2017OCSSExecutiveBoardCandidateBiographies

Position

Candidate

Northwest
Representative

GloriaWu

CareerEd.
Representative

Biography

GloriaWu
AmericanGovernmentandWorldHistoryteacherinToledoPublicSchools.
22yearinteaching.NRLteammember,OhioC3initiativemember.
IncumbentOCSSNWOhioRep.
Iwasborn,raisedandworkinToledo,Ohio.Ireceivedmyundergraduate
degreeinBowlingGreenStateUniversityandMaster'sdegreefromUniv.of
Toledo.Ienjoytravelingandpamperingmytwospoiledpugs(Charlieand
Nicholas)

DaveHarms,Ph.D. Dr.Harmsisa15yearveteranteachingsocialstudiesatPentaCareerCenter

andanineyearbusinessinstructoratLourdesUniversity.Dr.Harmshasbeen

inaleadershiprolewithOCSSforthelastsixyearsservingasNWOhio

RegionalRep,CTERep,andwebmaster.Dr.HarmsalsorepresentsOhioand
OCSSnationallyasaC3leaderinOhioandhasanarticleappearingthis
winterinNCSS'sSocialEducationjournal.Dr.HarmslivesinWalbridge,Ohio
andwrites,playsguitar,sings,andproducesmusicinhisbandTinfoil
wheneverheisnotworking.YoumayalsofindDr.Harmsdrivinghishand
restoredoriginalhighschoolvehicle,a1966GMC305V6pickuptruck.
Southeast
Regional
Representative

KarenFielder

KarenFiedlerisaninstructionalcoachwithColumbusCitySchools.
Beforeworkingwithteachersinthedistrict's17PrioritySchools,she
wasK8SocialStudiesCurriculumCoordinatorinColumbus.Herareas
offocusarecurriculummappingandincreasingtheamountofsocial
studiestaughtinelementaryschool.ShehasservedasSoutheast
representativeofOCSSforfouryears.KarenlivesinJohnstownwithher
husbandandtwochildren(12and8).Inherfreetime,Karenisa
genealogist,asoccer/dancetaxidriver,anavidreader,andabeekeeper.

Southwest
Regional
Representative

ChrisUnderwood

ChrisUnderwoodisan8thgradesocialstudiesteacheratMasonMiddle
School,servesas8thgradeDepartmentHead,andisanadjunctprofessorat
MiamiUniversityintheDepartmentofEducation.Shehasbeenmemberof
theOCSSboardsince2013andiscurrentlyonthe2017OCSSConference
Committee.
ChrislivesinLibertyTownship,Ohio.Sheismarriedwithonedaughter,
Alexandra(21),whoisstudyingQuantitativeEconomicsatMiamiUniversity.
Chrisenjoystravelingandsports.


ForVice
President

BradMaguth,
Ph.D.

Dr.BradMaguthisAssociateProfessorofSocialStudiesEducationatThe
UniversityofAkron.OutsideofreceivinghisPh.D.inSocialStudiesandGlobal
EducationatTheOhioStateUniversityandearninghisMastersdegreein
SocialStudiesEducationatTeachersCollege:ColumbiaUniversityinNew
YorkCity,BradhasconductedresearchandstudiedatTheLondonSchoolof
EconomicsandPoliticalScienceinEnglandandattheChineseAcademyof
AgriculturalSciencesinBeijing,China.Dr.Maguthsscholarlyrecordincludes
servingasleadeditorofthreedifferenttextbooksthatexploreresearchin
socialstudiesandglobaleducationfromaroundtheworld.Bradhasbeenan
OCSSmemberfor13years,andhasservedinthecapacityofLegislative
Liaison;notablyheadinguptheOCSScampaignthatsavedWorldHistoryin
Ohiosschoolsin2014.BradandhispartnerresideinSevenHills,Ohiowith
theirbeloveddogParker.

Northeast
Regional
Representative

TinaLoughry

TinaLoughry:TinaisaHighSchoolSocialStudiesTeacherinAkron.She
teachesWorldHistoryandUSGovernment.Shehassignificantexperiences
andsuccesswithELLstudents.ShepreviouslytaughtHighSchoolSocial
StudiesinabordertowninTexaswhereshewasalsotheSocialStudies
contentspecialistforTeachforAmericaRioGrandeValley.Tinalivesin
Akronandenjoystraveling,readingandassessmentwriting.

Intermediate
School
Representative

JulieVeneman

JulieVenemanteaches4thGradeScienceandSocialStudiesforLakotaLocal
SchoolsinButlerCounty.Sheservedasasocialstudiescurriculumpartnerin
herdistrict.ShehasbeenwithOCSSfor4yearsasamemberandasthe
newslettereditor.ShereceivedtheOCSSelementaryeducatorawardin
2013Juliehastaughtsocialstudiesingrades15.Julieenjoystraveling,
reading,yoga,golf,andspendingtimewithhernewgrandson.

Primary
Representative

AmyRudd

AmyisaninstructionalcoachfortheAkronPublicSchoolsasbothadistrict
andbuildingcoach.ShehasbeenaprimaryteacherinAkronforthelast.
Amyhasbuiltintegratedcurriculumguidesforsocialstudies,scienceandELA
forgradesK3.Shepromotesexperientiallearningandfocusedliteracyfor
socialstudiesattheprimarylevel.Sheisinvolvedinmanyprojectsincluding
beingaregularcontributortotheTwoWritingTeachersBlog.Shelivesin
Tallmadge,Ohiowithherhusbandandtwochildren(NatalieandCameron).

Higher
Education
Representative

PrenticeChandler, PrenticeChandlerisanAssociateDirectorintheSchoolofEducationatthe
Ph.D
UniversityofCincinnati,overseeingprogramsinMiddleChildhoodEducation,

SecondaryEducation,SpecialEducation,andEducationalLeadership.Heis
alsoanAssociateProfessorofSocialStudiesEducation.Prenticehasbeen
withOCSSsince2013.PrenticelivesinCovington,KY,ismarriedtohiswife
Kristenandhasoneson,Silas,whoisinthefirstgrade.Heenjoysfishing,
running,spendingtimewithfamily,andAlabamafootball.