Friday, April 8, 2016

Meet Your District Leaders



Welcome to Knight Vision, an ongoing collection of news and views from the leaders of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District. The purpose of this blog is to share different perspectives, experiences and information from the various departments within our district. Below is a brief introduction of the district's leaders who will serve as the contributing authors of the Knight Vision blog.


Tim Culver, Superintendent
Dr. Tim Culver has served as superintendent of the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District since July 2015.  Previous to this he served as superintendent of the Sun Prairie Area School District since 1998.  During his career, he has been a teacher, school counselor, middle school principal, and assistant superintendent.




Lisa Kujawa, Assistant Superintendent
Lisa Kujawa has had the privilege of working with children, families, and extraordinary staff, in the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District, for approximately seventeen years. She is excited to see the expansion of the communities of Oak Creek and Franklin coincide with the district's response of new schools. Lisa is proud to be a part of the district and says the best part of her day is when she is inside the schools interacting with kids.



Dan Unertl, Executive Director
Dan Unertl has been with the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District since 2011 and has served as associate principal at the high school before moving into his current position as the executive director.  Dan holds master's degrees in education and administration and is also a licensed attorney.  Before becoming an administrator, Dan was an English teacher, and before that, he worked in construction and manufacturing.  Dan loves reading, the outdoors and playing with his one-year-old son.



Cathy Cramer, Director of Business Services
Cathy Cramer began working for the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District in 1988 as the business assistant, before moving on to director positions at other area school districts and returning to OCFJSD in 2004 as director of business services. Cathy holds a bachelor's of business administration and master's in school business management, as well as a DPI licensure as a school business administrator. Cathy is retiring from OCFJSD later this year and is looking forward to enjoying some free time to pursue her hobbies and interests.


Troy Hamblin, Director of Human Resources
Troy Hamblin has served as the Human Resources Director for the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District since 2012.  Prior to joining the district, Troy worked at the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County in labor relations and human resources.





Chris Bennin, I.T. Manager
I.T. Manager Chris Bennin has been working in the I.T. field for the past sixteen years with the last ten being in Education and the last two at the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District.  In that time, Chris has led many initiatives including website design, student information system transition, and most recently, transitioning OCFJSD to a Google Apps for Education (GAFE) school district. Chris is married and has two dogs. In the winter, Chris loves to snowboard and in summer he enjoys hobby farming and hiking. 



Chad Evenson, Curriculum Coordinator
Chad Evenson has been the curriculum coordinator at the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District since 2008.  He began his career in education in 1996 teaching math at Brown Deer High School.  He enjoys playing and coaching soccer, traveling and spending time with his family.