›› OUR STAFF

Dr. Jack S. Schreder
President

As a Government Relations and School Facilities Consultant for the past twenty-five years, Dr. Schreder has used his expertise to assist school districts with their facility and financial concerns. Dr. Schreder's knowledge of educational facilities and finance has been augmented by his experience working within various California school districts as both a Superintendent of Schools (Shasta County Schools) and a Principal (Shasta Union High School District).

Dr. Schreder is a graduate of Stanford University (Ph.D. - Education and Business), San Francisco State University (M.A. - School Administration) and Michigan State University (B.A. - Economics).

Kristen G. Schreder
President, School Facilities Division

Kristen Schreder is a specialist on issues relating to State Allocation Board regulations and the Office of Public School Construction policies. She represents over eighty school districts on matters related to the Leroy Greene School Facility Program. She is an experienced lobbyist in both Louisiana and California.

Ms. Schreder is an honors graduate of Chico State University (Social Science, 1978) and is a graduate of the National Center for Paralegal Training, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982.

Cheryl A. King
Associate

Ms. King has worked extensively with school districts throughout Illinois, Michigan, Colorado and California for over 20 years. Her diverse career includes teaching at both the secondary and university level and developing curriculum and outreach programs at both levels. She also administered programs as an Administrative Assistant for the Michigan Department of Education where she worked in conjunction with 20 school districts statewide to obtain state funding for projects in their districts, including follow-up evaluation procedures.

Her work in California includes extensive grant writing, development and management of programs countywide for Butte County, consultant work with various school districts and Director of a State Local Partnership Program for the California Arts Council. Ms. King has also worked in the areas of legislative analysis and educational law as a legal assistant in the Sacramento area.

Thomas J. Fehr
Associate

Mr. Fehr is responsible for assisting districts through the Leroy Greene Lease-Purchase Program. Mr. Fehr has over 12 years experience as a Field Representative and Area Supervisor with the Office of Public School Construction. Mr. Fehr also has extensive experience in the construction field as a business owner and sales manager for a national corporation prior to working with OPSC.

Mr. Fehr is a graduate of the University of Utah (B.A. in Administration and International Relations).

Elona Cunningham
Associate

Ms. Cunningham is responsible for preparing Developer Fee Justification Studies and Facilities Studies. She also works with school districts to determine modernization and construction eligibility through the School Facilities Program.

Ms. Cunningham received her BS in Business Administration with a minor in Spanish from Menlo College and her English/Spanish Bilingual Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from the University of San Francisco. Her work experience includes five years as a bilingual elementary school teacher in California. Before joining Jack Schreder and Associates in 1997, Ms. Cunningham worked at the corporate offices of J. Crew in New York and the Gap in San Francisco.

Lindsay E. Keyes
Associate

Ms. Keyes is responsible for preparing Developer Fee Studies and School Facility Needs Analysis Studies. Lindsay also assists districts with determining new construction and modernization eligibility and securing funding for eligible projects.

Ms. Keyes is a graduate of the University of California, Davis (B.A. International Relations). She has worked extensively with several State Allocation Board-administered programs. Before joining Jack Schreder & Associates, Ms. Keyes worked at the Office of Public School Construction, where she served as OPSC project manager for five counties. She was also involved in the implementation of several legislative issues.

Jamie M. King
GIS Director

Ms. King received her B.S. in Geography from California State University, Sacramento and her M.S. in Geography with an emphasis in Demographics and Planning from the University of South Carolina. Ms. King worked as a GIS Analyst with the State Department of Health and Environmental Control while in South Carolina and also served as a research assistant for the South Carolina Geographic Alliance, developing computer programs to assist the teaching of Geography to K-12 students.

For the past 6 years she has been utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a powerful computer mapping tool, in the preparation of Demographic Analyses and Master Plans for over 18 California school districts to assist them in analyzing current and historic student populations, the migration of students and community populations, optimizing attendance boundaries, consolidation of current schools, location of new schools, and other geographic area specific analyses for long range planning. She works closely with District staff and oversight committees to develop specific criteria for optimizing current and future facility usage.

Kaisaundra ("Kaisie") Nootenboom
Office Manager

Ms. Nootenboom joined our firm in 1999. She is responsible for preparing all proposals, maintaining the client database, and accounts receivable. She also assists JSA consultants with administrative needs.

Tamara Caspar
School Facilities Analyst

Ms. Caspar joined our firm in 1998. Ms. Caspar is responsible for assisting districts with determining new construction and modernization eligibility and securing funding for eligible projects.