2026 meeting schedule (Please note: This is the schedule as approved by the Board in January 2026 and is subject to change as circumstances change.  Please check the Events calendar on the front page of this website for the most up-to-date information.)
*Upon request to the Director of Student Services, the District shall make reasonable accommodations for a disabled person to be able to participate in this activity.

Agendas, policies, and meeting information 

Board login 

To contact the Great Oaks Board of Directors, send email to boardofdirectors@greatoaks.com 

JB Stamper, Chair
Wilmington City Schools

Sandy Harrod, Vice-Chair
Hamilton County Educational Service Center 

Deborah Allsop, Wyoming City Schools
Stephanie Anderson, Mt. Healthy City Schools
Steve Ashbrock, Maderia City Schools
Amber Ballard, Norwood City School District
Steve Berke, Sycamore Community Schools
Susan Blankenship, Lynchburg-Clay Local School District
Spencer Bradley, Greenfield Exempted Village Schools 
Emily Chesnut, Milford Exempted Village Schools
Mark Chrisman, Washington Court House City Schools
Mary Cleveland, Princeton City Schools
Annie Droege, Mason City Schools
Bill Ferguson, Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Donte’ Foster, North College Hill City Schools
Ron Friend, Fairfield Local Schools (Highland County)
Terry Gibson, Lockland Local Schools
Doug Ginn, Batavia Local Schools
Mae Hanna-Owen, West Clermont Local School District
Michael Harlow, Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Sandy Harrod, Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Bill Herrera, Goshen Local Schools
Fred Hunt, Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Christina Jeranek, Loveland City Schools 
Karen Kellums, Deer Park Community City Schools
Bruce Kirkpatrick, Miami Trace Local Schools
Angela Knighten, Winton Woods City Schools
Rod Lane, Southern Ohio Educational Service Center
Jim Perdue, Reading Community Schools
Don Rabe, Hamilton County Educational Service Center
Beverly Rhoads, Hillsboro City Schools
Dave Rogers, Mariemont City Schools
Julie Schmidt, Clermont Northeastern Schools
Tim Sharp, Indian Hill Exempted Village School District
Micki Spears, St. Bernard/ Elmwood Place School District
J.B. Stamper, Wilmington City Schools
Tim Starkey, East Clinton Local School District 

Board Committees

Note: Members of the Board of Directors of Great Oaks Career Campuses are appointed by the affiliated school district board of education to serve a three-year term on the Great Oaks board. Members of the Hamilton County Educational Service Center represent the following Hamilton County local school districts: Finneytown, Forest Hills, Oak Hills, Southwest and Three Rivers. One representative from the Southern Ohio Educational Service District represents Blanchester and Clinton-Massie local school districts.