1994
My interest in serving as President of OSPA was encouraged in the 80s by serving on a group with Nadine Block to end corporal punishment in the schools, serving on the Ethics committee with Kathy McNamara, and having previously served as President of the Cleveland Association of School Psychologists in 83-84. My admiration and delight in what can be accomplished when a group of people come together made me want to “take my turn” in support of this magnificent organization. During “my turn”, we addressed revisions to the State Board Teacher Licensing/Certification Standards and the draft PreK-12 Standards (23 recommendations). We distributed the Regional President handbooks. We revised the Operations Manual. We celebrated the highest number of members in OSPA’s history (922), due to the work of so many! Kudos to Ann Brennan for her tireless work on behalf of OSPA as our Professional Relations Manager. It was regularly startling (in a good way) to me that 35 people would show up, in person, to Board meetings, driving in from all over the State. Each person’s dedication and commitment to the well-being of children and families was abundantly evident. I am so proud to be a member of the profession of school psychology.
