ASBO MD&DC 65th Annual Fall Conference

65th Annual Fall Conference

Friday, November 4, 2016
The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute



Inside the Program: 1
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Letter from the President 3
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Agenda-At-A-Glance 8
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Board of Directors 11
Committees 12
Letter from the Executive Director
Exhibit Listing and Map 14
CCMIT Floorplan 16
Educational Sessions 17

9:10 am—10:10 am 18
Educational Sessions
19
11:10 am—12:10 pm 24
Keynote Speaker
B.I.G. Sessions
Professional Development

B.I.G. Schedule
Foundation Course Schedule
Exhibitor Directory
Speaker Biographies

Letter from the President

Dear Fall Conference Attendee:
Welcome to the 65th Annual Fall Conference. Today you will
have the opportunity to network with colleagues, connect with
suppliers, attend educational sessions and listen to an
exciting motivational speaker. Many of you have undoubtedly attended
previous ASBO MD&DC Fall Conferences and experienced these
activities before. To those of you in this group, I say thank you for your
continued participation and welcome back! To those of you who are new
to this event, I welcome you and take pride in telling you that you made a
wise decision choosing to attend.

To those who are new to our conference, I strongly encourage you to view
this not solely as a classroom type training event, but as a comprehensive
personal and professional enhancement experience. At today’s event you
have the opportunity to make contacts with exhibitors that you may have a
future need for services from, with colleagues that you may develop a
reciprocal relationship with whom you will exchange best practice ideas
and discuss challenging situations, and have the opportunity for positive
growth and inspiration from our keynote motivational speaker.

Many of you are here as part of the ASBO MD&DC Mentor program. This
program allows a veteran (Mentor) attendee to sponsor someone who has
not previously attended (Mentee) an ASBO MD&DC conference. This will
allow an even greater number of individuals to participate in the benefits
that ASBO MD&DC can offer to members and attendees.

Mentoring is not just an activity that active members can participate in at
the Fall Conference. It is a way for you to push your impact beyond today
by continuing to mentor those that are new to the SBO community.

No matter what your area of school business is, ASBO MD&DC has
educational and networking opportunities for you. Please take advantage
of what is available to you today and enjoy the conference!

Jeff LaPorta, ASBO MD&DC President

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Agenda-At-A-Glance

7:30 am—8:30 am Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits Open
8:30 am—9:00 am Business Meeting
9:00 am—9:10 am Transition to Educational Sessions
9:10 am—10:10 am Educational Sessions 1
Room A113- Advancing The Position of Procurement in Public Organizations

Bridge Room- GASB 75- Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment

Benefits Other Than Pensions

Room A302- GIS in Transportation

Room A111- Asset Protection in a "Take Home" World

Room A303- Creating a Successful Wellness Initiative

Room A307- Risk Management and Loss Reduction in the School Workplace Setting

Room A304- Implementing Professional Standards: Tips for Success

Room A300- Maryland School Construction- Current Challenges & Future Prospects

Room A306- Schools and Social Media: How to Best Keep the Community Informed

10:10 am—11:10 am Exhibits and Networking
11:10 am—12:10 pm Educational Sessions 2

Room A303- Uniform Guidance Procurement Requirements
Bridge Room- Changes Are Coming Under ESSA
Room A300- School Law: Are You Smarter Than an ASBO President?
Room A302- Market Condition Pricing for School Bus Services
Room A111- Why K12 Requires a Professional Enterprise IT Organization
Room A306- Gender Identity Issues in Public Schools
Room A113- Specifying and Purchasing VRV/F HVAC Systems
Room A304- Free Range - School Food and Nutrition

12:10 pm– 1:15 pm Luncheon
1:15 pm—1:30 pm Brice and Shirley Phillips Best Practice Award Presentation
1:30 pm—2:30 pm KEYNOTE Speaker
2:30 pm—3:30 pm B.I.G. Sessions
Room A113- IT
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2016-2017 Board of Directors

President Jeff LaPorta, Harford County
President Elect Vince Tolbert, Worcester County
Immediate Past President Victoria Mayle, CPPO, CPPB, St. Mary’s County
Secretary Suzanne Jones, Caroline County
Treasurer Tim Brooke, Dorchester County
Director-at Large Charles T. Leary, RSBO, Anne Arundel County
Director-at-Large Stephen P. Starmer, C.P.M., Frederick County
Director-at-Large Leslie Douglas, Anne Arundel County
Director-at-Large John P. Cavanaugh, Johnson Controls, Inc.
Director-at-Large Timothy Thornburg, Howard County
Director-at-Large Bridgette Hurt, District of Columbia
Director-at-Large BJ Devkota, Charles County
Emeritus Kenneth Nickoles, Retired

2016-2017 Committee Chairpersons

Professional Development Stephen P. Starmer, C.P.M., Frederick County
Conference Arrangements Suzanne Jones, Caroline County
Exhibits Cynthia R. Reilly, Carroll County
Technology Planning and Scott Germain, Garrett County
Development
Membership and Outreach Sally Philbin, Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson
Financial Oversight Leslie Pellegrino, Frederick County
Jacobus Scholarships Margaret Ellen Kalmanowicz, RSBO, Queen Anne’s
County
Awards Nancy G. Codner, Carroll County
Nominations Victoria Mayle, CPPO, CPPB, St. Mary’s County
Constitution and Bylaws Douglas Pindell, Howard County

Budget Vince Tolbert, Worcester County

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2016-2017 Conference Arrangements Committee

Suzanne Jones– Chair Caroline County
Melvin Burley Baltimore County
Monica Dunkle Baltimore County
Salvatore Ficarro Emeritus
Bill Fleming Dorchester County
Karen Galindo-White Energy Systems Group
Christina Gates-Gray St. Mary’s County
Scott Germain Garrett County
Ben Gittes Emeritus
Alan Heard Montgomery County

Sharron Herr Gilbert Architects, Inc.
Jeff LaPorta Harford County
Larry Musson Montgomery County
Patti Onheiser Baltimore County
Rick Raulie Cecil County
Barb Regalia Montgomery County
Shirley Stetser Emeritus
Lori Walls Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates
Ron Welker Anne Arundel County
Mario Williams Emeritus

2016-2017 Exhibits Committee

Cindy Reilly– Chair Carroll County
Jacob Bobian Anne Arundel
Beth Brewster Caroline County
Melvin Burley Baltimore County
Nancy Codner Carroll County
George Colburn Emeritus
Sharron Herr Gilbert Architects, Inc.
Jenn Horner Harford County
Jeff LaPorta Harford County
Shirley McCaffrey Emeritus

Roy McHaffa Frederick County 4
Sally Philbin Johnson, Mirmiran and Thompson
Ron Reckling Anne Arundel County
Kathy Sanner Emeritus
Anne Sealfon Baltimore County
Kim Trahan Anne Arundel County
Kelly Wood Emeritus

2016-2017 Professional Development Committee

Steve Starmer Member/SME Area of Expertise
Chairman Leadership/Purchasing

Nancy Codner Co-Chair Purchasing

Jason Abney Committee Member Information Technology

Glenn Belmore Committee Member Safety, Security & Risk Mgmt.

Amanda Brewster SME School Food & Nutrition

Melvin Burley SME Purchasing

John Cavanaugh Committee Member Facilities

Beverly Davis Committee Member Admin. & Fiscal

Bijaya Devkota SME Information Technology

Whitney Flanary Committee Member Admin. & Fiscal

Scott Germain Committee Member School Food & Nutrition

Christina Gates-Gray Committee Member Information Technology

Debbie Groat SME Purchasing

Chris Hauge Committee Member Facilities

Michael Howie SME Safety, Security & Risk Mgmt.

Suzanne Jones Committee Member Information Technology

Bob Kelly Committee Member School Food & Nutrition

Don Krempel Committee Member Facilities

John Lang SME Leadership

Jeff LaPorta Committee Member Leadership/Purchasing

Tom Leary Committee Member Facilities

Vicki Mayle Committee Member Purchasing

Roy McHaffa SME Logistics

Tom Mulligan Committee Member Facilities

Vince Pavic SME Human Resources

Leslie Pellegrino Committee Member Admin. & Fiscal

John Pfister SME Admin. & Fiscal

Doug Pindell Committee Member Purchasing

Cindy Reilly Committee Member Purchasing

Jeff Thompson Committee Member Transportation

Winship Wheatley SME Transportation

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Letter from the Executive Director

It’s hard to believe that ASBO is convening its 65th Annual Fall
Conference. That’s a lot of conferences and a lot of affordable
opportunities for continuing education and professional growth.
And the Fall Conference is just one of the many ASBO offerings
that keep School Business Officials knowledgeable about Best
Practices, coming regulations, changes in law, solutions to
operational problems, and new ways of doing business that are more
effective and efficient. Join a B.I.G (Best Idea Group) session to network with
colleagues in your field to learn about the innovative things they are doing, or
how they are coping with an unfunded mandate, or new regulations or
professional standards.
Are you a new School Business Official or a veteran who wants to learn
about another area of school business operations? Attend the full day
Foundations of School Business Management classes, taught by ASBO
members with extensive, practical experience in their field. And then there
are workshops and, coming soon, webinars to give you access to topical
presentations when the time suits your packed schedule.
Lastly, there’s the Spring Conference with dozens of education sessions,
networking, and a packed exhibit hall to keep you informed about new
products and services that will help you maximize the dwindling resources
that have become a very real fact of life.
Visit asbo.org to learn more about these opportunities and the offerings at
the upcoming Spring Conference, May 21-24, 2017. “Professional
Development Is Our Business” and we are serious about it!

John Lang, III
Executive Director
ASBO MD&DC

Thank you to our ASBO MD&DC Strategic Partner

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Booth Exhibitor 2016-2017 ASBO MD&DC Fall Conference Exhibitors

22 Air Mechanical Sales
35 Aireco Advanced Products Group
16 American Fidelity Assurance
20 Arbee Associates
7 Aria Environmental, Inc.
34 BKM
2 Bowie Gridley Architects
24 Cole Roofing Company Inc.
17 Colimore Architects, Inc.
9 Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates
25 Cutler Communication Sales
1 Daly Computers, Inc.
10 Delta Dental
19 Douron, Inc.
18 En-Net Services
11 EPC-Educators Preferred Corp.
23 Fidevia LLC
12 Fitch Co.
36 Gale Associates, Inc.
32 Gilbert Architects
38 Glover Furniture & Design Group
29 Grimm + Parker Architects
21 Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
33 Keenan Pharmacy
14 Maryland Correctional Enterprises
6 MEDI
5 MultiVista
8 Musco Sports Lighting LLC
28 Paladin Advisor Group, A PlanMember Financial Center
27 Patcraft Flooring
31 Phillips Way, Inc.
40 PRIME AE Group, Inc.
37 Riparius Construction, Inc.
30 Sodexo
26 StudioJAED
39 SunGard K-12 Education
15 TimeClock Plus
4 TRA, Inc.
3 Visual Sound, Inc.
13 Waldon Studio Architects & Planners
41 Weigand Associates, Inc.

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EXHIBIT AREA

Weigand Associates, Inc.

PRIME AE Group, Inc.
Daly Computers, Inc.

SunGard K-12 Education

Bowie Gridley Architects

Visual Sound, Inc. Glover Furniture &
Design Group

Riparius Construction, Inc.

TRA, Inc. Gale Associates, Inc.

Aireco Advanced Products Group Patcraft Flooring
MultiVista Paladin Advisor Group

BKM Grimm + Parker Architects

Keenan Pharmacy

MEDI Gilbert Architects
Aria Environmental, Inc.

Musco Sports Lighting LLC Sodexo StudioJAED
Phillips Way, Inc. Cutler
Crabtree, Rohrbaugh &
Associates Communication

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson Cole Roofing Company, Inc. 10
Fidevia LLC
Delta Dental Air Mechanical Sales

EPC-Educators Arbee Associates
Preferred Corp. Douron, Inc.

Fitch Co. En-Net Services

Waldon Studio Architects Colimore
& Planners Architects, Inc.

Maryland Correctional American Fidelity
Enterprises Assurance

TimeClock Plus

65th Annual Fall Conference MAP

Look for the Session Title Sign outside each session classroom

Luncheon is in the Residence Tower
(remember to bring your Luncheon Ticket)

The Business Meeting, Brice and Shirley Phillips Best Practice Award Presentation and the

A300 A302 A303 A304

A307 A306

EXHIBITS

Bridge

A111 A113

REGISTRATION

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65th Annual Fall Conference Educational Sessions

Session 1 9:10 AM—10:10 AM

Advancing the Position of Procurement in Public Organizations

While much of the current attention to Purchasing and Procurement is focused on the past three
decades the history of the function goes back to before the Roman Empire. While it’s important
to learn from history, it’s more important for Procurement Professionals to understand where we
are now, and where we want to go. This understanding is essential to advancing Procurement’s
position that it wants a seat at the table with the decision makers. In some cases, the seat may
be ascribed but it’s more likely to be achieved. This presentation will address where
Procurement has been, is and where it is going. It will also offer insights as to what it will take to
secure the elusive seat at the table.
Room: A113
Speaker: James M. Baehr, Sourcing Strategies Group LLC

GASB 75– Accounting and Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefits Other
Than Pensions (1 CPE)

This session will be an overview of GASB 75 and its requirements to provide participants
with the information needed to understand and implement the requirements of this standard.
Room: Bridge Room
Speaker: Keith F. Novak, CliftonLarsonAllen

GIS in Transportation

This session will feature an evaluation of GIS implementations in school transportation including
Routing, Bus Accidents, Redistricting, Emergency Planning/Response, and Predictive Analytics.
The Predictive Analytics portion will include topics on Bell Time Studies and Non-Transported
Zone Studies.
Room: A302
Speakers: Anita Stubenrauch, Transportation Analyst, Carroll County Public Schools

Doug Kampe, Transportation Planner/Analyst, Howard County Public Schools

Asset Protection in a “Take Home” World

This important session introduces a practical framework for securing and managing devices in a
'Take Home World.' Learn the strengths and limitations of various methods of asset protection,
creating a safe environment and what it means to develop a security posture for the district.
Room: A111
Speakers: David Hawks, Absolute

Conan Taylor, Absolute

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65th Annual Fall Conference Educational Sessions

Session 1 9:10 AM—10:10 AM

Creating A Successful Wellness Initiative

Learn how to create a successful wellness initiative by integrating wellness programs throughout
your school system. This session will cover how to engage employees where they are and how
to partner with vendors to assist you in the process. Creating a successful wellness initiative
includes building blocks for wellness, communicating wellness, engaging employees, and how to
create partners in wellness. Learn how to make it happen in your school district!
Room: A303
Speakers: Penny Opalka, Frederick County Public Schools

Irene Myers-Thompson, United Health Care
Phoebe Barreto, Frederick County Public Schools

Risk Management and Loss Reduction in the School Workplace Setting

The presentation and discussion will focus on reducing and controlling costs and expenses
associated with injuries in the school workplace by establishing programs to reduce the number
and severity of injuries and by putting in place a plan to meet such common post-injury
challenges as providing and monitoring medical treatment and return to work. Areas covered will
be transportation, food preparation and service, facilities maintenance and construction,
assaults, falls, stress and others. The session also covers the conflicts and overlap between and
among personnel policies, sick leave, FMLA and Workers' Compensation.
Room: A307
Speaker: Kevin O’Connell, O’Connell and O’Connell LLC

Implementing Professional Standards: Tips for Success

Professional Standards is a requirement of sponsors utilizing the school lunch program. It
requires minimum levels of credentials for hiring, as well as minimum amounts of training time
annually for all Food and Nutrition Services staff. This session will review the requirements of the
regulation and provide tips for getting training completed and tracking the training for audit
purposes. ( Professional Standards 3430 1 Hour Planning and Tracking Training).

Room: A304
Speaker: Jeffrey Proulx, Washington County Public Schools

Maryland School Construction– Current Challenges & Future Prospects

In April 2016, the General Assembly established the 21st Century School Facilities Commission
to review school construction policies and costs, and offer recommendations for improvements
to address the current needs of the state’s 24 school districts. It is hopeful that the Commission
will validate the challenges that LEAs face, and offer viable solutions to improving aging
facilities. In the interim, please join the panel as they discuss the current conditions throughout
the State, the adequacy of State and local funding, and short-term practices instituted to help
ease some of the current challenges, as well as the future of school construction in Maryland.

Room: A300
Speakers: Moderator: Lori Walls, Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates

David Lever, R.A., D.A., Educational Facilities Planning, LLC
Martin Knott, Jr., Knott Mechanical

13 Merril Plait, PE, Baltimore County Public Schools

65th Annual Fall Conference Educational Sessions

Session 1 9:10 AM—10:10 AM

Schools and Social Media: How to Best Keep the Community Informed

An increasing number of public school employees are turning to social media to share success
stories, collaborate with co-workers, participate in chats and tell their stories. This presentation
will discuss how Frederick County Public Schools uses social media platforms to collaborate with
the community and beyond.
Room: A306
Speakers: Michael Doerrer, Frederick County Public Schools

Brandon Oland, Frederick County Public Schools

Session 2 11:10 AM—12:10 PM

Uniform Guidance Procurement Requirements

This session will include an overview of the procurement requirements under the Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
codified at 2 CFR part 200 (Uniform Guidance), which generally became effective on December
26, 2014. Under an amendment to these regulations, the compliance date for the procurement
requirements was delayed by two fiscal years after the general effective date of the regulations.
These regulations authorize recipients of Federal financial assistance to use their own
procurement procedures that comply with State and local law if those procedures also meet the
procurement standards in the regulations. The presentation will cover the minimum requirements
that must be met by local governments, including school districts that receive funding from the
U.S. Department of Education.
Room: A303
Speakers: Peter Wathen-Dunn, U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of the General Counsel

Changes Are Coming Under ESSA (1 CPE)

At the end of 2015, Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), reauthorizing
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This new law is a significant departure from No
Child Left Behind, giving flexibility to the States to determine where and how to turn around low
performing schools. This session will discuss the major changes to the law, and how those
changes will impact school districts and state educational agencies.
Room: Bridge Room
Speaker: Steven Spillan, Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC

School Law: Are You Smarter Than an ASBO President?

Test your school law knowledge, learn school law basics, and share a few laughs as you find out
whether you are smarter than an ASBO President about school law. Sorry, there will be no
million-dollar prize or Jeff Foxworthy moderating, but contestants will receive lovely parting gifts.
Arrive early if you are interested in being a contestant.
Room: A300
Speaker: Steven C. Bounds, Esq., MABE

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65th Annual Fall Conference Educational Sessions

Session 2 11:10 AM—12:10 PM

Market Condition Pricing for School Bus Services

In multiple reports, the Office of Legislative Audits has reported that the traditional elements
used to determine payments to bus vendors fail to consider market conditions, actual costs, and
available discounts, resulting in higher payments than necessary for student transportation
services. This session will present competition techniques assisting in matching demand and
supply conditions, the ultimate market test, while creating and securing the best service that
meets your district’s need for the best market based price.
Room: A302
Speaker: Winship Wheatley, Retired Transportation Director, AA County Public Schools

Why K12 Requires a Professional Enterprise IT Organization

The early 1990's were enormous growth years for instructional/educational technology in the K12
public education space. It was very common to see a math or science teacher leading the efforts
as the Supervisor of Information Technology (IT). Today, technology in education is an enterprise
IT operation, and demands IT professionals to lead and staff this complex function. Many public
school systems house some of the most complex enterprise IT operations with the most
widespread requirements of any others in their area. The skill-sets required to operate this
environment touch all of the major areas of modern IT. This presentation will highlight the key
areas of focus and how Carroll County Public Schools has worked to address these concerns.
Room: A111
Speaker: Gary Davis, Carroll County Public Schools

Gender Identity Issues in Public Schools

This session will feature a timely discussion of the legal, policy, and practical issues related to
students and employees concerning gender identity, including the use of facilities, school
system records, public relations and participation in activities.
Room: A306
Speaker: Eric Schwartz, Esq., Charles County Public Schools

Specifying and Purchasing VRV/F HVAC Systems

Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV/F) systems have become a very popular HVAC system for
new construction and renovated schools. This session highlights features and options of VRV/F
systems from a school facilities planner’s perspective. Learn how to specify VRV/F systems and
about the available procurement options, including Cooperative Purchasing, Bid and Spec, and
applying for project rebates. This session will benefit educational planners, facilities staff,
purchasing, architects and engineers.
Room: A113
Speaker: Delicia Gunn, Havtech, Inc

Christopher Morton, Harford County Public Schools

Free Range– School Food and Nutrition Room 304

This session will provide an opportunity for school food and nutrition services professionals to
freely discuss challenges, solutions, best practices, and the future. The agenda is yours to set!

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Keynote

1:30 PM

Garrison Wynn

Motivational Speaker

The Real Truth about Success: What the Top 1%
Do Differently and Why They Won't Tell You

Be prepared to laugh and learn as this research-based keynote reveals how top
performers harness the power of their advantages, even when the odds are not in their
favor. Business relationship expert and Amazon.com bestselling author Garrison Wynn
delivers a high-impact program that answers two monumental questions: How do you get
people to do what you want them to do? And how can you get better results from the
challenging people you encounter along the way? With an emphasis on what you can
actually walk out of the session with and achieve tomorrow; this program shows you how
to weather the perfect storm while still looking really good in a raincoat!

BIO:

If you could have no-fluff motivation, high-energy original humor, and industry- specific
customized business content delivered in a single program, what value would that have
for your organization?

Garrison helps people make the jump from being great at what they do to developing
the qualities it takes to be consistently chosen for the job. He gets them to understand
why their products, services, or leadership styles—or those of their competitors— are
selected. As he says, “If the world agreed on what’s best, everybody would choose the
best and nothing else would be considered. Decision making doesn’t work that way.”
His presentations help people become more influential regardless of circumstances.

Garrison has presented to some of the world’s most effective leaders and business
developers, from multibillion-dollar manufacturers and national associations to top New
York Stock Exchange wire houses. He has a background in manufacturing, telecom,
and financial services and toured as a professional stand-up comedian. In his teens,
Garrison worked with Magnavox and baseball legend Hank Aaron to promote the
world’s first video gaming system, and by age 27 he became the youngest department
head in a Fortune 500 company’s history. He researched and designed processes for
38 locations nationwide and developed and marketed products still being sold in 30
countries. He is the author of the Amazon.com bestseller The REAL Truth about
Success, has contributed weekly to The Washington Post, and has coauthored with
Stephen Covey. His award-winning success tools receive high praise, but his greatest
strength is a magnetic live performance that keeps him in high demand, with more than
600 inquiries and 100 speaking dates per year.

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Best Ideas Group (B.I.G.) Sessions

Best Ideas Group sessions provide another opportunity to get together in
an informal setting with colleagues in your core area of school business
or another core area to broaden your knowledge and discuss the
challenges you face and solutions that other may have developed. Meet
new school business officials and expand your own personal network.

2:30 PM—3:30 PM

Room A113 Information Technology
Room A302 Pupil Transportation
Room A111 Food & Nutrition
Room A300 Facilities and Construction
Room A303 Human Resources
Room A307 Purchasing
Room A306 Administrative and Financial
Room A304 Safety/Security/Risk Management

SAVE THE DATE

65th Annual Spring Conference

May 21-24, 2017
Roland E. Powell Convention Center

Ocean City, Maryland

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2016-17 ASBO MD&DC Professional Development Schedule

Foundation of Maryland School Business Management Courses

Build your credentials toward the ASBO Certified School Business professional certification by

Date Course Title

November 18, 2016 Foundations of Facilities
December 20, 2016 Foundations of School Finance
January 13, 2017 Foundations of Human Resources
January 17, 2017 Safety/Security/Risk Management
February 17, 2017 Foundations of Transportation
March 3, 2017 Foundations of Purchasing
March 15, 2017 Foundations of Food & Nutrition

Courses meet at the AA Co. Public Schools Carver Center, Gambrills Maryland

Best Ideas Group (B.I.G.)

B.I.G. Sessions provide an opportunity to get together with colleagues in your particular area
of school business for open discussions about solutions to problems that affect how
colleagues are meeting the challenges that are faced as we support the teachers and students
in the classroom. There is no set agenda. There will be several ‘warm up’ questions that you
have suggested prior to the meeting, but the direction of the rest of the conversation is up to

Date Session

January 11, 2017 Pupil Transportation

January 23, 2017 Safety/Security/Risk Management

February 2, 2017 Administration & Finance

February 24, 2017 Food & Nutrition

March 8, 2017 School Facilities & Construction
March 24, 2017 Human Resources

April 6, 2017 Information Technology

TBA Purchasing

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Exhibitors Directory

Air Mechanical Sales Inc. Booth 22
6500 Commonwealth Drive, Roanoke, VA 24018
540-344-9253 www.AirMechanicalSales.com
Bard Classroom Preferred for School HVAC Solutions offering individualized
wall-mounted comfort system. Heating, Cooling, Dehumidification, Ventilation
and Energy Recovery.

Aireco Advanced Products Group Booth 35
P.O. Box 414, Savage, MD 20763
301-953-8800
High performance, sustainable, HVAC solutions for building professionals
specializing in vertical markets with an emphasis on K-12.

American Fidelity Assurance Company Booth 16
12 Taft Ct., Rockville, MD 20850
877-518-2337 www.americanfidelity.com
When it comes to helping protect your employees by offering benefits, it’s best
to partner with a company who has the expertise in your field and understands
your unique needs. Consider American Fidelity for a different opinion.

Arbee Associates Booth 20
9300 Gaither Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-963-3900 www.arbeeofficefurniture.com
Provides products, solutions, active learning environments for education spaces. We
can design and manage the transformation of your learning spaces for the 21st Century.

Aria Environmental, Inc. Booth 7
P.O. Box 286, Woodbine, MD 21797
410-549-5774 www.ariaenviro.com
Aria Environmental, Inc. (AE) is a small woman-owned corporation that provides
environmental, industrial hygiene, safety consulting and EPA/OSHA compliance
training to primary and secondary school systems.

BKM 1416 Clarkview Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 Booth 34

410-323-0600 www.bkma.com
BKM is a m/e/p engineering firm specializing in K-12 schools with a focus on
additions and renovations as well as new school designs.

Bowie Gridley Architects Booth 2
1010 Wisconsin Ave NW, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20007
202-337-0888 www.bowiegridley.com
At Bowie Gridley Architects, we are proud to design the places where people gather
to talk, teach, learn, work, and play.

Cole Roofing Company Inc. Booth 24

3915 Coolidge Ave., Baltimore, MD 21229
410-242-0600 www.coleroofing.com
Founded in 1919, Cole Roofing is a full-service roofing and sheet metal contractor.
Cole Roofing has a professional, dedicated Service Team to service the emergency
needs of its customers.

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Colimore Architects, Inc. Booth 17
1240 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
410-752-3720 www.colimore.com
Colimore Architects focuses a large portion of our practice on 21st century K-12 teaching
environments for Maryland school systems, from systematic renovations to new
facilities.

Crabtree, Rohrbaugh & Associates Booth 9
401 E. Winding Hill Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
717-458-0272 www.cra-architects.com
Offers complete services in the areas of architecture, engineering, landscape design,
site planning, interior architecture, and construction administration. The firm specializes
in designing a wide variety of projects and has specialized in educational design.

Cutler Industrial Sales Booth 25

266 W. Ridge Pike, Royersford, PA 19468
610-322-3910
Repeater System Installed, and FCC Licensing.

Daly Computers, Inc. Booth 1
22521 Gateway Center Dr., Clarksburg, MD 20871
301-670-0381 www.daly.com
Daly is a nation-wide systems integrator, serving education customers. Daly
consistently delivers the highest quality services and state of the art products to
its customers.

Delta Dental Booth 10
One Delta Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
www.deltadentalins.com
Delta Dental Insurance Company and its affiliate companies, represent one of the
country’s largest dental benefits delivery systems, administering benefits to nearly
33 million people in 15 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Douron Educational Interiors Booth 19
10 Painters Mill Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-363-2600 www.douron.com
Douron is the premier supplier of furniture for the K-12 market including consultation,
design, delivery & installation.

En-Net 712 N East Street, Frederick, MD 21701 Booth 18

301-846-9901 www.en-netservices.com
En-net has spent 20 years servicing public sector customers providing computer
hardware, software, networking equipment, cabling, supplies and maintenance.

EPC-Educators Preferred Corporation Booth 11
26877 Northwestern Hwy, Suite 305, Southfield, MI 48033
800-747-1504 www.epcinternet.com
EPC designs, implements, and administers budget saving early severance plans
for school districts around the country.

Fidevia, LLC Booth 23
750 Lititz Pike, Lititz, PA 17543
717-625-3433 www.fidevia.com
Construction Management & Consulting Firm

Fitch Co. Booth 12
2201 Russell St., Baltimore, MD 21230
410-539-1953
Paper, Chemicals and Industrial Equipment Company. Help your business leap
into a cleaner, healthier, safer and greener environment.

Gale Associates, Inc. Booth 36
1122 Kenilworth Dr, Suite 206, Towson, MD 21204
443-279-4500 www.galeassociates.com
Gale is an engineering firm specializing in evaluation and design of roofs, walls,
windows, waterproofing, and athletic sites for new and existing educational facilities.

Gilbert Architects Inc. Booth 32
10451 Mill Run Circle, Suite 400, Owings Mills, MD 21117
www.gilbertarchitects.com
28 years of experience providing architectural and interior design services for K-12
schools. We provide facility assessments, educational planning, cost estimating and
sustainable design services.

Glover Furniture and Design Group Inc. Booth 38
P.O. Box 405, Cockeysville, MD 21030
410-771-8000 www.gloverfurniture.net
Glover Furniture and Design Group is experienced professionals who are the
leaders in supplying the region with educational, institutional and commercial
furniture.

Grimm + Parker Architects Booth 29
11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 600, Calverton, MD 20705
301-595-1000 www.grimmandparker.com
Grimm + Parker is a diverse group of architects and designers who aspire to
make our communities wonderful places to live, learn and play through a
collaborative and engaging process.

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc. Booth 21
72 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152
410-329-3100 www.jmt.com
A full service engineering/architectural firm providing planning, design, and
construction management throughout the mid-Atlantic; including a complete
educational/facilities concentration.

Keenan Pharmacy Purchasing Coalition Booth 33
2355 Crenshaw Blvd, Suite 200, Torrance, CA 90501
310-212-3344 www.keenan.com
The Keenan Pharmacy Purchasing Coalition is an innovative pharmacy program that
delivers cost savings of 10-20% or more.

Maryland Correctional Enterprises Booth 14
7275 Waterloo Rd, Jessup, MD 20794
410-540-5400 www.mce.md.gov
Provides structured training and employment opportunities for Maryland offenders
through the production and sale of thousands of quality products and services. MCE
aims to produce lower recidivism rates and safer communities.

MEDI Micrographic Equipment Design, Inc. Booth 6
8227 Cloverleaf Dr, Suite 304, Millersville, MD 21108
410-712-4141 www.medimicro.com
Content Management Solutions, on premise, or hosted cloud based solution.
Backfile scanning and digital conversion services.

Multivista Booth 5
204 East Joppa Road, Suite L6, Towson, MD 21286
443-613-3343 www.multivista.com
Multivista is a visual documentation technology company that provides photo,
video and webcam services to the construction industry.

Musco Sports Lighting Booth 8
100 1st Ave W Oskalooa, Iowa 52577
641-673-0411 www.musco.com
Musco specializes in the design and manufacture of indoor and outdoor sports
lighting for your budget, for the environment.

Paladin Advisor Group, A PlanMember Financial Center Booth 28
7061 Deepage Dr Suite 101B, Columbia, MD 21045
443-283-3482 www.planmember.com/paladin
The PlanMember Services 403B & 457 Plan is a complete retirement solution
created to meet the unique needs of the education community.

Patcraft Booth 27

410 Old Mill Rd, Cartersville, GA
800-241-4014 www.patcraft.com
Patcraft is leader in high-performance flooring solutions for the commercial
market. Our brand is founded in a long-standing commitment to performance
flooring and backed by the industry’s largest carpet manufacturer.

Phillips Way, Inc. Booth 31
2901 Dede Road, Suite A, Finksburg, MD 21048
410-526-0966 www.phillipsway.com
General/Prime Mechanical contractor specializing K-12 renovations. Over 20
years experience with fast track renovations in occupied school settings.

PRIME AE Group, Inc. Booth 40
5521 Research Park Drive, Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21228
410-654-3790 www.primeeng.com
PRIME is a full service architectural and engineering firm with building envelope/
roof consulting services for K-12 and higher educational facilities.

Riparius Construction, Inc. Booth 37
25 Schilling Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031
410-785-3002 www.ripariusconstruction.com
A Maryland-based full service Construction Management firm.

Sodexo 283 Cranes Roost Blvd. #260, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 Booth 30

301-760-8707 www.sodexoUSA.com
Sodexo, enhancing the learning environment by providing student well being
solutions that improve the quality of life.

StudioJAED Booth 26
213 Front Street, PO Box 254, Crumpton, MD 21628
410-928-5000 www.studiojaed.com
StudioJAED is an award winning architectural, engineering and facilities consulting
group that has been serving the planning, design and construction documentation/
administration needs of educational clients in Maryland for 35 years.

SunGard K-12 Booth 39
3 West Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
866-905-8989 www.sungardk12.com
SunGard K-12, offers software solutions for the management of student information,
assessment/curriculum, special education, and financial and human resources.

TimeClock Plus Booth 15
1 TimeClock Plus, San Angelo, TX 76904
325-223-7552 www.timeclockplus.com
TimeClock Plus is a leading provider of time and attendance and workforce
management solutions for K-12 organizations.

TRA, Inc. Booth 4
5027 Wrightsville Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28403
910-799-2252 www.trasoft.net
SchoolFunds Online provides a user friendly, cloud-based school activity
fund accounting software for the K-12 Public School market.

Visual Sound, Inc. Booth 3
485 Park Way, Broomall, PA 19008
610-690-1345 www.visualsound.com
Visual Sound is a full-service audiovisual systems design, engineering, integration
or installation, & service company specializing in AV solutions for Education.

Waldon Studio Architects & Planners Booth 13
6325 Woodside Court, Suite 310, Columbia, MD 21046
410-290-9680
WSA has emerged as a strong and growing design firm through its decade of
existence. WSA’s reputation for design quality and technical excellence have become
recognized by the firm’s clients.

Weigand Associates, Inc. Booth 41
20270 Goldenrod Lane, Suite 200, Germantown, MD 20876
301-540-9060 www.wainet.net
WAI, a Woman Owned Small Business, providing premier MEP design to K-12
clientele since 1992. WAI has completed over 180 educational projects, including
peer reviews for MD DGS.

Speaker Biographies

James M. Baehr
Leader, Sourcing Strategies Group, LLC

Jim Baehr is the Lead for the Sourcing Strategies Group LLC (SSG) supporting the Supply
Management needs of clients in both the Public and Private sectors. Prior to forming SSG, he
was an independent advisor for several years. His most recent corporate roles were as Vice
President of Global Information Technology Procurement for Reed Elsevier, and Director of
Technical & Services Procurement for Bayer Corporation. Jim has extensive experience in
Senior Management positions and an accomplished career in Sales. Currently, Jim is the
President of the ISM – Pittsburgh Affiliate; a member of the Board of Governors of the Joint
Chemical Group of Pittsburgh; and a member of the Visionary Council of Coupa Software Incorporated based in
San Mateo, CA. He is blogger, a frequent presenter at meetings and conferences and a contributing author to
the book Next Level Supply Management Excellence: Your Straight to the Bottom Line® Roadmap.

Phoebe Barreto
Benefits and Wellness Coordinator
Frederick County Public Schools

Phoebe Barreto has been with Frederick County Public Schools for three years holding
various roles in the Human Resources department. Her current role as a Benefits and
Wellness Coordinator gives her the opportunity to create and administer a wellness program
and provide benefits related customer services for over 6,000 employees. Phoebe enjoys
interacting with employees and providing a well-rounded wellness program that encompass
the seven dimensions of wellness. She has over 10 years of HR related experience in the private sector and
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Family Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Stephen C. Bounds, Esq.
Director, Legal and Policy Services
MABE

Stephen C. Bounds is an attorney and is currently the Director of Legal and Policy
Services for the Maryland Association of Boards of Education, and is the administrator of
the Maryland Legal Services Association. Steve provides education law and policy
information, training and assistance to Maryland school board members and school
system staff throughout the state. Steve served on the Howard County Board of
Education from 1994-2000, including as its chairman and vice-chairman. He is a primary
author and Co-Editor of the Maryland School Law Deskbook. Steve is also an adjunct graduate instructor in
school law with McDaniel College. Steve received his B.A. from Furman University in 1977 and his J.D. from
the University of Maryland in 1980. Steve is a member of the state and national Council of School Attorneys.

Gary Davis
Chief Information Officer
Carroll County Public Schools

Gary Davis is the Chief Information Officer for Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS). He joined

the school system in January 2002 after working for 16 years in the educational software

industry with ACT, Inc., most recently as the Director of IT. Gary has been the Chairman of the

Carroll County Public Network (CCPN) since its inception in 2003. * The CCPN was recognized by the Carroll

Technology Council as the Partner of the Year in 2012. CCPS and CCPN have also been featured nationally in

several publications including the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, EducationSuperHighway, and several

associated vendor White Papers. Gary serves as a Board Member of Maryland Research and Education

Network (MDREN) and Collaborative Solutions Maryland (CSM) and was selected as a Local School District

representative to the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Technical

Architecture Committee and the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) Race-To-The-Top Working

Group. He also serves on the National Association of Governor’s K12 Broadband Policy Academy working

group. Gary has served on several other statewide education and technology committees and he is active in

other educational, business, and technology related organizations including the Carroll Technology Council.

Gary was recognized by the Maryland Society for Educational Technology MSET – Formerly MICCA) in 2005,

received a Smart CXO Award from Smart CEO Magazine in 2012, and has contributed articles to several

publications. Gary earned his MS in MIS from the University of Baltimore’s Merrick School of Business in 1999.

He obtained his undergraduate degree from Towson State University in 1985. He graduated from Westminster

High School in 1981 and lives with his family in Carroll County. He is a student and admirer of Thomas

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Speaker Biographies

Michael Doerrer
Director of Communications, Community Engagement and Marketing
Frederick County Public Schools

Michael Doerrer has served as the Director of Communications, Community Engagement, and Marketing for
Frederick County Public Schools for the last 5 years. Before joining FCPS, he directed communications,
strategic planning, and business operations in the federal sector. During his time with FCPS, Michael has
focused on integrating traditional community engagement activities with modern social media strategies.
FCPS is a recognized leader among Maryland's school systems for its innovative uses of social media to
engage the community.

Delicia Gunn
K-12 Vertical Market Leader
Havtech, Inc.

Delicia Gunn serves as Havtech Inc.’s K-12 Vertical Market Leader. Her education
includes a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Howard
University. Delicia began her career nearly 20 years ago with a consulting engineering
firm based in Washington, DC. From there Delicia expanded her skills to include
construction management, environmental and geotechnical engineering. In 2004, as
president of a small engineering firm, Delicia acquired marketing and business
development skills that she currently utilizes as a vertical market leader to assist building owners with HVAC
investment plans, direct purchasing, staff training and continuing education.

David M. Hawks
Education Business Development Manager
Absolute Software Inc.

David Hawks has 15 years of experience in the information technology industry servicing
K12 and Higher Education clients. Currently as a Business Development Manager, he
specializes in assisting education industry leaders and organizations with security based
solutions around mobile computing and compliance. He also helps educational clients
develop strategies and frameworks on how to better track and protect an increasingly
mobile computing population and the challenges posed by asset management. Before joining Absolute Software, Mr.
Hawks worked with IBM for over 10 years as a Client Executive, responsible for sales and marketing in the education
vertical. He also has experience working with several I/T solution partners related to the Education and Security
industry and has much knowledge around solution based consulting and technical leadership in education. Mr.
Hawks attended IBM's Business Executive programs, an opportunity afforded to only a small percentage of qualified
people each year. He also received his BS from Salisbury University and MBA from University of Maryland University
College.

Doug Kampe
Transportation Planner/Analyst
Howard County Public Schools

Doug Kampe is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and has over 10 years of experience
managing enterprise GIS and specializes in complex spatial analysis. His work experience includes property
assessment, environmental management, land use planning, and most recently school bus transportation
analysis. Doug feels passionate about converting complex data into meaningful information.

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Martin Knott, Jr.
Chair
21st Century School Facilities Commission

Martin is very active in the not-for-profit community. Recently, the President of the Maryland
State Senate and Speaker of the House appointed him Chair of The 21st Century School
Commission. He is also a member of the Maryland Economic Development Commission,
which oversees the Department of Business and Economic Development. Knott chaired
BOMA Building of the Year Competition for 5 years from 1997 to 2002, served on
Maryland’s P-20 Arts Council as the only business representative, and is a board member of the Signal 13
Foundation, the Johns Hopkins Harriet Lane Foundation, the Baltimore Outward Bound Center and the Inner
Arbor Trust. Martin is President, Founder and Co-Owner of Knott Mechanical Inc. (KM) and a Founder and co
-owner of Wye River Technologies. KM is one of the Baltimore’s premier Commercial HVAC and Plumbing
service providers, working with more than 800 customers in 10 counties in Central Maryland providing service
to over 2500 buildings and 90 million sq. ft. of space. Johns Hopkins Healthcare and Comcast are among the
many clients with whom the firm enjoys a long-term relationship. Martin graduated from Xavier University with
a degree in Entrepreneurial Studies.

Mohanheet (Mohan) Kohli
Assistant Supervisor of Facilities Management
Harford County Public Schools

Mohanjeet (Mohan) Kohli works for Harford County Public School as an Assistant
Supervisor of Facilities Management within the Division of Planning and Construction. As a
degreed Mechanical Engineer, he initially worked in the private sector performing energy
analysis and management. Since then Mohan has worked in Facilities Management in
various roles for over 25 years, first in Higher Education and for the past 16 years in K – 12
Education.

David Lever, R.A., D.A.
Educational Facilities Planning, LLC

As Executive Director of the Maryland Public School Construction Program from April
2003 to July 2016, David was responsible for management of State funding for capital
school projects, and collaborated with three other State agencies in the approval of the
programming, planning, design, and procurement of State-funded projects. Under his
leadership, his agency promoted high performance, innovative school designs and
construction methodologies, alternative financing approaches, and the integration of
school facilities with neighborhoods and community services. He has recently initiated a
practice to advise local boards of education, local, State governments, and private entities on K-12
educational facility matters. Dr. Lever was Director of Planning and Architectural Services for Prince George's
County Public Schools from 2001 until 2003, following four years as Capital Improvement Program Officer.
Previously, Dr. Lever had 24 years of experience in private sector construction, architectural practice, and
community planning. Dr. Lever has a masters degree in architecture from Harvard University and a doctorate
in urban design from Rice University. Since 1991 he has taught urban design and planning at Rice, the
University of Houston, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute National Capital Region.

Daniel May
Sales Engineer
Havtech, Inc.

Daniel May has worked as an engineer in several capacities in the HVAC business. Dan
graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He
began his career as a research and development engineer for Evapco, Inc. in Taneytown,
MD. From there Dan went to work for the Baltimore/Washington area Evapco representative
as an outside sales engineer working with engineers and contractors on various commercial
construction projects. From there Dan went to work for a design build mechanical contracting
firm for three years where he worked in business development and project management. For the past 12
years, Dan has been a sales engineer for Havtech, Inc in Columbia, MD where he works directly with building
owners, consulting engineers, and design build contractors.

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Christopher Morton
Supervisor of Facilities Management
Harford County Public Schools

Christopher Morton, Supervisor of Facilities Management, has been with Harford County
Public Schools (HCPS) 21 years. Education includes a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration from Towson University. Christopher began his career with a mid-size
General Contracting Firm as an Estimator/Project Coordinator where he worked for 5 years
until he went to work for HCPS. He started at HCPS as the first Construction Project
Assistant, advanced to Assistant Supervisor of Planning and Construction before assuming the position of
Supervisor when the Facilities Department merged with Planning and Construction.

Irene Myers-Thompson
Regional Wellness Director
UnitedHealthcare of the Mid-Atlantic

Irene has been with UnitedHealth Group since 1991. Her current role is Regional Wellness Director for Public
Sector. This role is dedicated to Public Sector and Key Account clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. Irene works
with employer groups to develop and evolve wellness plans for their employees. Plans are built upon the
customer’s goals, culture and expectations for wellness and health. Wellness plans include using data to
create onsite efforts to encourage healthy living and topic specific campaigns. Irene also has a passion for
educating employees about the wellness resources available to them as part of their UnitedHealthcare
medical benefits. During her career with UnitedHealth Group, Irene has held various roles in account
management, clinical/wellness sales, healthcare operations and contracts administration. She holds a
Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland and is currently pursuing a WellCoach
Health and Wellness Coach Certification.

Keith F. Novak
Principal
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

Keith has over 30 years of audit and accounting experience. He specializes in providing
accounting, financial auditing and consulting to municipalities, counties, state governments,
transportation authorities, various nonprofits and educational institutions. Due to Keith’s
significant contributions to the field of government financial management, he was the
recipient of the AGA’s 2010 Private Sector Financial Excellence Award. Furthermore, Keith is
dedicated to helping CLA client understand GASB requirements and their implementation. As a GASB
specialist, Keith is frequently requested to speak to professional organizations and has made presentations to
the Southern Maryland Chapter and Western Maryland Chapters of the Maryland Association of Certified
Public Accountants, Maryland Association of Community College Business Officers Association, the
Association of School Business Officers, and the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the AGA. In addition, he is
an instructor for the Intermediate Government Accounting course for Maryland GFOA as well as a member of
the MDGFOA Board of Directors.

Kevin O’Connell
O’Connell and O’Connell LLC

After graduating from Villanova University in 1972 and Georgetown Law Center in 1978, Mr.
O’Connell worked for what is now the DC Attorney General’s Office defending District of
Columbia police officers, teachers, fire fighters and other public employees in major civil
lawsuits, then in 1981 opened his own practice before the local and federal, lower and appellate
courts of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as before the Maryland and
Virginia Workers' Compensation Commissions, the U.S. Department of Labor and the District of
Columbia Department of Employment Services. His practice includes representation and
defense of insurers, employers and self-insured employers in workers' compensation and civil liability claims,
negligence, false arrest, auto accident and other claims, as well as protection and prosecution of employers'
subrogation rights in civil litigation, all including both jury and non-jury trials. He also is asked to provide
opinions and representation in disputes concerning insurance coverage and employment law, and lectures
frequently in seminars on workers’ compensation in MD, DC and VA. Both his firm and Mr. O’Connell have
received the highest rating (AV) from Martindale Hubbell in expertise and ethics. He is a member of the
Defense Research Institute, the DC Defense Lawyers Association and the Association of Compensation
Insurance Attorneys, in which he served as president for three years.

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Brandon Oland
Web Experience Coordinator
Frederick County Public Schools

Brandon Oland is in his fourth year as the Web Experience Coordinator for Frederick County Public Schools
in Maryland. He oversees the FCPS Maryland social media accounts. Prior to working for FCPS Maryland, he
served as a digital and social media editor at the Carroll County Times, a community newspaper in the
Tribune family. He earned the company's Innovator of the Year award two years in a row for his social media
contributions. Brandon strongly believes that all organizations can benefit from having an active social media
presence.

Andy Onukwubiri, R.A.,
Supervisor Capital Programs
Prince George’s County Public Schools

Andy Onukwubiri has been actively involved with Maryland Public Schools Design and
Construction service for nearly 20 years. He is currently serving as the Supervisor of
Capital Programs for Prince Georges County Public Schools. Prior to his current
position with Prince Georges County Public Schools, Mr. Onukwubiri served as the
Design & Construction Program Manager for Queen Anne's County Public School s
for 17 years. Prior to joining Queen Anne’s County Board of Education, Andy spent nine years with a private
architectural firm in Silver Spring and Baltimore and five years with DC Public Schools as a Project Manager.
Andy’s significant accomplishments include managing several award winning projects for Queen Anne's
County such as Sudlersville Middle Schools, Matapeake Elementary & Middle Schools,. Due to Andy’s
accomplishment in school facility design and construction, he was appointed a member of the Maryland State
advisory committee on school facility design and classroom acoustics. Andy is a graduate of Howard
University School of Architecture.

Penny Opalka, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CCP, CBP
Sr. Benefits Manager
Frederick County Public Schools

Penny is the Sr. Benefits Manager with FCPS since June 2016. In her current role she
manages the FCPS benefit programs, including retirement, group health and welfare as
well as wellness initiatives. She has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources,
Benefits and Compensation providing strategic leadership and guidance to executive
leaders. Penny implements wellness initiatives to improve employee health and well-
being. She includes financial and retirement planning as these are also important aspects to employee
wellness. She encourages programs that reduce costs, improve care gaps, reduce and strategize risk of
populations that drive overall medical costs down. Penny’s work experience is diverse and expands retail,
manufacturing, healthcare and most recently education. She has worked in both union and non-union
environments.
Penny holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from Phoenix University.

Ron Petracca
Senior Counsel
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of the General Counsel

Ron Petracca is Senior Counsel to the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of
Education. He assists the General Counsel by leading the Office’s Discretionary Grants
Practice Team and providing advice on a variety of legal and policy issues involving
innovative programs and initiatives, services to English learners, and the work of the
Institute of Education Sciences. He joined the Office of the General Counsel in 1981 and
worked in the Division of Educational Equity and Research until 2012. Mr. Petracca also worked as a Special
Assistant United States Attorney in 1990-1991. He graduated from the State University of New York College
at Cortland in 1978 and received his law degree from the Catholic University of America in 1981.

Merril E. Plait, PE
Administrator, Office of Engineering & Construction
Baltimore County Public Schools

Mr. Plait graduated from the University of Florida with a BS in Civil Engineering. He has
nearly 35 years of experience in the Baltimore / Washington area, to include local school
construction, land development, storm water management, and environmental engineering
projects. In 2007, Merril joined Baltimore County Public Schools to oversee the renovation
of 19 middle schools. He now serves as the administrator of the Office of Engineering and
Construction, where he leads a staff of more than 40 professionals, to include architects, engineers, planners
and other design professionals to implement the $125,000,000/year capital improvement program for the
school system.

Jeffrey Proulx
Supervisor of Food and Nutrition Services
Washington County Public Schools

Jeffrey Proulx is currently the Supervisor of Food and Nutrition Services for the
Washington County Public Schools. Jeff has been with Washington County Public
Schools for the past eight years and holds a Masters of Business Administration Degree
from Mount St. Mary’s University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
from the Pennsylvania State University. Jeff has been active in ASBO and the School Nutrition Association in
both Maryland and Pennsylvania where he worked previously for six years, holding many association
positions at the state and local level and is SNS credentialed and level III certified with SNA. Jeff’s passion is
to work on legislative and lobbying efforts to support the great work being done in schools across the country
every day. Jeff is also the President-Elect of the Maryland School nutrition Association.

Eric B. Schwartz
Staff Attorney
Charles County Public Schools

Eric is the staff attorney for Charles County Public Schools, where he represents the
superintendent on legal matters and advises the board of education and staff members
on legal, policy, and legislative issues. Previously, he served as the Deputy Executive
Director for the Maryland Association of Boards of Education. He has written numerous
publications on legal matters relating to public education and he has given
presentations at national and statewide conferences. In addition, he has presented on
legal issues to local school systems in every county in Maryland and to thousands of board members,
superintendents, central office personnel, principals, assistant principals, and other public school
employees. He currently serves as the President of the Maryland Council of Local School Board
Attorneys. Eric holds a Masters degree in education from the University of Pennsylvania, where he also
completed his undergraduate work, and he is an honors graduate from the University of Maryland School of
Law.

Renee Spence
Executive Director
Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland (PSSAM)

Renee Spence recently retired from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) as
the Director of Government Relations after 20 years of service as the legislative liaison
working directly with the General Assembly. Renee obtained her B.A. in Elementary
Education from Loyola University as well as her Masters of Special Education from Loyola
University. Renee has worked for 35 years in public service and education enhancing the
lives of children, youth and families by creating the kind of public policies that create educational
opportunities. She worked with the original Thornton Commission on school funding, which gave her a great
understanding of school finances. Renee knows that the adequate funding of education will be reviewed over
the next two years with action required by 2017 and believes that her background and knowledge on this
issue will prove beneficial to the local school systems.

Steven Spillan
Brustein & Manasecit, PLLC

Steven Spillan joined Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC in January 2006. He assists clients with
federal grants management and various federal education programs, including the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, the Higher Education Act, the
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act, and the Family Educational Rights
and Privacy Act. Mr. Spillan also works with the Legislative Director monitoring the federal
budget process, education legislation, and important administrative actions to keep clients informed of
activities in Washington that can affect their federal programs. Mr. Spillan received his J.D. from the Catholic
University of America’s Columbus School of Law in May 2011. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science from American University in 2005. Mr. Spillan is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District
of Columbia.

Anita Stubenrauch
Transportation Analyst
Carroll County Public Schools

Anita Stubenrauch is the Transportation Analyst for Carroll County Public Schools. Her professional
background includes working as an analyst for Howard County Public Schools and as a scientist and project
manager for several environmental and physical science organizations. Ms. Stubenrauch holds several
degrees, including Chemistry, Computer Science, and a graduate certificate in Geographic Information
Science.

Peter Wathen-Dunn
Senior Attorney
U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of the General Counsel

Peter Wathen-Dunn is an attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the US Department of Education
and has practiced law at the Department for over 34 years. He provides advice on a number of subject
matters, including grant law, protection of human subjects, appropriations matters, the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA), the Cash Management Improvement Act of 1990, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and OMB Circulars regarding internal controls and independent audits.
Regarding grant law, Mr. Wathen-Dunn provides advice on matters relating to the OMB Circulars A-102 (the
Common Rule) and A-110 (now codified at 2 CFR Part 215), and the cost principles now located in 2 CFR
Parts 220, 225, and 230. Mr. Wathen-Dunn is a principal of the Discretionary Grant Practice Team of OGC
and is leading the OGC team preparing comments on the OMB proposal to consolidate grant guidance in Title
2of the Code of Federal Regulations. From 2002 through 2004, Mr. Wathen-Dunn also served on the drafting
team that standardized provisions in the selected items of cost for the three sets of OMB cost principles and
was active in the P.L. 106-107 process, providing significant legal assistance to the Pre-Award Work Group in
preparing the proposal to establish Title 2, Grants and Agreements, in the CFR. Among his other
accomplishments, Mr. Wathen- Dunn took the lead in drafting the Department’s Handbook for the
Discretionary Grant Process, which contains the internal procedures used by the Department to manage that
process.

Winship Wheatley
Retired Transportation Director
Anne Arundel County Public Schools

An attorney, Mr. Wheatley’s experience combines extensive private legal practice with
over thirty years of management level duties in the student transportation industry. He
retired from active school service with Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis,
Maryland in 2007 as Director of Transportation and currently represents key industry
service providers in the transportation industry. He can be contacted at
[email protected].

John Woolums, Esq.
Director of Governmental Relations
Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE)

Mr. Woolums is the Director of Governmental Relations with the Maryland Association of
Boards of Education. Since 2001, John has conducted the Association's state and federal
lobbying activities for Maryland's 24 school boards. He is a 1995 graduate of the University
of Maryland School of Law and a member of the Maryland Bar. Since 2006, he has
coauthored and coedited the Maryland School Law Deskbook. Mr. Woolums is a 1987
graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Upon graduation he worked for five years as a
legislative aide to U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski. Following graduation from law school, he worked with a
Washington, DC law firm in 1996 and as committee counsel to the Maryland House of Delegates
Environmental Matters Committee in 1997. Prior to joining MABE, Mr. Woolums was the associate director of
the Maryland Association of Counties from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Woolums has presented at national and
regional conferences, including: National School Boards Association, National Council of School Attorneys,
American Association of School Personnel Administrators, Association of School Business Officials (MD-DC),
Maryland Council of School Attorneys, Public School Superintendents Association of Maryland, Maryland
Negotiation Service, Maryland Education Coalition, Advocates for Children and Youth, Eastern Shore of
Maryland Education Consortium, and Maryland Association of Counties.

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