Your LERN Team

Name: Travette Webster

I was born in: Waller, TX, USA (Small town life!)

I currently live in: Houston, TX, USA

Pets: None.

Fun Fact about me: I’m afraid of balloons.

My Favorite LERN event, service, or activity: Process Improvement workshops! Watching teams transform their processes in just one week is so exhilarating. The emotions that teams experience: skepticism, curiosity, then optimism, and finally pride and excitement.

LERN Members should reach out to me if they need help with… streamlining processes, improving efficiency, and addressing operational challenges within your unit. I am also a point of contact for process improvement workshops, program reviews, consulting sessions, and information on conferences and upcoming events.

Name: Brendan Marsello

I was born in: Providence, RI

I currently live in: Jackson, NH

Pets: None.

Fun Fact about me: You can find me skiing as much as possible during the winter months.

My Favorite LERN event, service, or activity: Helping LERN members make data driven decisions! Also, presenting a LERN conferences and events, and helping members earn their CPP.

LERN Members should reach out to me if they need help with… Data analysis, marketing, earning your Certified Program Planner (CPP) or other designation, offering UGotClass Online Courses.

Name: Cheri Brenna

I was born in: Minnesota, USA

I currently live in: Georgia, USA

Pets: I have a 130-pound Newfoundland named Jethro, but we call him “Jett.” 

Fun Fact about me: I love watching baseball, especially when my son plays in college.

My Favorite LERN event, service, or activity: I enjoy our staff retreats, where we come together to share ideas and discuss what is working and what isn’t, which truly helps us provide better service to our members.

LERN Members should reach out to me if they need help with… Anything financial.

Name: Roy Singleton

I was born in: Rhode Island, USA

I currently live in: Rhode Island, USA

Pets: I have a cat named Dolly who is at work with me every day.

Fun Fact about me: I love to be out in my garden.

My Favorite LERN event, service, or activity: The LERN Annual Conference has always been my favorite LERN Event.

LERN Members should reach out to me if they need help with…getting registered for an event, paying an invoice, questions about UGotClass and just about anything. If I do not have the answer, I will be able to get you the answer!

Name: Gale Hughes

I was born in: Iowa, USA

I currently live in: Lawrence, KS

Pets: None

Fun Fact about me: I’m an avid knitter and crocheter.

My Favorite LERN event, service, or activity: Memberships

LERN Members should reach out to me if they need help with…Certification Institutes Awards: CPP, CCT, COM, CMP, etc; LERN/USD Master’s Degree Program; Membership (new or renewal); Organization roster updates; Continuing Education Units (CEUs) reports; Publication orders

Name: Jordan Kivley

I was born in: Anchorage, AK

I currently live in: Portland, OR 

Pets: 2 dogs, Auggie and Teeka 

Fun Fact about me: I am a pool shark

My Favorite LERN event, service, or activity: Staff retreats and getting to see everyone again.

LERN Members should reach out to me if they need help with…brochure critiques, website critiques, Primary Contact updates, and student certificates.