Meet the Nominees for
AESA Executive Council
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AESA is led by a group of educational service agency leaders who are elected by region to serve on the AESA Executive Council. AESA's four regions are Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western. This year, the Southern region has a "bye."
Central Region will have an election
Two professionals are seeking election from the Central region. Only one person will be elected. Please read the biographical information listed below.
Who can vote?
The CEO of a member organization that has a paid-in-full membership will receive a ballot for that organization to cast its vote. The election will be held by electronic ballot beginning Monday, December 13, 2021, and closing on Monday, January 10, 2022.
No election necessary in Eastern and Western Regions
Dr. Joshua Wenning, IN, is the only candidate for the Eastern region: there is no election necessary. Ted Alejandra, CA, is the only nominated candidate for the Western region: there is no election necessary. These individuals will be appointed to the executive council at its winter meeting.
The AESA Executive Council and AESA staff are grateful that these candidates have expressed their interest in representing each region. AESA thrives because of individual members who step forward to lead!
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Central Region Candidates:
One Person will be Elected to the
Executive Council
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Dr, Klaisner stated, "When I started my teaching career as a special education teacher in a makeshift classroom in the back of the library in rural Indiana, I never imagined a seat at the policy-making tables in leadership serving and impacting the nearly two million students of public schools in Illinois."
Klaisner said his journey has included being a teacher, principal, superintendent, and regional
superintendent. He currently serves the 40 districts west of Chicago and the children and families across Illinois as the president of Illinois Regional Superintendents. Additionally, he oversees 1,000 non-public schools in Illinois.
He stated that his career has spanned several decades working hard to change the world one life at a time.
Mark has been involved at the local, state, regional, and national levels with AESA. Klaisner said he seeks this leadership role as a means to serve and champion across the country alongside the incredible member ESAs of AESA.
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Dr. Dan Schnoes has been in his role as the CEO of Educational Service Unit #3, Nebraska, since 2014. ESU #3 employs over 375 staff members who serve 18 school districts that educate over 85,000 students in Nebraska’s Omaha metropolitan area. Additionally, Dan is currently serving on the executive committee as president of Nebraska’s ESU Coordinating Council and has previously served two years as president-elect and four
years as the council’s treasurer.
Dan has 38 years of experience in education. His leadership experience includes being a superintendent, secondary principal, assistant principal, athletic director, teacher, and coach. Moreover, he has also served as an educational consultant, national trainer, and adjunct professor at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.
Dr. Schnoes received his Doctorate in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2008. More importantly, he and his wife, Connie, have been married for 37 years, have six children, and six awesome grandchildren.
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Eastern Region and Western Region:
These Individuals are Unopposed and Will be Appointed to the Executive Council
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Eastern Region:
Dr. Joshua Wenning, IN
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Dr. Wenning has served as the executive director of the Region 8 Education Service Center since July 2012. He stated that a highlight during his time in this position is serving in a leadership capacity for a statewide school insurance trust (ESCRFT, 90+ members) that focuses on property and casualty and workman’s comp. Additional areas of focus include building connections and resources for schools
through a regional economic development entity, securing private grants to fund resources and professional development for educators, leading collaborative
groups for superintendents, principals, food service directors, and promoting individual and team excellence as a Certified Gallup StrengthsFinder Coach.
He earned his Ph.D. in Global Leadership in March, 2020 and has master’s degrees from Michigan State University (M.A.) and Indiana Wesleyan University
(M.Ed) with a B.S. from Indiana University-Bloomington in Secondary
Education/Social Studies.
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Western Region:
Theodore "Ted" Alejandre, CA
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Ted Alejandre was first elected as county superintendent in June 2014. He ran for the county’s lead educational seat unopposed in 2018
and began his second four-year term in January 2019.
With over three decades of experience in public education, Mr. Alejandre has served in several
positions at school site and district levels. He then joined County Schools in 2008 as the assistant
superintendent of business services, and later was appointed deputy superintendent, overseeing all
operations of the organization.
As county superintendent, Mr. Alejandre works collaboratively with all stakeholders to serve more than 406,000 K-12 students attending public schools in San Bernardino County.
Mr. Alejandre is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel serving since 1984. He received his associate degree in administrative management from the Community
College of the Air Force, his bachelor’s degree in public administration and master’s
in educational administration from Cal State University, San Bernardino.
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Don't Miss AESA's Upcoming Annual Conference! |
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Coming Soon!
Register today for AESA's Annual Conference
December 1-4, 2021
Houston, TX
AESA's premier professional learning and networking event, with keynote presenters, over 90 breakout sessions, exhibit hall, and special events!
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This year’s Leadership Summit focuses on ESA leadership strategies as our communities continue to recover from COVID-19.
Registration fee: $275 per ESA participant.
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Free Webinar, Friday, October 28, 2021
2 p.m.
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