ELA 2010 Board of Directors


The Board of Directors is comprised of 13 education law professionals who set a course for success each year and is a balanced group representing each contingency of membership so that the needs of the organization as a whole remain most important. The Board of Directors meets at the beginning and end of the annual conference, and during a special 2-day meeting in May at the ELA headquarters in Ohio. Members of the Executive Committee each serve a one-year term, and the remaining directors each serve a three-year term.

Colwell

President
Brad Colwell, J.D., Ph.D.
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL

Associate Dean and Professor of Education Law. Active in scholarly research in elementary and secondary education. Consults in matters of collective bargaining, superintendent searches, and schoolboard workshops. Co-editor of education law newsletters and conference/seminar speaker.
Darden

President-Elect
Edwin C. Darden, J.D.
Appleseed
Washington, D.C.

Education Policy Director for Appleseed, a nonprofit network of 16 public interest justice centers. Education law attorney, writer, former senior staff attorney for the National School Boards Association, and managing partner of a K-12 education law and policy firm.
Doty

Vice President
David S. Doty, J.D., Ph.D.
Canyons School District
Sandy, UT

David S. Doty is Superintendent for the newest school district in Utah, a 33,000 student district comprised of the municipalities of Cottonwood Heights, Midvale, Sandy, Draper, and Alta in the southeastern part of Salt Lake County.
Crume

Immediate Past President
Kathleen Crume, M.A.
Academy School District Twenty
Colorado Springs, CO

Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources for a school district of 21,000 students. Serves on the Executive Cabinet for the Superintendent of Schools, advising the Superintendent on all Human Resource issues, i.e., safe learning and work environment, No Child Left Behind, teacher contracts, staffing, benefits, performance, and others.
Bon

Susan Bon,Ph.D., J.D.
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

Associate Professor in the Education Leadership and Special Education Programs at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Her specific focus is on teaching law, special education law and leadership courses for undergraduate pre-service teachers, masters’ and doctoral students.

Borkowski

John W. Borkowski, J.D.
Hogan & Hartson, LLP
South Bend, IN

Trial and appellate litigation with emphasis on education law issues. Extensive work on a wide-range of topics including: school desegregation, voting rights, and reverse-discrimination cases for education institutions. Frequently writes and speaks at conferences regarding matters concerning education law and civil rights.
Clark

Susan G. Clark, J.D., Ph.D.
University of Akron
Akron, OH

Professor of Educational Administration. Active in matters of school law and disability law. Member of the Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys. Dr. Clark has numerous journal articles and book chapters published in the area of special education and school law. Speaker at local, state, and national conferences.

Eckes

Suzanne E. Eckes, J.D., Ph.D.
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

Suzanne E. Eckes is an associate professor in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department at Indiana University where she researches school legal issues related to how the equal protection of laws impact teachers and students in public schools.

Green

Preston Green, Ed.D., J.D.
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

Professor at Penn State College of Education and Dickinson School of Law and author of several education law books. Research has focused on legal issues surrounding school choice and the impact of the law on minority and disadvantaged students’ ability to obtain a quality education.
Hutton

Thomas Hutton, J.D.
Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer
Seattle, WA

Until recently a senior staff attorney for the National School Boards Association (NSBA), is about join the education practice of the Seattle law firm of Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer. His work for NSBA included amicus curiae advocacy on appellate cases affecting public schools and supporting state school board associations, school districts, and the NSBA Council of School Attorneys.

LeBlanc

Robert LeBlanc , Ed.D.
University of St. Thomas
Houston, TX

Serves as an Associate Professor for Educational Leadership and as the Associate Dean for the School of Education. His areas of interest and research are instructional design, education legal issues in K-12 schools, and development of ethical problem-solving abilities in current and future school leaders.

Nichols

Edwin Nichols, Ed.D.
Decatur City School System
Decatur, AL

Ed Nichols is currently the Assistant Superintendent of the Decatur City School System. Dr. Nichols' duties cover both the instructional, personnel, and technology aspects of the school system, and he has been a member of the Decatur City School System since 1988.

Thro

William E. Thro, J.D.
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, VA

William E. Thro is University Counsel and Assistant Professor of Government at Christopher Newport University, a public liberal arts university in Newport News, Virginia. He served as State Solicitor General of Virginia from 2004 to 2008.

Past Presidents


P Tyson Bennett
Carney, Kelehan, et. al
Annapolis, MD

Charles J. Russo
Dept of Educational Administration
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH

Philip TK Daniel
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Jeffrey Horner
Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP
Houston, TX

Allan Osborne
Millis, MA

Richard Dickinson
General Counsel
Ohio School Boards Association
Columbus, OH

R. Craig Wood
McguireWoods LLP
Charlottesville, VA

Perry Zirkel
Allentown, PA

Ralph D. Mawdsley
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

Ivan Gluckman
Dumfries, VA

Terrence Leas
Office of the President
Riverland Community College
Austin, MN

Nelda Cambron-McCabe
Oxford, OH

Steve Batson
Marietta, GA

Martha McCarthy
Chancellor Professor
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

James Ullman
Greenberg Traurig
Phoenix, AZ

Ralph Stern
Schools Legal Counsel
Hayward, CA

Joseph Beckham
Tallahassee, FL

William Paton
Oconomowoc, WI

Stephen Thomas
Kent, OH

Floyd Delon
Columbia, MO

William Bednar
Law Office of Wm. C. Bednar
Austin, TX

Burton Shifman
Shifman & Carlson
Farmington Hills, MI

D. Parker Young
Flat Rock, NC

Kelly Frels
Bracewell & Giuliani, LLPy
Houston, TX

John Lewis
Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP
Cleveland, OH

Philip Piele
Eugene, OR

Kathleen Crume
Academy School District #20
Colorado Springs, CO

August Steinhilber
Waldrof, MD

Thomas Shannon
Ashburn, VA

E. Edmund Reutter, Jr.
Emerson, NJ

Lois Berlin
Washington DC

M. David Alexander
Dept of Ed Leadership
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VA

Christopher P. Borreca
Thompson & Horton LLP
Houston, TX