2020 – 2021 MRA Board of Directors
Leah van Belle
Vice President, 2020-21
Brilliant Detroit
Jill Erfourth
President-Elect, 2020-21
Utica Public Schools
Colby Sharp
President, 2020-21
Parma Western
Mellissa Wilson
Secretary, 2020-21
Wayne RESA
Sean Kottke
Treasurer, 2020-21
Michigan Department of Education
Theresa Hasenauer
Immediate Past President, 2020-21
Macomb ISD
James Bailey
Member-At-Large, 2020-21
Saginaw Township Community Schools
Adrienne Joy Hill
Member-At-Large, 2020-21
Westwood Community School District
Board of Directors – Regional Representatives
Christopher Thoms
Region 1 Representative
Marquette Area Public 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
Kristy Hobson
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
Sean Kottke
MDE Representative/Literacy Leader Development
Michigan Department of Education
Meghan Block
Michigan Reading Journal Co-Editor
Central Michigan University
Carlin Borsheim-Black
Michigan Reading Journal Co-Editor
Central Michigan 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
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
Theresa Hasenauer
Governance Chair
Macomb ISD
Mary Cooper
Grants Chair
Andrea Covert
Student Involvement Co-Chair
N.I.C.E. Community Schools
Katie Ferguson
Student Involvement Co-Chair
NICE Community Schools
Chelsea Hemenway
Membership Chair
Greenville Public Schools
Sandy White
Assessment & Data
Jackson County ISD
Sherry Sparks
Legislative Chair
Educational Consultant
Troy Hicks
Michigan Reading Journal Co-Editor
Central Michigan University
James Bailey
Administrative Leadership
Saginaw Township Community Schools
Ad Hoc Committee Chairs
Katie Ferguson
Early Childhood & Family Literacy
NICE Community School District
Sue Ann Sharma
Mentoring & Board Development
Oakland University
Debbie Gonzales
SCBWI/Author Liason
Author/Educational Consultant
Leah van Belle
ILA Award of Excellence Chair
Brilliant Detroit
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
Delton Kellogg Schools
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
Educational Consultant
Linda Schneider-Rediske
Conference Commission
Utica Public Schools
Kathy Operhall
Conference Commission
Lisa Rivard
Conference Planning Commission
Macomb ISD
MRA Staff
