People and Contacts
Regional Hub Contacts and RSC Staff
ElRoy Burkle
North Dakota Hub Contact; Executive Director, North Dakota Small Organized Schools, Jamestown, North Dakota
Linda Carrier, Ed.D
Dr. Carrier serves as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at Plymouth State University, and she is our New England Hub contact.
Joshua D. Gibb
Western Illinois Hub Contact, President & C.E.O., Galesburg Community Foundation; RSC board of directors vice chair. Galesburg, IL.
Gary Funk
Director, Rural Schools Collaborative; ex-officio member of the RSC board, Cambridge, WI
Julie Leeth, Ed.D.
Missouri Ozarks Hub Contact, Education Liaison, RSC & Community Foundation of the Ozarks; RSC board treasurer, Springfield, Missouri
Nate McClennen
Nate McClennen is the VP for Education & Innovation at Teton Science Schools. He serves as the Northern Rockies Hub Contact.
Emily Meier
Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Rural Schools Collaborative, Southern Wisconsin Hub Contact, Cambridge, WI
Kirk Koennecke
Ohio Hub Contact, Superintendent, Graham Local Schools (Ohio), Director of the Ohio Small and Rural Schools Collaborative
Jan Miller, Ed.D.
Alabama Hub Contact, Dean, College of Education, University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama
Ann Schulte, Ph.D. & Kevin O'Rorke, Ph.D.
Northern California Hub Contacts, Dr. Ann Schulte, California State University in Chico, and Kevin O'Rorke, CEO of North State Together.
Dr. Jane Ward
Dr. Jane Ward, Rural Education Fellow from Missouri State University-West Plains
Candace Williams
Arkansas Hub Contact, Executive Director, Rural Community Alliance, Elaine, Arkansas