Ohio Department of Education

Secondary Transition and Workforce Development Consultant

Office for Exceptional Children

25 South Front Street, 4th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215-4183

Amy.Szymanski@education.ohio.gov

Mobile: 419.262.6410

A little about Amy:

Amy Szymanski, M.Ed., has over 25 years of experience in the education field, primarily in the area of special education. Ms. Szymanski holds a level of expertise in the areas of secondary transition for students with disabilities and dropout prevention. She has presented on this topic at the local, state, and national levels. Ms. Szymanski currently works as the statewide Secondary Transition and Workforce Development consultant at the State Support Team Region 1. She serves as the lead in multiple projects for the Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children. Before her current position, Ms. Szymanski developed a diverse skill set working as a Technical Assistance Consultant in the Education Program at American Institutes for Research (AIR) and serving in Ohio as an elementary special education teacher, a school district special education coordinator, and special education and school improvement consultant for the State Support Team Region1.

Jessica Viera

Coordinator, Operations & Outreach

NRF Foundation

202-626-8113

vieraj@nrf.com

Barbara Collins

Customer Engagement Manager, RISE Up

NRF Foundation

202-495-7223

collinsb@nrf.com

Lead4Change Outreach Consultant

David Novak Leadership

Phone: 248-207-8595

ali@lead4change.org

Apprenticeship Service Provider, Office of Workforce Development

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

Troy, OH 45869

(937) 507-5972

matthew.longfellow@jfs.ohio.gov

A little about Matthew:

Matthew Longfellow is a 2004 graduate of Indiana State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aerospace Administration; following college, he served as an officer and a pilot in the United States Air Force for nearly eight years. After leaving military service, Matthew joined the Office of Workforce Development at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, where he initially began helping veterans overcome barriers to employment while helping them find careers. For the last six years, he has been serving with the ApprenticeOhio unit, helping both employers and educators make the connection to enable youth and others entering the labor force to find quality employment through State Recognized Pre-Apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeships.

Regional Director

YouScience

Direct: 615-802-3603

Support: 800-470-1215

amy.bradley@youscience.com

A little about Amy:

Amy’s passion is helping students find and develop their unique gifts and talents. After developing school mentoring programs for a non-profit, serving as a high school drug and alcohol counselor, and a decade in direct marketing and sales, Amy started in sales with YouScience in 2013 and has enjoyed working with schools in Ohio for over 7 years. Amy earned a B.S in Psychology from Florida State University and an M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Southern Mississippi. Amy, her husband, three children, and her dog currently live in Holly Springs, NC.

Franks Research Group, LLC

Phone: 937.926.5578

jim@franksresearch.com

A little about Jim:

With over 30 years of professional experience with IBM, Cisco Systems, Dale Carnegie, as an Academic Dean and now as a highly sought-after speaker and coach, Jim has the breadth of expertise that can only come from leading others successfully. After much corporate success, he now gives back by sharing his expertise with others. He is a life-long learner of what the best thought leaders have said. His areas of specific expertise and research are Leadership, Executive Coaching, Communications, Strategy, and Execution. The best results come in partnership with leaders to realize a new paradigm based on the truth (what’s actually going on) and improving levels of trust (strong, high-trust relationships). He is a certified, Co-Active Coach through the Coaches Training Institute.

Festo Program Manager

NC3 | National Coalition of Certification Centers

Phone: 414.339.5744

Lisa.Marshall@NC3.net

Regional Sales Manager

Advanced Technologies Consultants

C: (614) 264-9360 | F: (248) 348-3040

bkelly@atctrain.com

Learn More About: Training the Workforce Of Tomorrow Virtually

Director of Business Development: Midwest

Advanced Technologies Consultants

C: (614) 376-6209 | O: (800) 348-8447 | F: (248) 348-3040

cwhited@atctrain.com

Jessica Viera

Coordinator, Operations & Outreach

NRF Foundation

202-626-8113

vieraj@nrf.com

Barbara Collins

Customer Engagement Manager, RISE Up

NRF Foundation

202-495-7223

collinsb@nrf.com

Special Education Supervisor

Northwest Local School District

cneal@nwlsd.org

Career and College Counselor

Loveland City Schools

801 South Lebanon Rd.

Loveland, OH 45140

Phone: 513-697-3722

Fax: 513-677-7986

mitchedr@lovelandschools.org

https://twitter.com/LovelandPaths

A little about Drews:

Drews Mitchell serves as a Career and College Counselor for the Loveland City School District. In this role, he develops career education systems for students in grades 6-12 designed for post-secondary awareness, exploration, and planning. These systems are designed for high levels of student engagement. Mr. Mitchell also serves as the experiential learning coordinator for Loveland High School.

Student Services Supervisor and Secondary Curriculum Specialist

Northmont City Schools

937.832.5018

jzink@northmontschools.net

A little about Jessie:

Jessie Zink is a Student Services Supervisor and Secondary Curriculum Specialist for Northmont City Schools. This is her 10th year with the district. She started her career as a middle school ELA teacher and gifted intervention specialist. Over the past five years, Jessie has led the district's work to establish PreApprenticeships, add 12-point credentials, and create career pathways at Northmont High School. This year she is focused on extending those pathways to grades 7 and 8, supporting the opening of the high school’s new welding lab, and increasing opportunities for internships.

Co-Founder and CSO

Maximum Potential, Inc. (formerly The 5 Disciplines, Inc.)

937-468-5200 - Office

937-673-3732 - Cell

sethh@maxpt.net

www.maxpt.net

A little about Seth:

When you first meet Seth, you quickly realize that his ultimate goal is a meaningful dialogue about you, your goals, and any problems you are trying to solve. Seth left his teaching and football coaching career to join his family’s business management system consulting company in 1997. Seth has an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Curriculum Design. He has completed post-graduate studies at MIT in Business Systems Design, Strategic Management, Innovation, and Problem Solving while earning his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Seth’s clients include the World Bank, L Brands, GE, P&G, the United States Air Force, and many more.

Program Administrator, Industry-Recognized Credentials

Office of Career-Technical Education

The Ohio Department of Education

25 South Front Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183

emma.waymire@education.ohio.gov

Career Tech Director/Assistant Principal

Stebbins High School

1900 Harshman Road

Riverside, Ohio 45424

937-237-4250 ext. 7177

Twitter: @SHSCareerTech

Instagram: @Stebbins_CTC

A little about Jeff:

Jeff Berk is the Career Tech Director/Assistant Principal at Stebbins High School. Jeff brings twelve years of experience in Educational Leadership positions such as Special Education Supervisor, Assistant Principal, Building Principal, and Career Tech Director. Jeff graduated from West Virginia University, earning his bachelor's in Physical Education, his Master's Degree in Special Education, and his principal licensure at the University of Dayton.

Regional Workforce Consultant

​Hamilton County ESC

11083 Hamilton Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45231

Cell: 513-503-8141 Fax 513-742-8339

donna.lauver@hcesc.org

Coordinator

Ohio College Tech Prep - Southwest Region

Miami University | Regional Campuses

reedmc3@miamioh.edu

megan.reed@cincinnatistate.edu

Co-Founder

ImpactDS Consulting

IMPACT.DRIVEN.SOLUTIONS.

Phone: 614.403.3297

Email: anne@ImpactDS.consulting

A little about Anne:

Anne Johnson has spent her career working with people – in health care,

long term services and supports, fundraising and organization

development, serving in several leadership roles. Anne’s experience and

passion to collaborate with others gives her a solid background to work

with many organizations and focus on results through successfully helping

to establish high performing and cross functional teams.

In addition to being the co-founder of ImpactDS Consulting and co-author of Elder

Care Certificate, Anne teaches online graduate students for Davenport University in

Grand Rapids, Michigan, as well as Trine University in Angola, Indiana, focusing on

critical thinking, leadership, leadership communication skills, organizational systems,

development and culture. She has also developed the curriculum for several

leadership courses at the graduate level. Anne is a certified Gallup CliftonStrengths®

coach.

Anne has an M.S. in Strategic Leadership from Mountain State University in Beckley,

West Virginia, and a B.S. in Business Administration from Franklin University in

Columbus, Ohio. She lives in Powell with her four-legged “fur baby” Hudson.

Anne’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths are Relator | Responsibility | Arranger | Learner |

Belief.

Co-Founder

ImpactDS Consulting

IMPACT.DRIVEN.SOLUTIONS.

Phone: 740.504.6973

Email: myra@ImpactDS.consulting

A little about Myra:

Myra’s experience in customized training development, human

resources, and entrepreneurial instincts combine to give her the ability

to understand diverse organizational challenges. She served in human

resources leadership roles with a global manufacturing company for

many years before turning her efforts to serving small businesses to

overcome their organizational challenges. She will share her solid

knowledge of adult learning concepts, employee performance

management, team building, customer service, and organization

development to help identify your organization's strengths and offer knowledgeable solutions for enhancing those strengths. 

Most recently, Myra led an organization development outreach center at The Ohio

State University, whose team of industry experts provided leadership and staff

development resources to employers throughout Ohio.

Myra earned her M.S. in Communication, Education, and Leadership from The Ohio

State University, Columbus, and a B.A. in Business/Organization Communications from

Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio. She holds senior human resources

certifications in SHRM-SCP and SPHR. Myra lives in Mount Vernon with her husband,

Mike.

Myra’s Top 5 CliftonStrengths are Maximizer | Adaptability | Achiever | Positivity |

Futuristic

Ms. CN Taylor, MS.Ed

Alternative Education Teacher

Testing Coordinator, Intervention Assistance Co-chair

Trotwood-Madison City Schools

937.380.4887 (cell- optional)

937.854.0878 x2309

chinequataylorhead@trotwood.k12.oh.us

Back on Track / Graduation Alliance / Certifications

Trotwood-Madison High School

4440 North Union Road

Trotwood, OH 45426

937-854-0878 Ext. 2907

zanefessler@trotwood.k12.oh.us

A little about me:

I have been teaching for 12 years. Ten years as an Agriculture Education Teacher teaching classes in Agribusiness and Production Systems, Animal Science and Management, Power Technology, and Horticulture Pathways. I have an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and for the past two years, I have been teaching Alternative Education classes at Trotwood-Madison City Schools. I am a "part-time" farmer on the side raising chickens, horses, dig dogs, and ~45 acres of soybeans.

Senior Account Executive

Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training

ServiceSkills.com

30 Hollenberg Ct

St Louis, MO, 63044

314.293-3035

rhonda.marsala@serviceskills.com

Chief Academic Officer/Principal

Dayton Business Technology High School

348 W. First Street

Dayton, Ohio 45402

(937) 225-3989 ext. 210

lminor@dbths.org

A little about me:

I am currently the Chief Academic Officer and Principal of Dayton Business and Technology High school in my second year. Before coming to DBTHS, I was the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Trotwood-Madison City Schools for seven years. Before Trotwood, I served as the Chief of School Improvement for the Dayton Public schools. I have more than 20 years of education experience as a Classroom Teacher, Assistant Principal, and Principal. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, A Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction, a Master's degree in Educational Leadership, and an Education Specialist Degree. I am a licensed Principal and Superintendent in the state of Ohio.

Director

Office of Graduate Success

The Ohio Department of Education

25 South Front Street, 6th Floor

Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183

(614) 728-3690

cassandra.palsgrove@education.ohio.gov

A little about Cassie:

Cassandra Palsgrove is the Director of the Office of Graduate Success in the

Center for Teaching, Leading, and Learning at the Ohio Department of

Education. The Office of Graduate Success is a critical enabler in supporting

the state’s efforts to increase annually the percentage of high school

graduates who are enrolled and succeeding in a post-high school learning

experience; serving in the military; earning a living wage; or engaged in a self-

sustaining vocation.

Cassie is currently focusing on projects that engage stakeholders and

partners from higher education, business & industry, workforce, and other

state agencies to help support school counselors, teachers, and school and

district leaders to develop and implement systemic PreK-12 strategies to help

students consider their post-high school paths and ensure they are well

prepared to pursue them.

As a classroom career-technical educator before her work at the department,

she engaged students in meaningful experiential learning and career

exploration opportunities through Agricultural Education. She and her

husband Brent resides in Fairfield County, Ohio with their two children Carter

and McKinley.