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.