2018 – 2019 MRA Board of Directors
Theresa Hasenauer
President, 2019-20
Macomb ISD
Jill Erfourth
Vice President, 2019-20
Utica Public Schools
Colby Sharp
President-Elect, 2019-20
Parma Western
Nancy Jaskiw
Secretary, 2018-19
Reeths-Puffer School District
Sean Kottke
Treasurer, 2018-19
Michigan Department of Education
Carol Paul
Immediate Past President, 2019-20
Educational Consultant
James Bailey
Member-At-Large, 2019-2022
Hemmeter Elementary School
Elenore M. Glass
Member-At-Large, 2017-2020
Southfield Public Schools
Board of Directors – Regional Representatives
Andrea Kleinpaste
Region 1 Representative
NICE Community Schools
Cathy Wirth
Region 2 Representative
Mecosta-Osceola ISD
Kathy Vogel
Region 3 Representative
Rockford Public Schools
Cortney Brendel
Region 4 Representative
Lapeer Community Schools
Christina Martin
Region 5 Representative
Berrien RESA
Suzanne Gibbs
Region 6 Representative
Western School District
Susan Meadows
Region 7 Representative
Utica Public Schools
Monesha McKenzie
Region 8 Representative
Detroit Public School Community District
Jennifer Davidson
Region 9 Representative
CLK Schools
Andy Schoenborn
Region 10 Representative
Mount Pleasant High School
Board Appointments
Kathryn Roberts
Michigan Reading Journal Co-Editor
Michigan Reading Journal Co-Editor
Poonam Arya
Michigan Reading Journal Co-Editor
Wayne State University
Lynette Suckow
News and Views Editor
Peter White Public Library
Sue Ann Sharma
Parliamentarian
Madonna University
Standing Committee Chairs
Kristy Hobson
Diversity and Social Justice
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Allison Jordan
Adolescent Literacy Chair
Merrill Schools
Marcia Klemp
Awards/Gwen Frostic Chair
Grand Haven Schools, Retired
Grace Velchansky
Ethics & Evaluations Chair
Macomb ISD
Sean Kottke
Finance Chair
Michigan Department of Education
Carol Paul
Governance Chair
Educational Consultant
Mary Cooper
Grants Chair
Karen Allmen
Student Involvement Co-Chair
Lapeer Community Schools
Cortney Brendel
Student Involvement Co-Chair
Lapeer Community Schools
Michelle Goodwin
Office Personnel Chair
Chelsea Hemenway
Membership Co-Chair
Greenville Public Schools
Samantha Morrison
Membership Co-Chair
Portland Public Schools
Sandy White
Assessment & Data
Jackson County ISD
Allison Jordan
Summer Literature Conference
Merrill Schools
Sherry Sparks
Legislative Chair
Educational Consultant
Troy Hicks
Professional Learning
Central Michigan University
James Bailey
Administrative Leadership
Saginaw Township Community Schools
Ad Hoc Committee Chairs
Lisa Rivard
ISD Liason
Katie Ferguson
Early Childhood & Family Literacy
NICE Community School District
Andrea Brunett
Literacy Coaching
Sue Ann Sharma
Mentoring & Board Development
Oakland University
Debbie Gonzales
SCBWI/Author Liason
Author/Educational Consultant
Jill Erfourth
ILA Award of Excellence Chair
Utica Public Schools
Barb Hammond
Literacy Leader Development
Michigan Department of Education
Amy Romanowski
Great Lakes/Great Books Co-Chair
Harrison Public Schools
Heather Jensen
Great Lakes/Great Books Co-Chair
Harrison Public Schools
Lorie Nierman
Great Lakes/Great Books Co-Chair
Battle Creek Montessori Academy
Sherry Sparks
Partnerships & Alliances
Educational Consultant
Ruth McNally Barshaw
Innovations Co-Chair
SCBWI
Charlie Barshaw
Innovations Co-Chair
SCBWI
Patricia Edwards
University Representation
Michigan State University
Conference Planning Team
Sarah Melton
Conference Commission
Summit Academy
Linda Schneider-Rediske
Conference Commission
Utica Public Schools
Elizabeth Brockman
Conference Commission
Central Michigan University
Kathy Operhall
Conference Commission
Lisa Rivard
Conference Planning Commission
MRA Staff
