Board Member Bios
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Dr. Todd "TJ" Turner, President Dr. Todd “TJ” Turner is a senior materials research engineer for the United States Air Force Research Laboratory since 2003, and is a Research Team Leader for seven scientists conducting work on fatigue in metallic aerospace components. He holds a Bachelors of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science from Cornell University. He is also a reserve military officer for the Air Force, where he serves as a federal agent and a detachment commander conducting felony level criminal investigations. Dr. Turner is active in the community and also serves as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Antioch Writers Workshop, and helped form and coach the FC Springs U13 boys soccer team which hopes to deliver a near full squad to the Yellow Springs Varsity team in a few years. Dr. Turner has deployed to Afghanistan four times, and was twice awarded the Bronze Star. He is the author of three novels. In his free time he attempts to build acoustic guitars and kinetic sculptures. He and his wife, Nancy Sundell-Turner, have three children who all attend Yellow Springs Schools. He has served on the board since August 2018. His term expires on December 31, 2023. |
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Dr. Dorothée Bouquet, Vice President As a board member, I want to help find a long-term facilities solution and reinvigorate community engagement.
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Luisa Bieri Rios, Member I grew up in Yellow Springs, attending Mills Lawn Elementary and graduated as Salutatorian of YSHS class of 1997. I attended Smith College, where I graduated with honors with a double major in Theater and Latin American Literature. Afterwards, I earned a Master's Degree at Utrecht University in the Netherlands in Comparative Women's Studies. Later, I worked in international education as well as at an award-winning community art center, Creative Alliance in Southeast Baltimore. Since 2015, I have been a faculty member at Antioch College in the Cooperative Education (Co-op) Department. I also teach classes in Performance and Dialogue Across Difference. I am pleased to have a child in the Yellow Springs School District learning from such talented and caring educators. |
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Ms. Judith Hempfling, Member I grew up in Northwest Ohio on a farm, and lived in London, England, New York City, and Western Massachusetts before becoming a resident of Yellow Springs 25 years ago. My two adult children attended Yellow Springs schools and now my two grandchildren attend Mills Lawn School. |
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Dr. Amy Magnus, Member Having grown up among corn fields and dairy farms in Upstate New York, I felt an instant connection to Yellow Springs when I was assigned to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in the 1990s. I wanted to raise my children here and, when our oldest was born, my husband and I returned to Yellow Springs to set down roots. |