Dr. Tom Conner is a consultant with broad experience in public, vocational and alternative school management. His public school experience includes teacher, curriculum leader, elementary principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent. Under his leadership as superintendent, the district's elementary school was awarded the United States Department of Education's Blue Ribbon of Excellence.As Superintendent of Record, Dr. Conner worked with the directors and their boards in both an Alternative and Career Center to insure quality of program and management. He initiated a collaboration to establish a community center that includes the Washington County Alternative School, Even Start Family Literacy Program and the Washington Family Support Center under one roof. He is a charter member of the National Even Start Association board and a board member of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh and Bethlehem Haven (women's homeless shelter). In a consultant capacity he worked with West Virginia Even Start programs to establish the West Virginia Even Start Association. He is director of the National Even Start Association professional development division.
Delois Barnes is President of the Maryland State Even Start Association, and Coordinator for the Even Start Family Literacy Program in Nanjemoy, Maryland. She started as the Adult Education Instructor in March 1998 and advanced to the Coordinator position in October 1999. After attending her first National Even Start Conference in San Diego, she returned to Maryland to start a state chapter.Delois retired from the Federal Government after 34 years with the Internal Revenue Service. During that time she held various positions including Employee Development Specialist and Manager of the IRS?Js Community Outreach Program.
