Mark Real, President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email: mreal@kidsohio.org

Attorney Mark Real is the founding president of KidsOhio.org. He has chaired Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman’s Education Advisory Committee, headed Governor George Voinovich’s Head Start Task Force, and was a member of Governor Bob Taft’s Commission on Student Success, Governor Richard Celeste’s Commission to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy and Governor Ted Strickland’s Ohio’s College Career-Readiness & Policy Institute.

Ann Bischoff, Senior Policy Analyst

Email: abischoff@kidsohio.org

Ann directs state-specific, education policy projects for KidsOhio. Prior to joining KidsOhio in 2003, Ann taught fifth grade and gained policy experience in the offices of three Ohio senators as part of the Legislative Service Commission Fellowship. An Ohio State alumnus, Ann earned a Masters from the School of Educational Policy and Leadership. She is on the board of Starfish Alliance, which offers a camp, year-round club, and mentorships for Franklin County’s foster care children. She co-launched and directs Starfish’s year-round club.

Mary Eng Hopmann, Office/Business Manager & Program Associate

 

Email: mhopmann@kidsohio.org

Mary joined KidsOhio.org in November 2008, bringing public policy and volunteer leadership experience.  Her early career included research and publications work for the Children’s Defense Fund (Ohio and Washington, DC offices) and the Family Impact Seminar of the Institute for Educational Leadership. While raising her family, Mary owned a small interior decorating business. Mary has been a parent advocate and volunteer in the Bexley City School District for over 15 years.  She served as co-founder and president of Bexley Parent Advocates for Gifted Education (PAGE) and Bexley Parents’ Visual Arts Network (P-VAN) and has served as a member of various review committees, task forces, and tax levy committees.  She received the 2003 Bexley Friend of Education Award.  She also presented parent-school district collaboration workshops at the 2006 Battelle for Kids’ National Value-Added Conference and the Ohio Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference.  Mary is currently serving a 3-year term as a member of the State Superintendent’s Parent Advisory Council.  Mary enjoys time with her family, biking, baking, fashion and interior design, and anything French.

Keisha J. Hunley-Jenkins JD, MA, Policy Analyst

Email: khunley@kidsohio.org

With a special focus on the Columbus Public School District, Keisha works with educational policy that affects Ohio’s urban school districts. Keisha joined KidsOhio.org in January 2007. A graduate from Fort Hayes High School, a Columbus Public School, Keisha earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from The Ohio State University and she plans to complete her PhD in educational administration. She was admitted to the Ohio Bar in November 2007. Keisha loves to travel, meet new people and learn about different cultures.