Audit Committee
Members are defined by CCSSO’s bylaws and may serve on this and additional committees.
The Audit Committee reviews the Council's annual financial audit and presents the findings to the Board of Directors. It has a rotating membership as defined by the Council's bylaws that consists of the past president, chair of the Internal Operations Committee, and the two newest board members.
T. Kenneth James, Arkansas – Chair
Gerald Zahorchak, Pennsylvania
Judy Jeffrey,Iowa
Bruce Buterbaugh, Staff Liaison
Finance Committee and Executive Committee
Members are defined by CCSSO’s bylaws and may serve on this and additional committees.
Finance Committee and Executive Committee membership is defined by the bylaws as the president, president-elect, and vice president. The committee meets regularly to review Council finances and membership issues.
T. Kenneth James, Arkansas - Chair
Susan Gendron, Maine
Vacant, Past-President
Bruce Buterbaugh (Finance) and Scott Montgomery (Executive), Staff Liaisons
Internal Operations Committee
As defined by CCSSO’s bylaws, members of this committee may serve on additional committees.
Internal Operations is responsible for presenting the slate of candidates for board positions to the membership at the Annual Policy Forum. The committee is also responsible for site selection of the Summer Institute and Annual Policy Forum. The committee is made up of seven members of whom no more than two may be former presidents of CCSSO.
Ken James, Arkansas – Chair
Kathy Cox, Georgia
Judy Jeffrey, Iowa
Peter McWalters, Rhode Island
Vacant
Vacant
Vacant
Scott Montgomery, Staff Liaison
Standards, Assessments, and Accountability Committee
As defined by CCSSO’s bylaws, members of this committee may serve on additional committees.
This chief-led committee is designed to assist the Council in moving forward in the critical area of standards, assessments and accountability.
Steven L. Paine, West Virginia – Co-Chair
Joseph Morton, Alabama – Co-Chair
Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts
Michael P. Flanagan, Michigan
Dwight Jones, Colorado
Thomas Horne, Arizona
Richard P. Mills, New York
Hank Bounds, Mississippi
Patti Harrington, Utah
Elaine Farris, Kentucky
Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin
Jack O’Connell, California
Roger Breed, Nebraska
Claire Poumele, American Samoa
John Tanner, Staff Liaison
Comprehensive Data Systems Committee
As defined by CCSSO’s bylaws, members of this committee may serve on additional committees.
This chief-led committee is designed to assist the Council in moving forward in the critical area of building comprehensive data systems.
Susan Castillo, Oregon – Co-Chair
Timothy Webb, Tennessee – Co-Chair
T. Kenneth James, Arkansas
Susan Gendron, Maine
Keith Rheault, Nevada
Patricia Wright, Virginia
James McBride, Wyoming
Larry LeDoux, Alaska
Veronica Garcia, New Mexico
Lillian Lowery, Delaware
Armando Vilaseca, Vermont
LaVerne Terry, Virgin Islands
Christopher Lohse, Staff Liaison
Educator Development Committee
As defined by CCSSO’s bylaws, members of this committee may serve on additional committees.
This chief-led committee is designed to assist the Council in moving forward in the critical area of building comprehensive systems of educator development.
Judy Jeffrey, Iowa – Co-Chair
Alice Seagren, Minnesota – Co-Chair
Robert Scott, Texas
Kathy Cox, Georgia
Peter McWalters, Rhode Island
James Rex, South Carolina
Lucille Davy, New Jersey
Deborah DeLisle, Ohio
Denise Juneau, Montana
Charles A. (Tony) Bennett, Indiana
Randall Dorn, Washington
Bert Schulte, Missouri
Nerissa Bretania-Shafer, Guam
Kathleen Paliokas, Staff Liaison
Next Generation Learners (Innovative Systems of Student Support) Committee
As defined by CCSSO’s bylaws, members of this committee may serve on additional committees.
This chief-led committee is designed to assist the Council in moving forward in the critical area of building systems of comprehensive support for all students.
Gerald Zahorchak, Pennsylvania – Co-Chair
Alexa Posny, Kansas – Co-Chair
Sandy Garrett, Oklahoma
Nancy Grasmick, Maryland
Deborah Gist, District of Columbia
Thomas Luna, Idaho
June Atkinson, North Carolina
Christopher Koch, Illinois
Lyonel Tracy, New Hampshire
Wayne Sanstead, North Dakota
Mark K. McQuillan, Connecticut
Paul Pastorek, Louisiana
Eric Smith, Florida
Thomas J. Oster, South Dakota
Carlos Chardon, Puerto Rico
Rita Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands
Elizabeth Partoyan, Staff Liaison
Presidential Transition Task Force
This task force is convened by each incoming Council president to address priority issues for the year.
T. Kenneth James, Arkansas - Chair
Joseph Morton, Alabama
Jack O’Connell, California
Christopher Koch, Illinois
Judy Jeffrey, Iowa
Alexa Posny, Kansas
Robert Scott, Texas
Patricia Wright, Virginia
Elizabeth Burmaster, Wisconsin
Susan Gendron, Maine
