Superintendent's Cabinet

Noreen Bush
Superintendent
See Noreen's Bio
Read the Superintendent's Blog
 

Laurel Day
Executive Administrator to Superintendent/Board Secretary
See Laurel's Bio

"Life is the art of drawing.....without an eraser!" - John W. Gardner

Nicole Kooiker
Deputy Superintendent
See Nicole's Bio

 

Cynthia Phillips
Executive Director of High Schools
See Cynthia's Bio

"Plan to be better today, but don't ever plan to be finished." Carol Ann Tomlinson

Adam Zimmermann
Executive Director of Middle Level Education - 6-8 Grades
See Adam's Bio

"You can't understand most of the important things from a distance. You have to get close."
- Bryan Stevenson

Eric Christenson
Executive Director of Pre-Kindergarten - 5th Grade
See Eric's Bio

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else" - Booker T. Washington

David Nicholson
Executive Director of Business Service & Board Treasurer
See David's Bio

"I love working in education! I take pride in knowing that what I do for a living does make a positive impact on the lives of our students! This job combines both of my passions: kids and numbers."

Linda Noggle
Executive Director of Talent Management
See Linda's Bio

I'm very passionate about self-reflection and learning. A favorite quote: "One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment."
- Robert E Quinn

 

Wendy Parker
Executive Director of Special Services
See Wendy's Bio

"If no one is pushing back, you aren't doing anything."

John Rice
Executive Director of Instructional Services
See John's Bio

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin

Craig Barnum
Executive Director of Digital Literacy and Information Technology
See Craig's Bio

"If we continue to pursue hope then we had best become a producer of it, rather than a consumer of it."
- Peter Block

Ryan Rydstrom
Associate Director of Access & Instructional Design
See Ryan's Bio

"...inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and BECOME MORE..." -John Quincy Adams

Kent Ryan
Director of Culture & Climate Elementary Education
See Kent's Bio

"The real role of leadership...is not, and should not be, 'command and control;' the real role of leadership is 'climate.'" - Sir Ken Robinson

Colleen Scholer
Director of Communications
See Colleen's Bio

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."
- Maya Angelou
 

Tania Johnson
Cedar Rapids Education Association President
See Tania's Bio

"Teamwork makes the DREAM work"