Meet Our Partners and Associates
Our consultants have extensive nation-wide networks that enable them to know personally the finest superintendents and principals throughout the country. Our consultants hold collective memberships in the top state and national educational organizations, teach at colleges and universities throughout the country, are published authors, and have won prestigious educational awards. They are leaders in the field.
Partners
Dr. Kevin O’Mara
President
Dr. Kenneth Dragseth
Senior Partner
Dr. Antoinette Johns
Dr. David Clough
Dr. John (Jack) Linehan
Mr. Robert Ostlund
Ms. Diane Robertson
Partner
Senior Associates
Dr. Gerald Freitag
Site coordinator and instructor, Cardinal Stritch University Educational Leadership Program and retired superintendent, Franklin Public Schools, Franklin (WI) Show More
Dr. Matt Gibson
Ms. Patty Phillips
Dr. John Sawyer III
Dr. Timothy Shimp
Associates
Dr. Elizabeth Álvarez
Ms. Lisa Anderson
Long term member of the Eastern Carver County School board and 30-year leadership development professional, she also serves on the board of the Southwest Metro Intermediate District and the Association of Metropolitain School Districts. Show More
Dr. Patricia Ward Antony
Board of Directors for the Middle East International School, Doha, Qatar; Retired superintendent, Mayville (WI) Show More
Dr. Brian Barnhart
Dr. Judy Baseman
Dr. Terry Brenner
Dr. Terri Bresnahan
Mr. David Brusak
David is a retired Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources with 36 years of experience in education, including roles as a teacher, dean, and principal across several districts. He is recognized for increasing student achievement, fostering positive learning environments, empowering educators, and excelling in recruitment, teacher retention, and labor relations. Show More
Dr. John Eickholt
Consultant and Trainer, CESA 6 District Administrator Performance Evaluation System and retired superintendent Howards Grove School District (WI). Show More
Dr. E. Scott England
Dr. John Farrelly
Retired North Carolina Public Schools Superintendent who served 3 counties for 13 years. Show More
Mr. Todd Fox
Dr. Kelley Gallt
Dr. Kelley Gallt, Superintendent of Lake Zurich CUSD #95, Lake Zurich, IL
Dr. Jill Gildea
Dr. Dean Gorrell
Dr. Gorrell is a 35-year veteran of K-12 education spanning experiences from a classroom teacher, middle and high school principal and 19 years as superintendent. Sixteen of those superintendent years were in the Verona Area School District; an economically, linguistically and ethnically diverse suburban school district adjacent to Madison, Wisconsin Show More
Mr. Ralph Grimm
Dr. Chris Hammill
Dr. William Harbron
Dr. Sharonica Hardin
Dr. Bradley Hawk
Dr. Jill W. Hawk
Dr. Devon Horton
Dr. Anisha Jogee
Ms. Deborah Kerr
Superintendent – St. Francis Public School District, St. Francis, WI and retired Superintendent from the School District of Brown Deer, Brown Deer, WI. AASA and WASDA Past-President. Show More
Dr. Raymond Lauk
Dr. Donna S. Leak
Superintendent at Community Consolidated Schools District 168; past Superintendent of Rich Township High School District 227 Show More
Dr. Richard Machesky
As a visionary Superintendent of the Troy (MI) School District, Dr. Richard Machesky has led the educational community through a five-year “Journey to World Class,” challenging staff to benchmark their practices against the best in the world, while building capacity in the next generation of leaders. Show More
Dr. Benjamin Martindale
Dr. Keith Marty
Dr. Steve Matthews
Dr. Steve Matthews has served as the Superintendent for the Novi Community School District (Nov, MI) for the past 10 years. Previously, he was Superintendent of the Grand Ledge Public Schools (Grand Ledge, MI). Show More
Dr. Fredrick McDowell
Dr. David McGehee
Dr. Demond Means
Dr. Joseph Meloche
Superintendent of the Cherry Hill Public School District in Cherry Hill (NJ). Formerly an assistant superintendent, director of curriculum, elementary school principal, middle school principal & high school principal. Show More
Dr. Dana Monogue
Dr. Tim Onsager
Dr. David Palzet
Dr. David Palzet, is superintendent in Pleasantdale School District 107 serving students in Burr Ridge, Willow Springs, Countryside, and Indian Head Park. Show More
Mr. David Pruneau
Dr. Renée Schuster
Dr. Philip Salemi
Dr. Bhavna Sharma-Lewis
Bhavna Sharma-Lewis, Ph.D currently serves as Superintendent of Schools in Diamond Lake District 76 which is located in the norther suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. She is an experienced educator with 29 years of service in public education. Show More
Dr. Joe Sheehan
Dr. Joe Sheehan served as Superintendent of Sheboygan ASD for 20 years and as Executive Director of the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation for the past 2 1/2 years Show More
Dr. JoAnn Sternke
Dr. Jennifer Thayer
Dr. Sandra Thomas
Dr. Sandra L. Thomas is currently the Superintendent at ECHO Joint Agreement, District 467. She is the former Superintendent of Country Club Hills School District 160. Prior to this position she served as the Assistant Superintendent of Schools at Joliet Public Schools District 86. Show More
Dr. David Vick
Dr. Gregory Wright
Our Credo
- We are responsible to boards of education to assist them in finding leaders for their school districts and to provide them with high quality consulting services on leadership, planning, governance and other topics.
Our contract is with boards of education, and we are answerable to them. Our consulting services will be current, practical and designed to bring districts to a higher level. In our search work, we will bring the finest candidates available based on their proven leadership, ethical character, and ability to work positively with others. We strive to assure that all work we undertake will be completed at the highest level of quality and will be aligned with the district’s values and traditions. We encourage open and respectful communication between our firm and board members regarding the issues and findings relevant to our contract with them. We further pledge to boards of education that we will be fiscally responsible with costs that are within our control.
- We are responsible to the candidates with whom we work in a search process.
Our candidates will be treated with respect and fairness at all times. We pledge to uphold their confidentiality, as appropriate both legally and ethically. We will bring candidates forward who we believe will be successful in the search process, and who are serious about attaining new leadership positions. Candidates will receive our best counsel as they move forward in a search process, and we will not withhold information that is important for their ultimate success in a district.
- Our primary responsibility is to America’s students, all of whom deserve high quality education.
We believe that school leaders must ensure that education is more than test scores; it must provide students with opportunities to think creatively, to apply knowledge thoughtfully to question critically, to develop ethical values and to become responsible citizens. We believe that educators as leaders must infuse a love of learning and sense of exploration in all students.
- Our final responsibility is to the members of our firm.
We pledge to provide open communication and a collaborative working environment for our firm members. We will provide our consultants with protocols and tools to complete their work successfully. We believe that as consultants, we play an important role in the future of our children through the searches we conduct.
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