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Brenda Bullard - M.S.
Ms. Bullard earned a Master of Science degree in Adult Education from Oklahoma State University. While completing her Masters, she worked with OSU faculty as a coordinator for an innovative new elementary education methods course that prepared future teachers for their semester of student teaching. This allowed her to work with pre-service teachers in an elementary school setting while dealing with issues such as curriculum alignment with state standards, building portfolios and designing hands-on curriculum for elementary children. Ms. Bullard is currently employed as a Prescriptive Teacher with the Child Service Demonstration Center.

Born in Tulsa, Ms. Custer has been involved with education in Oklahoma for nearly 25 years. She attended Oklahoma State University where she earned her undergraduate degree in English, a Masters in Curriculum and Instructional Education and a Reading Specialist certificate.
Ms. Custer has been a classroom teacher and program director; currently she is a Senior Field Coordinator for OTAC and the editor of that organization's website and newsletter. In addition, she has made hundreds of presentations at state, national and international conferences and has served on the Statewide Alternative Education Advisory Board and the Newspapers in Education Advisory Board for the Daily Oklahoman.

Dr. Fredman received her doctorate from Oklahoma State University in Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Education. She worked as a graduate assistant teaching pre-service education and English methods. Her thirteen years of K-12 teaching experience range from middle school to remedial and advanced placement English classes during which she was recognized as Teacher of the Year for Chandler Public Schools. Dr. Fredman previously served as coordinator for the Oklahoma Teacher Enhancement Program, a USDE Title II Teacher Quality grant, for the Oklahoma State Regents.
She was one of the lead developers of the PASSAGES teacher evaluation and the Oklahoma Teacher Work Sample. Dr. Fredman has presented research on these projects at state and national levels and continues to work with a national research project involving teacher preparation and development. Dr. Fredman is the latest addition to OTAC's research and evaluation team.

Margaret French

The University of Tulsa awarded Ms. French her undergraduate degree in Education. She taught Spanish, English and ESL for 16 years and has an additional 13 years experience as an Oklahoma state legislative staff worker. Ms. French also worked for over three years in ACT''s Southwest Regional Office in Austin, Texas. As an Assessment Consultant, she was responsible for ACT programs used at the elementary and secondary levels for a five-state area. In each of these experiences Ms. French planned and conducted meetings, workshops and presentations for a variety of audiences.

Judy Godwin - M. A.

Ms. Godwin has an extensive background in developing alternative education programs and qualitative research methods. She worked as a teacher in the award-winning Cleveland County Interlocal Cooperative and helped develop the service-learning program in that school. Ms. Godwin received her Masters in Communication from the University of Oklahoma.
Ms. Godwin has worked at OTAC for the past three years as a field coordinator consulting with alternative education schools and as an evaluation associate coordinating state and federal grants and providing qualitative analysis for the projects. One of her primary strengths is working with school personnel to develop long range goals and benchmarks to measure the success of the set goals.

Dr. Langley holds a doctorate in Applied Behavioral science with an emphasis in School Psychology and is currently Evaluation Coordinator for the Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center. Dr. Langley has evaluated projects funded by both the state and federal governments' departments of education: statewide Character Education, Computer- based Instruction and Technology Education. Fund for the Improvements of Postsecondary Education, 21st Century Schools, Comprehensive School-Based Services, Oklahoma Learn and Serve America, Bilingual Education, and two national dropout demonstrations assistance programs, and hundreds of state-funded projects for at-risk youth.

Kathleen E. McKean - Ph.D.
Dr. McKean has an extensive and distinguished reputation across the country in the area of research and program evaluation. Her undergraduate degree (Psychology), M.S. (Educational Psychology) and Ph.D (Applied Behavioral Studies: Educational Research and Design) were all completed at Oklahoma State University.
Dr. McKean has been responsible for the evaluation plan of numerous federally-funded education projects, building-level programs in at-risk schools and projects for mildly-handicapped adults in a vocational setting. She also provides technical assistance to project directors in assessment and program monitoring, and conducting program cost assessments. Dr. McKean is currently the Director of the Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center and a member of the adjunct graduate faculty at Oklahoma State University.

David McPhail - M.S.
Mr. McPhail earned a Master of Science degree in School Psychology from Emporia State University. He has taught students with emotional disturbance at both public schools and residential treatment facilities. He has taught testing courses for graduate level students and has conducted over 3000 individual diagnostic assessments for students with learning difficulties. During his 15-year employment with the Oklahoma State Department of Education, he served on the State Testing Committee.
Mr. McPhail has presented over 300 workshops and trainings in areas such as ADHD, special education issues, behavior management, test interpretation and classroom adaptations through the use of computer technology. He is currently employed by the Child Service Demonstration Center as a Psychometrist and Educational Technology Specialist.

Ms. McPhail earned both her undergraduate and masters degrees in Special Education, the first from Oklahoma State University and the second from Pittsburg State in Kansas. She has 22 years of classroom experience and received 3 Teacher of the Year Awards while working at the Rippetoe Learning Center for Moore Public Schools.
Ms. McPhail has taught K-12 Learning Disabilities; Mild, Moderate and Severe/Profound Mental Retardation; Multiple Disabilities; Deaf/Blind; Autism and other health impairments. Her current position with OTAC is as a Field Coordinator and Professional Development presenter.

With over thirty years of educational experience, much of that with CSDC/OTAC, Ms. Parker has had the opportunity to work in the classroom with the learning disabled; develop educational materials; coordinate a dropout recovery program; train thousands of educators in the installation and adaptation of a national model program for Learning Disabilities and recruit, train and support tutors and Partners in Education.
She has provided over 1000 presentations at the State and National level, including the Oklahoma and National Vocational Education Conferences, National Dropout Prevention Association Conferences, alternative education conferences, state and local literacy councils, as well as trainings in 49 states and the Marshall Islands. Presentation Topics include: Awareness for various grant programs, Learning Disabilities Characteristics, Parental Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Recovery, Alternative Education, Curriculum Modifications, Inclusion and Mainstreaming, Study Skills, Career Education, Character Education, Tutoring Strategies and two-day Project ADAPT Trainings.

Ms. Reynolds earned her Bachelor's Degree from Northeastern State University and her Masters in Education from East Central University. She has taught in a variety of educational settings including day treatment facilities, residential treatment facilities, alternative education settings and traditional schools. She served as director then principal of the Okmulgee County Coop.
She has planned and conducted meetings, workshops and professional development opportunities. Ms. Reynolds is from Henryetta and has two children and six grandchildren.

Ms. Riley is the Assistant Director of the Oklahoma Technical Assistance Center located in Cushing, Oklahoma. She has been with the center since 1988, serving as a field coordinator for alternative education program implementation and evaluation throughout the state. Denise has been an educator for the past 33 years. She received both a Bachelors of Education and Masters of Curriculum and Instruction from Oklahoma State University. She has been a classroom teacher, director/developer of the Okemah gifted and talented program, and the creator of outdoor classrooms in six different school districts. In addition, she has been honored as Okemah’s Teacher of the Year. Her strengths are in program creation and professional development, specializing in assisting schools with academic rigor and systemic change.
She serves as a certified trainer for numerous National Diffusion Network teacher-training programs, as well as for Jim Faye’s Love and Logic. She has made more than 50 state and national educational presentations and has written numerous workshops. She is a strong advocate for children and youth, working with the Oklahoma State Legislature, Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy and the State Department of Education in recommending ideas for educational reform.

Mr. Rogers earned a Master of Science degree from Oklahoma State University and is certified in the areas of science, counseling, and administration. He has served in numerous capacities in alternative education programs. Currently, Mr. Rogers provides technical assistance and program evaluation to many of Oklahoma's school districts.
He is an advisor to the Oklahoma State Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, has testified before the Oklahoma State Senate regarding counseling issues, and was selected by Reader's Digest as an American Hero in Education in 1997. Mr. Rogers has provided professional development at the local, state, and national levels.

Missy Storm - M.S. Ed; Adm.
Ms. Storm's strengths are in program development and instructional effectiveness. She has never found a group she did not enjoy teaching! Her range of teaching assignments from elementary, middle and high school levels served as a strong foundation for her administrative role in curriculum and staff development. Her passion for effective teaching practices and for the authentic success of students transitioned well to her position as an OTAC field coordinator. She currently facilitates and evaluates the implementation of programs for students identified as educationally at-risk.
She has created and presented numerous staff development programs to school faculties, boards of education, parent and community groups and legislative committees, as well as to local, state and national organizations. She is a nationally certified trainer for four national curriculum programs in reading, science and political education. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education and Mathematics from Cameron University, a Masters of Educational Administration and Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Oklahoma and completed her studies for her certification as superintendent through Oklahoma State University.