Presiders: Jennifer Sughrue, Ph.D., President, Kevin P. Brady, Ph.D., President-Elect, Elisabeth Krimbill Ed.D., Vice President, Julie F. Mead, Ph.D., Immediate Past President, and Nathan C. Walker, Ed.D., Executive Director & Publisher.
We are pleased to invite you to our Annual Business Meeting, a pivotal event in which you will consider revisions to our constitution and participate in electing our new Board of Directors. This occasion will not only shape the future leadership of our organization, as noted in the Executive Director’s Report, but also feature the exciting reveal of our raffle results. It’s an event imbued with anticipation and promise, and we sincerely hope you will join us to make your voices heard and perhaps even walk away with fantastic prizes.
Visit EducationLaw.org/governance to view the agenda and proposed changes to the constitution.
Julie F. Mead, Ph.D., Immediate Past President and chair of the nomination committee, will introduce the following nominees. All active members are eligible to vote during the annual business meeting.
The nominee for Vice President is Jeffrey C. Sun, J.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., Professor & Distinguished University Scholar, Associate Dean for Innovation & Strategic Partnerships, and Director of the SKILLS Collaborative at the University of Louisville. He is Counsel at Manley Burke. He previously served on the ELA Board, where he currently serves a second term, he co-edits The Yearbook of Education Law series, serves on the Budget & Finance Committee, and co-chairs the 2024 conference committee.
The nominee for Board Member is Beth Godett, J.D., Ed.D., an Adjunct Professor of Education Law and Policy at Boston College, Rider University, and Fairleigh Dickinson University. She began her career as an English teacher, then a principal, and, ultimately, a superintendent. She is a co-chair of this year’s conference committee and a contributor to The Yearbook of Education Law 2023 and columns in the Ed Law Update. Beth’s research is focused on equity in public education and the role of school administrators with regard to negligence and decision-making in public schools today.
The nominee for Board Member is Lenford C. Sutton, Ph.D., M.B.A., Professor and Past Chair of the Educational Administration and Foundations Affiliation at Illinois State University. Dr. Sutton’s research focuses on education funding, the privatization of public schools, the fiscal effects of educational reform, and school desegregation. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Education Law Association.
The nominee for Board Member is Christopher D. Thomas, J.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Florida’s College of Education. Previously, he was a practicing attorney with Frost Brown Todd LLC in Columbus, Ohio. He currently serves as co-editor of the 2024 Principal’s Legal Handbook and on the publications, awards, community engagement, and education committees.
