The National At-Risk Education Network

Board of Directors

Anthony Dallmann-Jones, PhD

NAREN Director

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Wm. David Fisher, Dean

In his public education days, David was assistant principal at Colonel White High School in Dayton, Ohio during the race riots of the 1960s. Later he was an assistant principal at inner city Hammond Tech High School in Hammond Indiana. In the 1990s David started an alternative school in Gillette, Wyoming. He is presently Dean of Agricultural, Health & Technical Education at Sheridan College, Sheridan, Wyoming.

Elvira Cruz

Elvira is a social worker and therapist with Providence Service Corporation in McAllen, Texas. For the last 12 years she has worked with adolescents and sexual abuse survivors.

Gail Dusa

Gail is the author of six books on at-risk education and self-esteem, and has 25 years teaching experience. She is currently conducting at-risk education workshops with teachers and schools systems across the United States.

D ^r Steven Farmer

Steven is the author of four books on recovery from dysfunctional family issues. He is a trauma recovery specialist and therapist in Laguna Beach, California.

Alex Gorodinski

Alex was a former principal of Jelgavas Technical Lyceum (Jelgavas, Latvia), a school for 850 at-risk youth, ages 14-19. He also served as principal of Kalupe Internatz School (Kalupe, Latvia), a school for 300 orphaned children, ages 4-18. Alex is still working with at-risk youth in Denver, Colorado's Manual High School Prep Program.

D ^r Fred Bemak

Fred Bemak is currently a Professor and Program Coordinator of the Counseling and Development Program at George Mason University and was formerly head of the Counseling Departments at Johns Hopkins University and Ohio State University. He has worked extensively with at-risk youth directing federally funded and state funded programs, and has been the recipient of numerous private and public grants. Fred is a former Fulbright Scholar, Kellogg International Fellow, and World Rehabilitation Fellow, has given seminars, consulted and provided training in 30 countries and throughout the United States. He is the author of over 50 articles and book chapters, and four books including Violent and Aggressive Youth: Intervention and Prevention Strategies for Changing Times.