2024-25 Professional Council Members

• Clint Albers, assistant superintendent for high school education. Clint began in the Olathe School District in 2014. He served as an assistant principal at Olathe South High School prior to serving as the principal of South. Clint began his career as a physics and chemistry teacher at the Hays School District, and later served as an assistant principal there. Professional Council member since 2021. Email Clint Albers
• Megan Bricks, elementary music and vice president of Olathe NEA. Megan has been the Forest View Elementary School general music teacher since the start of her career in 2018. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and her graduate degree from Arkansas State University. Professional Council member since 2024. Email Megan Bricks
• John Hutchison, CPA, SFO, chief financial officer. John began in Olathe Public Schools in 2007. John’s previous education experience was at Rockwood School District, Francis Howell School District, and Christian Brothers College High School in the St. Louis area. Professional Council member since 2010. Email John Hutchison
• Shelby Lewis, elementary music. Shelby has been the Countryside Elementary general music teacher since the start of her career in 2016. She is a proud University of Kansas graduate, and is pursuing a masters degree in Curriculum Development from Emporia State University. Professional Council member since 2020. Email Shelby Lewis
• Chris Pittman, staff counsel. Chris began working with the Olathe School District in 2021. He graduated from Washburn University School of Law and received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma. Chris has practiced law for more than 20 years. He came to the district from EdCounsel, LLC, where he specialized in representing school districts. Professional Council member since 2022. Email Chris Pittman
• Angie Powers, president of the Olathe NEA. She helped open Olathe Northwest High School in 2003 in her first year with the district. Angie is a National Board Certified teacher and has taught English language arts and creative writing. Professional Council member since 2019. Email Angie Powers
• Trisha Putthoff, principal, Black Bob Elementary School. Trisha started her teaching career in Olathe in 1999. She's taught fourth grade, served as an instructional coach and has been the principal at Black Bob Elementary since 2014. Professional Council member since 2024. Email Trisha Putthoff
• Lachelle Sigg, deputy superintendent of Administration and Leadership. Lachelle began in the Olathe School District in 2020. She previously served as human resources director in the Shawnee Mission and DeSoto school districts. Lachelle began her career as a school psychologist in the Manhattan-Ogden school district and later served as a middle school assistant principal and principal in the Gardner-Edgerton School District. Professional Council member since 2021. Email Lachelle Sigg
• Eric Skoglund, high school speech, debate and mathematics. Eric has taught at Olathe Northwest High School since 2006. He is the head debate and forensics coach at Olathe Northwest, also serving as the district chair for the East Kansas District of the National Speech and Debate Association and 6A Classification Representative for the Kansas Speech Communication Association. Professional Council member since 2022. Email Eric Skoglund
• Rick Sola, principal, Chisholm Trail Middle School. Rick is a 1999 Olathe South High School graduate and started his teaching career in Olathe in 2004 at Chisholm Trail Junior High, where he taught ninth grade World History. He taught the same course for one year at Olathe South in 2010 and, in 2011, became assistant principal at Prairie Trail Middle School. In 2016, he became principal at Prairie Trail and served in that position until 2020. Rick is currently principal of Chisholm Trail Middle School, a role which he’s had since 2020. Professional Council member since 2024. Email Rick Sola
• Dr. Julia Wenzel-Huguley, German and MTSS-reading intervention, Olathe North High School. She is currently working on National Board certification and is involved in North's Building Leadership Team and is an ONEA building representative. After starting her career in Nashville, Tenn., Julia came to Olathe in 2018. Professional Council member since 2022. Email Dr. Julia Wenzel-Huguley
• Laura Wiltanger, English teacher at Mission Trail Middle School. Laura began teaching in Olathe in 1994 at Oregon Trail Junior High School. She later took a break from teaching but remained involved in education by serving on the board of the Olathe Public Schools Foundation, being a founding member of Citizens for Excellence in Olathe Schools, and a member of the district's Nutrition and Wellness Council. She began teaching at Mission Trail in 2013. Professional Council member since 2023. Email Laura Wiltanger

2024-25 Board of Education

• Will Babbit
• Brad Boyd
• Becky Johann
• Robert Kuhn
• Claire Reagan
• Julie Steele, vice president
• Dr. Stacey Yurkovich, president

Professional Council Committees

• Appraisal: Anne-Marie Bixler-Funk (IRC), Don Branham (CT), Cathy Donovan (EC), Laurie Diaz (IRC), Liz Harrison (EC), Justin Howe (EC), Chris Korb (CS), Misty Lambeth (CS), Hannah Pulford (CC), Angie Powers (IRC), Amy Osipik (ONW), Mindy Roberts (IRC), Brooke Robison (CST), Tim Reves (EC), Lachelle Sigg (EC), Kelly Tines (IRC), Jason Watkins (FRV), Christy Williams (BR), Mike Wiley (CT), Allyssa Zoller (CS), Jay Novacek (OW)
• Benefits: Don Branham (CT), Jennifer Curry (WA), Eric Hansen (EC), John Hutchison (EC), Jordan Palmer (WG), Angie Powers (IRC), Lachelle Sigg (EC)
• Calendar: Clint Albers (EC), Ann Addison (IRC), Tiffany Cross (SFT), Shelly Gore (Tech), Elizabeth Grubaugh (GS), Jenna Kuder (IRC), Jackie Houghton (Southlake), Eric Hansen (EC), Judy Martin (IRC), Olivia Malone (EC), Caitlin (Kate) Katzer (OS), Cassy Osborne (EC), Angie Powers (IRC), Kelley Perrin (SFT), Trisha Putthoff (BB), Kurt Parker (OW), Tim Reves (EC), Brooke Robison (CST), Shannon Reese (CW), Rick Sola (CST), Melissa Thomas (HMC), Sherry Vore (MCC), Todd Wheat (GS)
• Conferences: Stacey Amos (FRV), Kim Davis (RR), Liz Harrison (EC), Kerry Lane (OE), Shelby Lewis (CS), Careth Palmer (ON), Trisha Putthoff (BB), Rachelle Waters (EC), Todd Wheat (GS), Julia Wenzel (ON), Chris Zuck (ONW), Rick Sola (CST)
• Extra and Co-Curricular Salary Schedules: Staci Cavanaugh (ON), Greg Fitzgerald (EC), Pam Griffing (PC), Martha Gabel (IRC), Eric Hansen (EC), Justin Howe (EC), Rachel Jetton (PT), Matt Johnson (EC), Doug Kapeller (IRC), Carol Lowman (OW), Chuck Lunney (ON), Thad McClelland (OT), Kurt Parker (OW), Erin Powell (OE), Angie Powers (IRC), Tim Reves (EC), Jennifer Schlicht (OS), Lachelle Sigg (EC), Eric Skoglund (ONW), Rick Sola (CST), Jason Watkins (FRV), Jennifer Wetterstrom (EC), Michael Wolgast (OE)