COE Advisory Council

College of Education Advisory Council

The mission of the College of Education Advisory Council (COEAC) is to enhance and strengthen philanthropic support for the college. It is to facilitate and increase critical external relationships, and to help expand financial support for the college among the alumni, clients, businesses, and foundations, and friends of the College of Education (COE). The Council is established through, and acts in an advisory capacity to the Dean and the Director of Development who serves as a representative of the University of Oregon Foundation. 

Colleen Donnelly

BS ’72 Education, University of Oregon; MEd ’74 Deaf Education, 
Western Oregon State College

 

Colleen taught in Eugene School District 4J for 30 years and is currently a retired teacher.

Anita McClain Haley

BS ’65 Education, University of Oregon; MEd ’69 Education, University of Nevada, Reno, DEd ’83 Education UO/Portland State University Outstanding Alumni, College of Education, UO

 

Anita is a Retired Professor of Education, Pacific University

Derek Jernnstedt

BS ’95 Communications, University of California, Santa Barbara, MBA ’98 University of Oregon Warsaw Center
Executive Director and Board Member, HEDCO Foundation and Quest Foundation

 

Derek works to support educational, social, and health-related non-profit organizations through his work with the HEDCO and Quest Foundations.

Sammie McCormack

PhD ’85 Educational Policy and Management, University of Oregon
Retired Educator, President, School Excellence Consulting

 

Sammie taught elementary, middle school, high school, and college (Grades 3 through Graduate courses), and was an administrator at all levels including the district office. She evaluated schools for the US Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Schools program and published articles about successful schools, school and classroom discipline. McCormack co-authored an evaluation system for K-12 school systems that was used internationally.

Teresa Squires Osborne

BS History, BS Political Science, UO 1983
MS Political Science, Portland State University, 1990
Retired, Mt. Hood Community College, Learning Specialist with the Student Success/AVID Center

 

Teresa is a Social Studies/AVID/Leadership teacher, Department Head, coach and advisor at Reynolds High School before retiring in 2018. Adjunct instructor in the College of Education at Concordia University. Adjunct instructor in Political Science at PCC and Mt. Hood Community College.

Amy Radochonski

BA Educational Studies ’01; MEd Educational Leadership ’02; Minor in Special Education

 

President, College Living Experience, West Linn, OR
 

Amy is an educator with expertise in special education, behavior analysis, and leadership across K–12 and higher education. She leads programs supporting autistic and neurodiverse students and serves on the College Autism Network advisory board.

Sheila Miller Rivera

BA ’99 Spanish and International Studies, Robert D. Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
Senior Program Officer, US Policy, Advocacy & Communications, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Independent Consultant

 

Sheila is a policy and advocacy consultant with over 20 years of experience in creating and advancing philanthropic strategies and partnerships that drive positive change on global issues such as equitable education, women's economic empowerment, sustainable development, and climate action. 

Kevin Reed

BA ’86 American History, University of Virginia, JD ’89 Law, Harvard Law School
Vice President and General Counsel at the University of Oregon

 

Kevin currently serves on the board of directors of ExEd, a non-profit that provides financial, facilities and back-office support to charter schools serving over 40,000 students in California. He also serves as Chair of the Green Dot Public Schools California Board, which is one of the nation’s top three largest independent non-profit public school operators, with an annual operating budget of $140M and a total enrollment of over 12,000 middle and high school students in Los Angeles, Inglewood, Compton, and Lennox.

Bart Ricketts 

BS ’92 Civil Engineering, Santa Clara University
CEO, Lease Crutcher Lewis

 

Bart started his career as a construction professional in 1990. He has performed project management, pre-construction services and senior management oversight for many complex construction projects, including the Portland State University Northwest Center for Engineering, PK Park at UO, Oregon State University’s Forestry Ecosystem Research Laboratory, The Allison Inn and Spa in Newberg, Oregon, the Elephant Lands Exhibit at the Oregon Zoo, Washington State Convention Center Expansion, and via6 Apartments.

Jennifer Scurlock

MEd '04 Educational Leadership, UO
BA '97 English and Ethnic Studies (minor), UO

 

Jennifer is an experienced English Teacher in the 4J school district with a demonstrated history of working in public education. Skilled in public speaking, multicultural education, singing, and community outreach, Scurlock works to uplift the importance of public education at local, state, and national levels. 

Jane Kaplan Squires

PhD, 1985, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
MS, 1973, Marianne Frostig Center/Mt. St. Mary’s College, Learning Disabilities/Special Education
BA, 1971, Stanford University, English/Psychology, Graduated With Distinction

 

Jane is a COE faculty emerita at UO and is a pioneer in Early Intervention. She co-developed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, a widely used child development screening tool. Jane served on numerous UO committees and national boards, including the Division of Early Childhood and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She and her husband, Paul Kaplan, a retired UO faculty member, live in Pleasant Hill, OR. They established the Kaplan Squires Scholarship Fund and the Bricker/Squires Faculty Chair in Early Intervention at the UO College of Education.

Iton Udosenata

PhD '18 Educational Leadership, University of Oregon College of Education 
MEd '05 Educational Leadership, University of Oregon College of Education
BA '03 Ethnic Studies, University of Oregon

Iton is the superintendent of the Tigard-Tualatin school district.  

 

Iton grew up in Eugene, has taught in South Central Los Angeles and Springfield’s Thurston High, and was principal of North Eugene High, improving graduation rates by 15 percentage points. He has served as president of COSA and is on the Board of Education for Chemeketa Community College.