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Dr. John Horak
Adjunct Professor, Angelo State University
Dr. John Horak is a proven leader in Texas public schools with
a track record of increasing student achievement and is an
expert in research-‐based instructional practices. He has thirty
years experience and has been a high school teacher, assistant
principal, principal, consultant and superintendent. Dr. Horak
has experience at an Educational Service Center in leadership
development and leadership certification. He has been a
practicing superintendent in Texas for five years and is
currently employed at Meridian I. S.D. He has been with
Angelo State University as an adjunct professor for two years
instructing prospective superintendents.
Dr. Patty J. Horn
Professor, Northern Arizona University
Dr. Patty J. Horn is currently a Professor at Northern Arizona
University. She has served as an elementary teacher, a Dean of
the College of Education, Executive Director of the Arizona K-‐
12 Center as well as many other positions over her forty-‐nine
years in education. Some of her awards include an Inductee
Hall of Fame for the Arizona Rural Schools Association,
Distinguished Higher Education Administrator for the Arizona
School Administrators Association, Outstanding Contributor to
Teacher Education in Arizona, The Arizona Association for
Supervision and Curriculum Development, and Environmental
Educator of the Year, Arizona Association for Learning In and
About the Environment.
Dr. Kathy Jones
Professor, Odessa College
Dr. Kathy Jones is the Education Department Chair for Odessa
College. She has a Masters of Arts in Reading and an Ed.D. with a
concentration in Administrator Leadership for Teaching and
Learning . Her Texas teaching certificates include Master Reading
Teacher, English as a Second Language, Special Education, and
Elementary Education. Having been in education for over 17 years,
she has experience teaching at the elementary, secondary, and
collegiate levels. In addition, she has served as a Reading
Coordinator and 504/Dyslexia Coordinator at the district level.