UMD College in the Schools Advisory Board

What does the Advisory Board do?

The UMD Advisory Board encourages members among: secondary and postsecondary faculty/staff, school administration, CITS teachers, CITS students, high school counselors, parents, and community members. Serving on the UMD CITS Advisory Board would provide you with the opportunity to share information about the UMD CITS program in your school, hear updates surrounding UMD policy and procedures, and vote on new policies and initiatives. The Advisory Board will meet twice per year, and the meetings are coordinated by the UMD CITS Program Coordinator. Are you interested in joining the advisory board? Board terms last for three years, with the exception of student terms which run for one year (January of a student's Junior year through December of their senior year).

UMD CITS Advisory Board Bylaws

Interested in Joining the Advisory Board?

Complete this Google Form (linked)

Meetings:

  • Next Meeting: November 11, 2025, 3:30-4:30 via Zoom (tentative)

March 18, 2025 

November 12, 2024

Agenda and meeting minutes 

 

Members:

  • Steve Battaglia, Principal, Cloquet High School
  • Tracey Bolen, Registrar, University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Jodiann Fanth, Principal, Barnum High School
  • Heather Fishel, Principal, Marshall Upper School
  • Leah Hamm, Counselor, Denfeld High School
  • Alan Harbson, Teacher, Two Harbors High School
  • Greg Hexum, Principal, Esko High School
  • Darrin Hofstad, Principal, Grand Rapids High School
  • Penny Juenemann, Teacher, Two Harbors High School
  • Romesh Lakhan, Instructor and Faculty Liaison, University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Ed Lewis, CITS Instructor, Denfeld High School
  • Susan Perala-Dewey, Instructor and Faculty Liaison, University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Carl Sandness, Teacher, Hibbing High School
  • Jason Schnoll, Teacher, Moose Lake High School
  • Angela Sharp, Instructor and Faculty Liaison, University of MN Duluth
  • Nate Smith, Education Equity Director, Duluth Public Schools
  • Billie Jo Steen, Superintendent, Moose Lake Public Schools
  • Jason Torkelson, Assistant Professor and Faculty Liaison,  University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Tom Tusken, Principal, Denfeld High School
  • Patty Wendinger, Instructor  and Faculty Liaison, University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Paula Williams, Counselor, Academic Excellence Online (AEO) High School