Committee Archives
The following is a chronology of steering committee members and the terms they served. The first election was held in the fall of 1985:
Initial Steering Committee (1983-84 and 1984-85)
- Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
- Mike Batutis (NY)
- Francine Ewing Stephenson (NC)
- Harley Lingerfelt (OK)
- Sam McReynolds (VT)
- Reid Reynolds (CO)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
- Bill Schooling (CA)
- Bonnie Young (TX)
1985-86
- Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
- Mike Batutis (NY)
- Francine Ewing Stephenson (NC)
- Harley Lingerfelt (OK)
- Sam McReynolds (VT)
- Reid Reynolds (CO)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Larry Rosen (MI)
1986-87
(No exact listing of members but Breshears was the only new member of the committee elected in the fall of 1987)
- Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Mike Lettre (MD)
- Patty Madson (MA)
- Sam McReynolds (VT)
- Karen Paterson (LA)
- Larry Rosen (MI)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
- Susan Szaniszio (TX)
1987-88
- Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
- Sarah Breshears (AR)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Mike Lettre (MD)
- Patty Madson (MA)
- Karen Paterson (LA)
- Larry Rosen (MI)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
- Susan Szaniszio (TX)
1988-1989
- Eileen Barr-Olson (MN)
- Sarah Breshears (AR)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Mike Knight (WA)
- Mike Lettre (MD)
- Karen Paterson (LA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Larry Rosen (MI)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
1989-90
- Sarah Breshears (AR)
- DeVee Dykstra (SD)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Mike Knight (WA)
- Mike Lettre (MD)
- Karen Paterson (LA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Larry Rosen (MI)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
1990-91
- Sarah Breshears (AR)
- DeVee Dykstra (SD)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Connie Hughes (NJ)
- Mike Knight (WI)
- Karen Paterson (LA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Terry Schnure (CT)
1991-92
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Sarah Breshears (AR)
- DeVee Dykstra (SD)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Connie Hughes (NJ)
- Mike Knight (WI)
- Karen Paterson (LA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
1992-93
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Sarah Breshears (AR)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Connie Hughes (NJ)
- Mike Knight (WI)
- Reid Reynolds (CO)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
1993-94
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Connie Hughes (NJ)
- Mike Knight (WI)
- Reid Reynolds (CO) / Diane Shoop (PA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Eric Swanson (MI)
1994-95
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Ron Crouch (KY)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Eric Swanson (MI)
- Annette Watters (AL)
1995-96
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Valerie Conti (MA)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Eric Swanson (MI)
- Annette Watters (AL)
1996-97
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Valerie Conti (MA)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Eric Swanson (MI)
- Annette Watters (AL)
1997-98
- David Birkholz (MN)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Eric Swanson (MI)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Annette Watters (AL)
1998-99
- Beverly Daly (KY)
- Sue Ebetsch (IL)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Patricia Roberts (MT) /Lin Nary (NV)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Annette Watters (AL)
1999-00
- Annette Watters (AL)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Jeff Wallace (OK)
- Lin Nary (NV) / Rebecca Picaso (CO)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Sue Ebetsch (IL)
- Bev Daly (KY)
2000-2001
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Bev Daly (KY)
- Sue Ebetsch (IL)
- Rebecca Picaso (CO)
- Pam Schenker (FL)
- Diane Shoop (PA)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Jeff Wallace (OK)
2001-2002
- David Birkholz (MN)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Bev Daly (KY)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- Rebecca Picaso (CO)
- Richard Rathge (SD)
- Carol O. Rogers (IN)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Jeff Wallace (OK)
2002-2003
- David Birkholz (MN) (resigned due to job change April 2003)
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Sue Ebetsch (IL)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- David Joye (NJ)
- Rebecca Picaso (CO)
- Richard Rathge (SD)
- Carol O. Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Dan Veroff (WI) completed Birkholz term
2003-2004
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Sue Ebetsch (IL)
- Linda Gage (CA)
- David Joye (NJ) (resigned due to job change)
- Richard Rathge (SD)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Barbara Ronningen (MN) (completed Joye’s term)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Dan Veroff (WI)
- Annette Watters (AL)
2004-2005
- John Blodgett (MO)
- Sue Ebetsch (IL)
- Richard Rathge (SD)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Barbara Ronningen (MN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Dan Veroff (WI)
- Annette Watters (AL)
2005-2006
- Chair: Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
- Secretary: Xan Wedel (KS)
- Julie Hoang (CA)
- Richard Rathge (ND)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Barbara Ronningen (MN)
- Dan Veroff (WI)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
2006-2007
- Chair: Xan Wedel (KS)
- Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
- Co-Secretary: Pamela Harris (MT)
- Co-Secretary: Pamela Schenker (FL)
- Julie Hoang (CA)
- Richard Rathge (ND)
- Carol Rogers (IN)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
2007-2008
- Chair: Xan Wedel (KS)
- Vice Chair: Annette Watters (AL)
- Co-Secretary: Pamela Harris (MT) (retired August 2008)
- Co-Secretary: Pamela Schenker (FL)
- Julie Hoang (CA)
- Barbara Ronningen (MN)
- Will "Chip" Sawyer (VT) (completed Harris' term)
- Bob Scardamalia (NY)
- Jane Traynham (MD)
- Dan Veroff (WI)