2011 Board Election
CETPA Board of Director's Election
2011-2012
We have had some very talented and outstanding candidates submit their interest in becoming board members this year. As is our practice and process, our Nominating Committee carefully reviewed the applicants and brought forward to the whole board a slate that we feel best fits the needs of the organization. Following full board discussion and approval we forward to the membership this slate. We have one open Director at Large spot on the board this year. We have a slate consisting of 4 candidates. Please note that this election is open to Educational and Retired CETPA Members only. The link to the voting page has been sent to all qualified members.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Returning CETPA Board Representation
The CETPA Board of Directors returning for 2011-2012 represent the following:
- 1 Elementary School Districts
- 6 Unified School Districts
- 3 County Offices of Education
- 1 Community College
- 4 Northern California
- 7 Southern California
- 0 Central Valley California
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Candidate Statements
Chief Technology Officer
Irvine Unified School District
Over the eleven years that I have been involved in educational technology, I have personally seen how CETPA's influence has driven change. I am a candidate for President-Elect because I want to build on that momentum. I have held a variety of leadership roles in K-12. In each role, I have come to depend on and participate in the CETPA network even more. In August 2010, I joined Irvine Unified as Chief Technology Officer. I made the move after eight years at San Francisco Unified School District/COE, where I started as an analyst. From 2007-2010, I was the CTO for San Francisco. In that role, I truly began to understand, and take advantage of the incredible opportunities provided by CETPA. I completed the CTO Mentor Program in 2008, and have since returned to the program as a mentor.
We are all asked to perform daily miracles. We endeavor to create engaging, technology-rich classrooms with little more than duct tape, and the help of our dedicated colleagues. As CETPA President-Elect, I would work to help increase the connections across our districts and COEs, to better leverage our resources and advance policies in support of technology's role in learning.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Steve Thornton - Communications DirectorDirector of Technology
Menifee Union School District
Mr. Thornton is the Director of Technology for the Menifee Union School District. He is responsible for all aspects of district technology including technology-enriched curriculum development, administrative, student, and assessment systems, technology infrastructure, security, retrofitting, new facilities planning, policies, and procedures. Mr. Thornton develops and oversees district technology plans; manages technology budgets; supervises technology staff; researches and implements new technology initiatives; conducts presentations and training and provides technical support to end-users and technology staff.
His professional background includes the Riverside Unified School District, Assistant Principal, Secondary Education; Riverside Co Ofc of Educ, Principal/Coordinator, Student Programs & Services; Riverside Co Ofc of Educ, Technical Support Mgr/Field Consultant; Riverside Co Ofc of Educ, Teacher.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Tim Goree – Director At LargeDirector of Technology Support Services
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Tim Goree has 21 years of experience in the field of information technology, with 15 of those years being specific to education. While his technical experience includes such diversity as software development, database design, network management, and advanced server administration, he considers the ability to build bridges of trust between teachers, administrators, and technology staff to be his personal lynchpin of success. His continuing goal as a member of the CETPA board of directors is to provide resources to its members that encourage steady progress toward educational technology integration.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr. Kelly J. Calhoun - Secretary
Chief Technology Officer
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Dr. Calhoun serves as the Chief Technology Officer for the Santa Clara County Office of Education, serving the county’s programs, 31 school districts and 270,000+ students throughout the Silicon Valley. Her professional focus is on the effective integration of technology throughout educational organizations. She has a unique background in both business and instruction that assists with helping tie together technology teams’ efforts in new ways, both within her own organization and in others across the state.
Kelly earned her Ed.D in Organizational Leadership from the University of La Verne, and an M.A. in Education and a B.A. in Telecommunications and Film, both from San Diego State University (SDSU). She also holds teaching and Caliofrnia Administrative Services credentials, and has worked as an adjuct professor for USC and SDSU. She served as CETPA's President in 2009-2010, Past President 2010-2011 ans well as Director-at-Large handling the Conference Speaker Chairmanship.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There is 1 Director-at-Large Seat Available
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sean Rozell – Director at Large
Chief Technology Officer
San Rafael City School District
I have been an IT professional for the last 15 years, and have been working in public education in California for the last 5 years. I started my IT career in the financial industry as a desktop support technician, and worked my way up to being the Director of IT Infrastructure for a large bank.
I then moved into public education, first as the IT Infrastructure Director and San Francisco Unified School District/COE, and then as the Chief Technology Officer for the San Rafael City School District. During my time at San Francisco Unified School District/COE I was fortunate to be able to participate in the CETPA CTO Mentor Program. It was a powerful and enriching program and it introduced me to the great work that is done by CETPA.
CETPA brings together experienced technology professionals that are currently working in California’s public education setting. CETPA’s goal of helping to improve education in California through effective technology management and integration of technology into classroom instruction is a mission that I feel I can positively contribute to. This mission is something that I am passionate about, and that is why I am a candidate to be a CETPA Board Member.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Director of Information Systems
Garden Grove Unified Unified
Given the opportunity, it would be my pleasure to share the following reasons as to why I would make a good board member for the CETPA Organization, to serve the K-12 Community in California. I would bring to the organization my experience and knowledge I have had the privilege to gather during my sixteen years of serving in the Garden Grove Unified School District. During my stay at Garden Grove USD, I have been fortunate to learn many aspects of a large school district. From technology, to the business aspect of a district, as well as being part of a leadership team that has propelled this district into the future, by leveraging technology and instruction to enhance the student’s learning experience. Not just our students, faculty and staff in our district, but hopefully for others in neighboring districts, no matter how far the distance between us.
I believe that the CETPA Organization is a vibrant, growing, and ever evolving organization that has become an elite organization and a leader in the K-12 community. It would be my pleasure to serve as a board member, bringing ideas, concepts, and hosting conferences. I look forward to making contributions as a team player and proponent of such an organization. I thank you for considering me for a position within the CETPA Organization. I will strive to assist in any means necessary to make future CETPA conferences successful with much enthusiasm.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chief Technology and Information Officer
Poway Unified School District
Currently, and for the last eight years, I have served as the Chief Technology and Information Officer for the Poway Unified School District. We are a high performing district in southern California with a national reputation for technology. I believe CETPA is the premier educational technology organization in California and would be proud to be a member of the Board. I believe my experience and skills will help CETPA to continue to support its members. My goals as a member of the Board are to help continue to be the voice for technology education in Sacramento. To help build on the relationship we have developed with The Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) and to continue to grow support for other technology leaders and school districts throughout the State.
I have been a teacher and administrator for over 20 years. In my tenure in educational technology, I have participated in a variety of leadership roles including, as an appointee to the Governor’s Task Force on Broadband Access and the State’s Emerging Technologies Council. I am also a member of the San Diego County Superintendent’s Technology Advisory Committee, the Cisco Executive Advisory Council; Promethean’s Executive Advisory Council and I serve on various other State and National committees and advisory groups. I am very proud to have recently been named, IT Executive of the Year for San Diego County by the San Diego Business Journal. I have written several articles for technology journals and been a guest speaker for Education Weekly, CoSN and several other National Organizations.
Technology in education is constantly challenging us to do more and more and with budgets shrinking we are forced to do more with less. As technology leaders we must all continue to share best practices and collaborate and support each other to meet and exceed the expectations and demands we each face every day. CETPA is an important resource and support for us and I hope to be a strong contributor to these efforts. Thank you for your consideration.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Executive Director Instructional and Technology Support Systems
Twin Rivers Unified School District
It would be an honor for me to serve on the CETPA Board of Directors and to assist passionate educators and partners in continuing to move educational technology use to unprecedented levels in California. I have been in the field of education as a teacher, coach, and administrator both in K-12 and Higher Education for the past twenty two years. During my career I have implemented innovative and cutting edge technologies to improve communications, business practices, and instructional delivery. I’ve also had the opportunity to help educators use the tools and systems in incredibly creative ways to engage and motivate their students.
I have been involved with successful efforts to promote the use of technology in education and to form policy related to educational technology with ISTE, NCCE, and AECT. When I came to California, I was delighted to become associated with CETPA because of its makeup of innovative people who are dedicated to improving the use of technology in all educational settings. I would be very grateful for the opportunity to serve as a Board Member and bring my many years of experience and vision to help connect state level decision makers to the classrooms, leverage our numbers to increase our buying power, strengthen the collaboration between districts, and help classroom teachers realize the potential of the tools and systems that are available to them.
