinckley, Russell Hodgkin, Earlene Holland, Mike Horvath and Shawn Shriver

Indiana Superintendents' Legal Defense Fund Trustees
2008 - 2009

President:                 Steve Yager, Northwest Allen County
Vice-President:         Peggy Hinckley, MSD Warren Township
Treasurer:                 Bruce Stahly, Goshen Community Schools
Secretary:                 Robert Klitzman, Eastern Pulaski CSC
Legal Asst. Chair:      Dennis Brooks, New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated Schools
Resident Agent:        John G. Ellis

INFORMATION AND RESEARCH COMMISSION

Robert Green, Chairperson

Neyland Clark                               Thomas Little
Thomas Edington                          John Newby
TBD                                               Stephen Patz
Robert Green                                Jerry Thacker



Special Education Advisory Committee

Gary Collins, Executive Director, Indiana Special Ed Admin Services
Robert Marra, Director, Div of Special Ed, Dept of Ed
Fred McNulty, Director, Porter County Special Ed Inter-Local
Lisa Tanselle, Staff Attorney, Indiana School Boards Assoc
Jeff Zaring, Administrator, State Board of Education
John Ellis, Executive Director, Indiana Assoc of Public School Supts
Keith Spurgeon, Superintendent, MSD of Mt. Vernon
Dennis Brooks, Superintendent, New Albany-Floyd County
Pat Pierce, Northwest Indiana Special Ed Co-op
Bret Lewis, South Montgomery Community School Corporation

IAPSS Sagamore Foundation Directors

Ralph Walker, Lebanon Community SC, President
Barbara Underwood, Carmel Clay Schools, Vice President
D. Lynn Reed, Salem Community Schools, Treasurer
Sherry Brewer, IAPSS Office Manager, Secretary
John Ellis, IAPSS Executive Director, Resident Agent
Keith Spurgeon, MSD of Mt Vernon, Board of Director
Jerry Thacker, Penn-Harris-Madison SC, Board of Director
Laura Huffman, Whitley County Consolidated Schools, Board of Director
Michael Benway, Valparaiso Community Schools, Board of Director
Jim Auter, Purdue University

AASA Executive Committee

Eugene White, Superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools,

(Past President)

Mark Keen, Superintendent, Westfield-Washington Schools

(Member 6-30-2009)

AASA Governing Board
J.T. Coopman, Superintendent, Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation, June 30, 2010 (3 year term)
Keith Spurgeon, Superintendent, MSD of Mt. Vernon, June 30, 2009 (3 year term)

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