2007-2008 ICE Board of Directors
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President - Muggs Murphy
Muggs has coordinated the Gifted and Talented Program for Mitchell Community Schools since 1989. Her students have created many award-winning projects that have been presented at the AIME Media Fair and State and National conferences. She also previously held a third-grade position in Mitchell and a sixth-grade position in Colorado Springs. She worked as a curriculum writer for a year for an online school. She does professional development for schools throughout Indiana teaching teachers how to incorporate the use of technology in their classrooms. She has participated at ICE as a presenter since 1996. This will be her fifth year on the ICE Board.
E-mail: Muggs Murphy - Mitchell Community Schools
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Secretary - Janice (Jan) Rozich
After many years in real estate and law, Jan has spent the last ten years as a middle school Language Arts and Computer Technology teacher for Lake Ridge Middle School, Gary (Calumet Township), Indiana, as well as serving as department chair for the past six years. She is also an online instructor for a local community college and a national university. An avid user and supporter of technology, Jan has designed curriculum and other classroom instructional materials that incorporate the best that technology has to offer and has presented numerous professional development opportunities within her district and at state and national conferences. Jan was the chairperson of the ICE 2006 Teacher of the Year/Technology Education Advocate Committee and now serves as secretary for the ICE Board of Directors.
E-mail: Janice Rozich - Lake Ridge Schools
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Treasurer - David Parker
In 1993, David was selected as the Director of Technology for Tipton Community Schools in central Indiana, where he has been an educator since 1973. Previously, he taught astronomy and space science for 25 years in the planetariums at Tipton Schools, Taylor Community Schools, and Ball State University. He served on the Executive Committee of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association for 18 years and received their Distinguished Service Award. David is a member of HECC and ISTE and is an active alumnus of the Indiana Department of Education's Leadership Training for Technology Coordinators. David previously served on the ICE Conference Committee for seven years, producing the Conference Registration Guides and the Conference Programs.
E-mail: David Parker - Tipton Community School Corp.
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Communications Chair - Paul Brumley
Paul is in his 40th year in education and 11th year as a Tech. Coordinator, with 29 years experience as an Industrial Arts Teacher and Coach. He became Technology Coordinator for the Randolph Eastern School Corporation in 1996. He is certified in various technology areas and is an alumni of the Indiana Department of Education-sponsored Leadership Training for Technology Coordinators and has served as a Regional Technology Contact Coordinator for the IDOE. Paul is a past president of Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators (HECC) and previously served on the ICE Board as their representative in 2002.
E-mail: Paul Brumley - Randolph Eastern School Corp.
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Conference Chair - Lorie Homan
Lorie took over the job of conference chair immediately after the 2007 conference. She is a Technology Specialist at Noblesville High School. Lorie joined the ICE Conference Committee in 1991.
E-mail: Lorie Homan - Noblesville Schools
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Member Services Chair - Melvin Glick
In October 1998, Melvin was hired by Lakeland School Corporation as their Technology Coordinator. While at Lakeland, he has overseen the building of a very sound network which includes wireless and fiber links between six buildings, an internal phone system (PBX), twenty some servers, approximately one-thousand student PC's, and a computer on every teacher's desk.
In February 2003, his title was changed to Director of Technology, and his focus now includes integrating all of LSC's technology into the learning process to improve student achievement. As he works toward this challenge, he looks forward to the experience and rewards of working more directly with the teachers and students.
Melvin is a 1988 graduate of Goshen College, with a B.A. in Communication. Melvin's employment between graduation and Lakeland School Corporation included serving as a Paramedic, Emergency Services Dispatcher, Probation Officer, and finally Victim's Advocate for a Prosecutor's Office. He became the tech troubleshooter, trainer, and guru in all of these positions.
E-mail: Melvin Glick - Lakeland School Corporation
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At-Large Members
Julie Bohnenkamp
In April 2007, Julie became the Director of Technology for Center Grove Community School Corp. Previously, as the Director of Instructional Technology for the School of Education at IUPUI, Julie founded the ELITE graduate program (Educational Leaders in Technology Education) where she served as the graduate program coordinator for the ELITE graduate program. This program supports 200+ active graduate students across the state working on degrees in Educational Technology. In addition, she managed the Office of Instructional Technology Staff which includes a network specialist, desktop support specialist, and a webmaster. Julie has been actively involved in the creation and/or beta testing of new online learning environments for a number of years. Julie worked in collaboration with Dr. Ali Jafari in 1997 to develop and implement a usability study for Oncourse, the selected course management tool for Indiana University. In addition, she tested ANGEL CMS in its early stages and worked with local school districts in the adoption of this tool to support their curricular needs. In 2003, New Urban Teacher Collaborative, or NUTC, she worked alongside Jafari to develop an online portal for the support of new teachers in the project. Julie joined the ICE Board in July 2006.
E-mail: Julie Bohnenkamp - Center Grove Community School Corp.
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Jenny Fossi
Jenny created the position of Technology Coordinator for South Vermillion Schools in Clinton, Indiana, and has maintained that position since 1997. Previously, Jenny taught 2 years as an elementary teacher after graduating from Indiana State University with a BS in Elementary Education and a Computer Literacy Endorsement. In 2001, she obtained a M.S. degree in Curriculum, Instruction, & Technology by completing on online distance learning program from Nova Southeastern University. Jenny also is an alumnus of the Indiana Department of Education-sponsored Leadership Training for Technology Coordinators, and participated in the Professional Development Portfolio Project with the Department of Education. Her professional interests include staff development and effective school to
home communication using technology. Jenny joined the ICE Board in September 2005.
E-mail: Jenny Fossi - South Vermillion Community School Corp.
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Shannon Hudson
New to the Board in 2007, Shannon is currently (and has been for 16 years) a middle school science teacher in the Crawfordsville School system. She has been integrating technology since it was brought into her school system in 1995, especially since 2000 when her school received a Tech-Know-Build grant which allowed all of her students to have a laptop 24/7. She was the 2006 ICE Teacher of the Year and is currently the co-chair for Teacher of the Year/Technology Advocate of the Year committee. She serves as Science Department Chairperson, National Junior Honor Society Chairperson, and on PRISM Board of Advisors.
E-mail: Shannon Hudson - Crawfordsville Community Schools
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Michael Hutchison
Michael joined the ICE Board in 2005 and is a veteran social studies teacher at Lincoln High School in Vincennes and was the technology curriculum facilitator for the Vincennes Community Schools from 2003-2005. He has worked to extensively integrate technology in his curriculum, and was the 2002 ICE Teacher of the Year and 2002 ISTE Afflilliate Award winner. He also was the 1999 Midwest Region winner in Technology and Learning Magazine's "Teacher of the Year" Contest. He also has written curriculum for several PBS films, including "The Civil War", "Baseball", and "Horatio's Drive", and has also written lesson plans and Power Point presentations for Social Studies School Service and Multimedia Learning, Inc. He is a faculty member for Connected University as well. Michael was the 2007 chair of the Teacher of the Year and Technology Education Advocate Committee.
E-mail: Michael Hutchison - Vincennes Community School Corp.
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Scott Simmons
Scott joined the ICE Board In September 2005. He is currently the Director of Curriculum and Technology for the Northwestern School Corporation in Kokomo where he is beginning his fifth year. Scott taught in the Twin Lakes School Corporation for twelve years where he was the computer technology educator at Roosevelt Middle School from 1986-1998. He moved into technology administration in 1998 where he served as Technology Coordinator for the Jay School Corporation from 1998-2001. Scott is a member of ISTE, ASCD, and HECC organizations. He is also active in coaching in the youth programs at Northwestern in addition to serving as 9th grade basketball coach. Scott is also a licensed IHSAA football official.
E-mail: Scott Simmons - Northwestern School Corp.
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Tim Tahara
In 1995, Tim became the Instructional Technology Director for Concord Community Schools, on the south side of Elkhart. As is common across the state, his job has expanded greatly in the last several years. He most enjoys working with teachers and technology to enhance what takes place in their classrooms. Before joining Concord's Technology Department, he spent 13 years teaching in a fifth-grade classroom at Ox Bow Elementary. This is Tim's sixth year on the ICE Board. He is currently serves as the Volunteer Coordinator for the ICE Conference. He was the Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators (HECC) president in 2000 and their representative on the ICE Board. Tim also serves on the Board of Views on Learning of Elkhart and is an active alumnus of the Indiana Department of Education's Leadership Training for Technology Coordinators (LTTC).
E-mail: Tim Tahara - Concord Community Schools
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Susan Parker - HECC Representative
New to the ICE Board, Susan is the Technology Coordinator for Middlebury Community Schools. Susan is currently the president of Hoosier Educational Computer Coordinators (HECC).
E-mail: Susan Parker - Middlebury Community School
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Ex-Officio Members
Laura Taylor - Indiana Department of Education Spokesperson
Laura is the Director of the Office of Learning Resources for the Indiana Department of Education. Laura has worked for the Department since 1997 in both the Division of School Finance and Educational Information and the Center for School Improvement. Laura has worked in both education and technology for public and private sector organizations. Prior to moving to Indiana she worked in Asia, as a business consultant for Japanese multinationals. She holds degrees in Economics, Education Administration, and is in the process of finishing her dissertation in Education Leadership. Laura joined the ICE Board in 2003.
E-mail: Laura Taylor - Indiana Department of Education
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Laurenda Whitcomb - Administrative Assistant
Laurenda joined ICE in January 1998. Contact Laurenda, ICE Administrative Assistant, P. O. Box 318, Michigantown, IN 46057-0318; Voice: 765-249-3006 or Toll-free: 888-636-3006; FAX 765-249-2630.
E-mail: Laurenda Whitcomb - ICE Administrative Assistant
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