Carl Albert Center Faculty and Staff

Cindy Simon Rosenthal is director and curator of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at The University of Oklahoma and associate professor of political science with a joint appointment to the women’s studies faculty. Professor Rosenthal has been a member of the Center faculty since 1998 and served as associate director, overseeing the Center’s undergraduate programs. Under her leadership, the Cente developed its highly successful N.E.W. (National Education for Women’s) Leadership, a program to encourage and empower undergraduate women to enter public service and politics. N.E.W. Leadership has been honored three times by Oklahoma’s Journal-Record “Woman of the Year” celebration as a program “making a difference.”
      Professor Rosenthal’s research and teaching interests focus on women in politics, public sector and legislative leadership, state government and intergovernmental relations, and public policy issues involving gender inequality. She recently edited Women Transforming Congress (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002) and is the author of When Women Lead (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).   In 1996, the Women & Politics Section of the American Political Science Association recognized her dissertation on institutional constraints and leadership styles of men and women in state legislatures as the best in the field of women in politics. Her work has also been recognized with the Sophonisba Breckinridge Award given for the best paper on women and politics at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting. She contributed chapters to The Oklahoma Almanac of Politics (1998, 1999), Women and Elective Office (1998, 2005), and Women in Higher Education: Empowering Change (2002). Her work also has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Legislative Studies Quarterly, State Legislatures, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and Women & Politics. She is an associate editor of APSA's Legislative Studies Section Newsletter.
     She serves as a member of the Norman City Council, representing Ward 4.
    Among her awards and honors, Professor Rosenthal was named the Carlisle Mabrey and Lurleen Mabrey Presidential Professor in 2002 and was named Outstanding Oklahoma Political Scientist of the Year in 2000 by the Oklahoma Political Science Association.
     Professor Rosenthal holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, a master's in urban studies from Occidental College, and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oklahoma. From 1975 until 1991, she worked extensively with state legislatures -- first with Legis 50/ The Center for Legislative Improvement, later at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and then finally as a consultant with several states on various management, personnel, and training projects. She was on the NCSL senior management team and oversaw legislative management programs, state information services, and publications.
    Contact Cindy Simon Rosenthal at csrosenthal@ou.edu.

Glen S. Krutz
Associate Director

Visit Professor Krutz's web site!

            Glen S. Krutz is associate director of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at The University of Oklahoma and an associate professor of political science. He earned his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1999 and served on the faculty of Arizona State University until 2002 when he joined the OU Political Science Department. He has been at the Carl Albert Center since February 2005.
            At the Center, Dr. Krutz directs all OU undergraduate student programs. These programs include the long-standing Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program and the newer Civic Engagement Fellowship Program, both of which were up and running before he arrived at the Center. Since coming to the Center, Krutz successfully restructured the undergraduate research program (in 2007) and oversaw the implementation of two new student programs: Capitol Scholars and Community Scholars. Both programs involve a cohort model, to include an internship experience at the State Capitol (in the case of Capitol Scholars) or in the local community (Community Scholars) together with a weekly undergraduate seminar in which the scholars meet as a group.
            In addition to his leadership of the Center’s undergraduate programs, Dr. Krutz pursues an ambitious research agenda. His research probes questions of public policy agenda-setting in democratic political institutions (especially Congress). His research explores the inter-play between political institutional structure and public policy. His various projects relate to two sets of research questions. The first is “how do democratic political institutions process policy issues?” More specifically, why are some issues seriously considered while others fall by the wayside?   A second question he studies is “how and why do institutions change the way in which they process issues?”
            Dr. Krutz is currently pursuing a variety of large-scale projects on congressional policymaking and representative government, including studies of the legislative winnowing process in Congress and the evolution of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Indian Affairs. His book manuscript, Taking It to the Senate? Presidential-Congressional Governance and the Rise of Executive Agreements (with Jeffrey Peake), is currently under review for publication. Professor Krutz has published over 20 journal articles and edited books chapters. His first book, Hitching a Ride: Omnibus Legislating in the U.S. Congress (The Ohio State University Press, Parliaments and Legislatures Series, 2001), examined the rise and impact of mega-bills in the U.S. House and Senate.
            Krutz has received numerous awards for his research. In 2007, he won the Patrick J. Fett Award of the Midwest Political Science Association for a paper written with Jon Bond and Richard Fleisher. Also in 2007, he was named Outstanding Oklahoma Political Scientist of the Year. In 2000, he received two national awards from the American Political Science Association: the Carl Albert Award for the best dissertation in legislative studies, and the E.E. Schattschneider Award for the best dissertation in the field of American government. Professor Krutz also received the 1999 George W. Kunze Prize and Endowed Graduate Fellowship, given annually to the outstanding graduating Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University.
            Prior to pursuing an academic career, Krutz worked in politics and policy. He served as a campaign assistant and then Washington aide to U.S. Senator Richard Bryan (D-Nevada). He also served as research analyst (and federal liaison), then special assistant to the chancellor, in the Office of the Chancellor, University of Nevada System (now called the Nevada System of Higher Education).

      Ronald M. Peters, Jr., Regents' Professor of Political Science, joined the University of Oklahoma in 1975 after having received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University. He served as the director and curator of the Carl Albert Center from its beginning in 1979 through June 2000, and he was chair of the Political Science Department from 1994 to 2002. His major teaching interests are in the areas of political theory and American government.
     He is the author of articles on constitutional government and democratic theory and a book, The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780: A Social Compact (Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1978), which examines the political theory of the American Revolution. He has also published The American Speakership: The Office in Historical Perspective (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1990; 1997), which is based, in part, on a year spent in Washington working in the Speaker's office and on research materials housed at the Carl Albert Center. He is also co-editor (with Allen Hertzke) of The Atomistic Congress: An Interpretation of Congressional Change (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe Press, 1992), editor of The Next Generation: Dialogues Between Leaders and Students (Norman: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), and editor of The Speaker: Leadership in the U.S. House (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1995). He serves as editor of APSA's Legislative Studies Section Newsletter.
      Professor Peters is the winner of the Amoco Good Teaching Award and the Regents Award for Distinguished Teaching, and he was recognized by the Oklahoma Political Science Association as the Outstanding Oklahoma Political Scientist for 1995.
      Contact Ron Peters at rpeters@ou.edu.

Staff

LaDonna Sullivan
Assistant to the Director

      LaDonna Sullivan holds a B.A. degree in English from Anderson University. At the Carl Albert Center, she is responsible for strategic planning and budgets, office management, special events, and the editing of Extensions. She also serves as managing editor for APSA's Legislative Studies Section Newsletter.
     She is a member of the Provost's Advisory Committee on Financial and Administrative Management and served as chair of that committee during academic year 1999-2000. Other service to the university community has included six years on the Employment Benefits Committee, three years on the Personnel Policies Committee, and a year as president of the Managerial Staff Association. In 1994, she received a Superior Performance Award from the university for outstanding job performance.
      Contact LaDonna Sullivan by email at ljsullivan@ou.edu.

Carolyn Haneman
Archivist

     Carolyn Hanneman holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Oklahoma State University and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Oklahoma. She oversees the processing of collections, handles reference requests, supervises student employees, and creates special exhibits.
      In 1996, she created "Wagon Master of the New Frontier," an exhibit composed primarily of materials from the Center's congressional collections, to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Senator Robert S. Kerr. In 2002, she created "Climbing Capitol Hill . . . and Staying," an exhibit that was displayed in conjunction with the Center's "Women Transforming Congress" conference.   More recently, Carolyn created "Doing Their Part: Oklahomans and the World War II Experience" to tell the stories of Oklahomans, both ordinary and famous, who did amazing things to support the war effort. All of these exhibits have been displayed in public schools and libraries throughout the state of Oklahoma.
      Carolyn is a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Society of Southwest Archivists, the Society of American Archivists, Beta Phi Mu, and the American Library Association.
      Contact Carolyn Hanneman by email at channeman@ou.edu.

Click here to visit the Carl Albert Center Archives online.

Erin Sloan
Archivist

    Erin Sloan joined the staff as an archivist in 2005 after working in the Center's archive for two years as a graduate assistant. She has two degrees from the University of Oklahoma, graduating magna cum laude with a BA in history and with a Master’s of Library and Information Studies. Her main interest is post-World War II American social and cultural history.
     In addition to assisting researchers at the Carl Albert Center Archives, Erin processes new collections. This includes arrangement and description, as well as posting inventories on the Center’s Web site. Erin has also helped with several exhibits created in the archives, and has designed two of her own. In 2004 she compiled memorabilia from several collections to commemorate the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. A second exhibit, “Divided District?” looks for evidence of polarized politics in Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District and was created in conjunction with the 2005 Rothbaum Lecture. Erin also designed an online version of this exhibit.
      Despite growing up in Colorado, Erin loves living in Norman with her husband Jason. In her free time she enjoys reading, knitting, and being outdoors.
      Contact Erin Sloan by email at sloan@ou.edu.

Click here to visit the Carl Albert Center Archives online.

Jeanene Letcher
Archivist

Jeanene H. Letcher is a part-time archivist who currently processes collections. Jeanene and her family moved to Oklahoma in August 2004 from Ohio. She previously served for more than six years as Region 6 Archivist for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Columbus, Ohio. At the Region 6 Archives, Jeanene worked with closed congregational records, researchers from around the world, active congregations who wanted to preserve their records, and the general public on archive practices. Jeanene also worked for Trinity Lutheran Seminary, University Museum at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, University Archives at SUIC, and several local historical societies in Pennsylvania.

Jeanene earned her Bachelor of Art in History from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Art in History from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She is a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, American Association of Museums, Midwest Archivist Conference, and Society of American Archivists, and she is on the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Historical Conference. When not at the archives, Jeanene enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, crafting, sewing, knitting, and relaxing with a "good book."

Hannah Brenner
Coordinator, Civic Education and Leadership

      Hannah Brenner received a bachelor’s degree, with distinction, in American studies and a minor in Women’s Studies at University of Iowa. She completed her law degree at University of Iowa College of Law where she received numerous awards for academic achievement and public service.
      She has served as director of a rural program in Iowa for rape victim advocacy; executive director of the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice; and director of the Women’s Outreach Center at University of Oklahoma.
      She recently returned to the Appleseed Center on a part-time basis to coordinate the new Oklahoma Bullying Prevention Initiative, a coalition of nonprofit state organizations working to influence policy and ultimately reduce school bullying/harassment and its related problems like poor academic performance, future rates of incarceration, and suicide.
      In her part-time work for the Carl Albert Center, Hannah is responsible for coordinating the annual N.E.W. Leadership institute, developing new civic education programs, and fundraising. She also teaches for the Department of Women’s Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
      In her free time, Hannah enjoys renovating old homes, cooking great vegetarian food, and spending time with her two young boys.
      Contact Hannah Brenner by email at hbrenner@ou.edu.

Kay Blunck
Accounts Specialist

Kay Blunck maintains the financial records of the Center, processes invoices and other payment requests, and prepares monthly financial reports. She also assists faculty, staff, and fellows with travel arrangements and reimbursements.
Contact Kay Blunck by email at kblunck@ou.edu.

Laurie McReynolds
Staff Assistant

Laurie McReynolds provides clerical support to the faculty and staff of the Center, assists in planning and coordinating special events, serves as editorial assistant for publications, and is the office receptionist.
She received a Distinguished Service Award from the university in 2003 for outstanding job performance. In the community, Laurie serves on the board of directors for Sooner Theatre.
Contact Laurie McReynolds by email at llmcreynolds@ou.edu.

Send Mail or Come Visit Us in Person at:	Telephone:
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Click on the name of the faculty or staff member below to read a short biography.
Faculty	Cindy Simon Rosenthal, Director and Curator Glen S. Krutz, Associate Director Ronald M. Peters, Jr., Regents' Professor The Carl Albert Center's three faculty members hold teaching appointments in the University of Oklahoma's Department of Political Science.
Staff	LaDonna Sullivan, Assistant to the Director Carolyn Hanneman, Archivist Erin Sloan, Archivist Jeanene Letcher, Archivist Hannah Brenner, Coordinator, Civic Education and Leadership Kay Blunck, Accounts Specialist Laurie McReynolds, Staff Assistant

Faculty Cindy Simon Rosenthal Director and Curator Visit Professor Rosenthal's Web Site! Cindy Simon Rosenthal is director and curator of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at The University of Oklahoma and associate professor of political science with a joint appointment to the women’s studies faculty. Professor Rosenthal has been a member of the Center faculty since 1998 and served as associate director, overseeing the Center’s undergraduate programs. Under her leadership, the Cente developed its highly successful N.E.W. (National Education for Women’s) Leadership, a program to encourage and empower undergraduate women to enter public service and politics. N.E.W. Leadership has been honored three times by Oklahoma’s Journal-Record “Woman of the Year” celebration as a program “making a difference.” Professor Rosenthal’s research and teaching interests focus on women in politics, public sector and legislative leadership, state government and intergovernmental relations, and public policy issues involving gender inequality. She recently edited Women Transforming Congress (Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 2002) and is the author of When Women Lead (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998). In 1996, the Women & Politics Section of the American Political Science Association recognized her dissertation on institutional constraints and leadership styles of men and women in state legislatures as the best in the field of women in politics. Her work has also been recognized with the Sophonisba Breckinridge Award given for the best paper on women and politics at the Midwest Political Science Association meeting. She contributed chapters to The Oklahoma Almanac of Politics (1998, 1999), Women and Elective Office (1998, 2005), and Women in Higher Education: Empowering Change (2002). Her work also has appeared in Political Research Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Legislative Studies Quarterly, State Legislatures, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and Women & Politics. She is an associate editor of APSA's Legislative Studies Section Newsletter. She serves as a member of the Norman City Council, representing Ward 4. Among her awards and honors, Professor Rosenthal was named the Carlisle Mabrey and Lurleen Mabrey Presidential Professor in 2002 and was named Outstanding Oklahoma Political Scientist of the Year in 2000 by the Oklahoma Political Science Association. Professor Rosenthal holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, a master's in urban studies from Occidental College, and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Oklahoma. From 1975 until 1991, she worked extensively with state legislatures -- first with Legis 50/ The Center for Legislative Improvement, later at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), and then finally as a consultant with several states on various management, personnel, and training projects. She was on the NCSL senior management team and oversaw legislative management programs, state information services, and publications. Contact Cindy Simon Rosenthal at csrosenthal@ou.edu. Glen S. Krutz Associate Director Visit Professor Krutz's web site! Glen S. Krutz is associate director of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at The University of Oklahoma and an associate professor of political science. He earned his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1999 and served on the faculty of Arizona State University until 2002 when he joined the OU Political Science Department. He has been at the Carl Albert Center since February 2005. At the Center, Dr. Krutz directs all OU undergraduate student programs. These programs include the long-standing Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program and the newer Civic Engagement Fellowship Program, both of which were up and running before he arrived at the Center. Since coming to the Center, Krutz successfully restructured the undergraduate research program (in 2007) and oversaw the implementation of two new student programs: Capitol Scholars and Community Scholars. Both programs involve a cohort model, to include an internship experience at the State Capitol (in the case of Capitol Scholars) or in the local community (Community Scholars) together with a weekly undergraduate seminar in which the scholars meet as a group. In addition to his leadership of the Center’s undergraduate programs, Dr. Krutz pursues an ambitious research agenda. His research probes questions of public policy agenda-setting in democratic political institutions (especially Congress). His research explores the inter-play between political institutional structure and public policy. His various projects relate to two sets of research questions. The first is “how do democratic political institutions process policy issues?” More specifically, why are some issues seriously considered while others fall by the wayside? A second question he studies is “how and why do institutions change the way in which they process issues?” Dr. Krutz is currently pursuing a variety of large-scale projects on congressional policymaking and representative government, including studies of the legislative winnowing process in Congress and the evolution of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Indian Affairs. His book manuscript, Taking It to the Senate? Presidential-Congressional Governance and the Rise of Executive Agreements (with Jeffrey Peake), is currently under review for publication. Professor Krutz has published over 20 journal articles and edited books chapters. His first book, Hitching a Ride: Omnibus Legislating in the U.S. Congress (The Ohio State University Press, Parliaments and Legislatures Series, 2001), examined the rise and impact of mega-bills in the U.S. House and Senate. Krutz has received numerous awards for his research. In 2007, he won the Patrick J. Fett Award of the Midwest Political Science Association for a paper written with Jon Bond and Richard Fleisher. Also in 2007, he was named Outstanding Oklahoma Political Scientist of the Year. In 2000, he received two national awards from the American Political Science Association: the Carl Albert Award for the best dissertation in legislative studies, and the E.E. Schattschneider Award for the best dissertation in the field of American government. Professor Krutz also received the 1999 George W. Kunze Prize and Endowed Graduate Fellowship, given annually to the outstanding graduating Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University. Prior to pursuing an academic career, Krutz worked in politics and policy. He served as a campaign assistant and then Washington aide to U.S. Senator Richard Bryan (D-Nevada). He also served as research analyst (and federal liaison), then special assistant to the chancellor, in the Office of the Chancellor, University of Nevada System (now called the Nevada System of Higher Education). Contact Glen Krutz at gkrutz@ou.edu. Ronald M. Peters, Jr. Regents' Professor Visit Professor Peters's Web Site! Ronald M. Peters, Jr., Regents' Professor of Political Science, joined the University of Oklahoma in 1975 after having received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University. He served as the director and curator of the Carl Albert Center from its beginning in 1979 through June 2000, and he was chair of the Political Science Department from 1994 to 2002. His major teaching interests are in the areas of political theory and American government. He is the author of articles on constitutional government and democratic theory and a book, The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780: A Social Compact (Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1978), which examines the political theory of the American Revolution. He has also published The American Speakership: The Office in Historical Perspective (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1990; 1997), which is based, in part, on a year spent in Washington working in the Speaker's office and on research materials housed at the Carl Albert Center. He is also co-editor (with Allen Hertzke) of The Atomistic Congress: An Interpretation of Congressional Change (Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe Press, 1992), editor of The Next Generation: Dialogues Between Leaders and Students (Norman: The University of Oklahoma Press, 1992), and editor of The Speaker: Leadership in the U.S. House (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1995). He serves as editor of APSA's Legislative Studies Section Newsletter. Professor Peters is the winner of the Amoco Good Teaching Award and the Regents Award for Distinguished Teaching, and he was recognized by the Oklahoma Political Science Association as the Outstanding Oklahoma Political Scientist for 1995. Contact Ron Peters at rpeters@ou.edu. Staff LaDonna Sullivan Assistant to the Director LaDonna Sullivan holds a B.A. degree in English from Anderson University. At the Carl Albert Center, she is responsible for strategic planning and budgets, office management, special events, and the editing of Extensions. She also serves as managing editor for APSA's Legislative Studies Section Newsletter. She is a member of the Provost's Advisory Committee on Financial and Administrative Management and served as chair of that committee during academic year 1999-2000. Other service to the university community has included six years on the Employment Benefits Committee, three years on the Personnel Policies Committee, and a year as president of the Managerial Staff Association. In 1994, she received a Superior Performance Award from the university for outstanding job performance. Contact LaDonna Sullivan by email at ljsullivan@ou.edu. Carolyn Haneman Archivist Carolyn Hanneman holds B.S. and M.A. degrees from Oklahoma State University and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Oklahoma. She oversees the processing of collections, handles reference requests, supervises student employees, and creates special exhibits. In 1996, she created "Wagon Master of the New Frontier," an exhibit composed primarily of materials from the Center's congressional collections, to celebrate the centennial of the birth of Senator Robert S. Kerr. In 2002, she created "Climbing Capitol Hill . . . and Staying," an exhibit that was displayed in conjunction with the Center's "Women Transforming Congress" conference. More recently, Carolyn created "Doing Their Part: Oklahomans and the World War II Experience" to tell the stories of Oklahomans, both ordinary and famous, who did amazing things to support the war effort. All of these exhibits have been displayed in public schools and libraries throughout the state of Oklahoma. Carolyn is a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Society of Southwest Archivists, the Society of American Archivists, Beta Phi Mu, and the American Library Association. Contact Carolyn Hanneman by email at channeman@ou.edu. Click here to visit the Carl Albert Center Archives online. Erin Sloan Archivist Erin Sloan joined the staff as an archivist in 2005 after working in the Center's archive for two years as a graduate assistant. She has two degrees from the University of Oklahoma, graduating magna cum laude with a BA in history and with a Master’s of Library and Information Studies. Her main interest is post-World War II American social and cultural history. In addition to assisting researchers at the Carl Albert Center Archives, Erin processes new collections. This includes arrangement and description, as well as posting inventories on the Center’s Web site. Erin has also helped with several exhibits created in the archives, and has designed two of her own. In 2004 she compiled memorabilia from several collections to commemorate the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. A second exhibit, “Divided District?” looks for evidence of polarized politics in Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District and was created in conjunction with the 2005 Rothbaum Lecture. Erin also designed an online version of this exhibit. Despite growing up in Colorado, Erin loves living in Norman with her husband Jason. In her free time she enjoys reading, knitting, and being outdoors. Contact Erin Sloan by email at sloan@ou.edu. Click here to visit the Carl Albert Center Archives online. Jeanene Letcher Archivist Jeanene H. Letcher is a part-time archivist who currently processes collections. Jeanene and her family moved to Oklahoma in August 2004 from Ohio. She previously served for more than six years as Region 6 Archivist for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Columbus, Ohio. At the Region 6 Archives, Jeanene worked with closed congregational records, researchers from around the world, active congregations who wanted to preserve their records, and the general public on archive practices. Jeanene also worked for Trinity Lutheran Seminary, University Museum at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, University Archives at SUIC, and several local historical societies in Pennsylvania. Jeanene earned her Bachelor of Art in History from Millersville University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Art in History from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. She is a member of Daughters of the American Revolution, American Association of Museums, Midwest Archivist Conference, and Society of American Archivists, and she is on the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Historical Conference. When not at the archives, Jeanene enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, crafting, sewing, knitting, and relaxing with a "good book." Contact Jeanene Letcher at jhletcher@ou.edu. Click here to visit the Carl Albert Center Archives online. Hannah Brenner Coordinator, Civic Education and Leadership Hannah Brenner received a bachelor’s degree, with distinction, in American studies and a minor in Women’s Studies at University of Iowa. She completed her law degree at University of Iowa College of Law where she received numerous awards for academic achievement and public service. She has served as director of a rural program in Iowa for rape victim advocacy; executive director of the Oklahoma Appleseed Center for Law and Justice; and director of the Women’s Outreach Center at University of Oklahoma. She recently returned to the Appleseed Center on a part-time basis to coordinate the new Oklahoma Bullying Prevention Initiative, a coalition of nonprofit state organizations working to influence policy and ultimately reduce school bullying/harassment and its related problems like poor academic performance, future rates of incarceration, and suicide. In her part-time work for the Carl Albert Center, Hannah is responsible for coordinating the annual N.E.W. Leadership institute, developing new civic education programs, and fundraising. She also teaches for the Department of Women’s Studies at the University of Oklahoma. In her free time, Hannah enjoys renovating old homes, cooking great vegetarian food, and spending time with her two young boys. Contact Hannah Brenner by email at hbrenner@ou.edu. Kay Blunck Accounts Specialist Kay Blunck maintains the financial records of the Center, processes invoices and other payment requests, and prepares monthly financial reports. She also assists faculty, staff, and fellows with travel arrangements and reimbursements. Contact Kay Blunck by email at kblunck@ou.edu. Laurie McReynolds Staff Assistant Laurie McReynolds provides clerical support to the faculty and staff of the Center, assists in planning and coordinating special events, serves as editorial assistant for publications, and is the office receptionist. She received a Distinguished Service Award from the university in 2003 for outstanding job performance. In the community, Laurie serves on the board of directors for Sooner Theatre. Contact Laurie McReynolds by email at llmcreynolds@ou.edu.

Faculty

Staff

LaDonna Sullivan Assistant to the Director

Carolyn Haneman Archivist

Erin Sloan Archivist

Jeanene Letcher Archivist

Hannah Brenner Coordinator, Civic Education and Leadership

Kay Blunck Accounts Specialist