In 2018, a transition team was formed to begin turning the Ohio Public School Advocacy Network into a community-based grass roots movement. This transition is being supported by citizens who have spent a significant portion of their careers either studying or leading public engagement initiatives in Ohio.
Transition Team Members
Corky O’Callaghan – Author, public engagement consultant and co-founder of the Ohio Public School Advocacy Network
Kathleen Knight Abowitz – A public school advocate and Board of Education member of the Talawanda School District and professor of educational leadership at Miami University
Steve Thompson – A public school advocate and retired professor from Miami University
Sarah Stitzlein – Professor of Education and Affiliate Faculty in Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati
Scott Karlo – Community leader in the Woodridge Local School District
Jeanne Melvin – A retired public school teacher and president of Public Education Partners
Charlie Irish – A retired superintendent of the Medina City Schools and educational partner of the Kettering Foundation
Susie Kaeser – Founder of the Heights Coalition for Public Education and public school advocate for the League of Women Voters Ohio