Advocacy Board

Members of the College of Education Advocacy Board serve statewide as ambassadors from the College to its constituents and stakeholders, promoting engagement, advocacy, and constructive input for the benefit of the College of Education. They strongly support the dean's vision, working collaboratively to advance the College's goals and initiatives.

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Brendan O'Connor

College Advocacy Board Chair; Professional Teaching Standards Board Executive Director

Dr. Diana Clapp

College Advocacy Board Former Chair; State Board of Education Coordinator

Jessie Dafoe

College Advocacy Board Member; Principal Consultant, Dafoe Strategies

Bertine Bahige

College Advocacy Board Member; Principal, Stocktrail Elementary School

Dr. Laurel Ballard

College Advocacy Board Member; Executive Director, WY Community College Commission

Dave Bostrom

College Advocacy Board Member; Former TEI Chair; UW Board of Trustees Former Chairman and Member

Jill Bramlet

College Advocacy Board Member; Educational Leadership Consultant, Cognia

Charlotte Hearne Davis

College Advocacy Board Member; Former Associate Director of Student Life, University of Wyoming

Superintendent Megan Degenfelder

College Advocacy Board Member; WY State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Kelly Dunham

College Advocacy Board Member; Dunham Family Fellowship Donor

Mary Ellbogen Garland

College Advocacy Board Member; President and Chair, John P. Ellbogen Foundation

Leonard Gray

College Advocacy Board Member; Former Maintenance Director, PacifiCorps

Jason Horsley

College Advocacy Board Member; Asst. Superintentendent, Lincoln County School District #2

Josh Law

College Advocacy Board Member; CEO and Founder, Only Co.

Dr. Mark Mathern

College Advocacy Board Member; Vice Chair, WY State Board of Education

Dr. Astrid Northrup

College Advocacy Board Member; Professor of Engineering and Mathematics, Northwest College

Bill Pettus

College Advocacy Board Member; Former Superintendent and Special Education Director

Lea Schoenewald

College Advocacy Board Member; Author

JoAnn True

College Advocacy Board Member; Geologic Consultant/Entrepreneur

Glenda Thomas

College Advocacy Board Member; Executive Director, Wold Foundation

Bruce Thoren

College Advocacy Board Member; Superintendent, President of Wyoming Association of School Administrators, Fremont County School District #24

Betty Walters

College Advocacy Board Member

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