6167 Deeside Drive
Dublin, OH 43017
FAX: 614-764-4709
Experience
Testifying Expert on Schooling -
Court Qualified on School Choice and Standard of Care issues.
Standard of Care issues related to school human resource management, school and school staff evaluation, school issues related to employee relocation and comparative evaluations for school choice for children in custody cases.
SchoolMatch by Public Priority Systems, Inc.
September 1986 - present
Marburn Academy, Columbus, Ohio
Headmaster; September 1982 - August 1986
The Carroll School, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Assistant and Headmaster; July 1975 - August 1982
St. Alban's School, Washington, D.C.
Director of Special Projects; September 1967 - June 1975
Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
Physics Teacher; September 1966 - June 1967
The American School for Boys, Talas-Kayseri, Turkey
Science Department Chairman, Assistant Director and Director
September 1961 - June 1966
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Research and Teaching Assistant; September 1960 - July 1961
Master Mechanics Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Research Chemist; June 1958 - September 1960
Education
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachussetts
M.B.A. - 1983. Finance and Marketing
Fairleigh Dickenson University, West Indies Laboratory, St. Croix, USVI
1975. Tropical Marine Biology Research
United States Department of Agriculture Graduate School, Washington, D.C.
1973. Certificate of Natural History Field Studies
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
1967. Summer Fellowship in Chemistry and Physics
University of Minnesota, Correspondence
1962. Adolescent Psychology, Educational Administration, Educational Philosophy
Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio
1961. Educational Methods and Materials, the Teaching of Science
Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
M.S. - 1961. Physical Chemistry
Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland, Ohio
B.S. - 1958. Chemical Engineering
Professional Associations and Activities
Publications:
American Journal of Family Law, Volume 11, Number 3
Fall 1997
"School Issues in Child Custody Decisions"
FairShare (the Matrimonial Law Monthly), Volume 15, Number 1
January 1995
"Expatriate Tuition Costs: Plug the Leaks in Your Policy"
Corporate Relocation News, Volume 4, Number 2
February 1995
"Expatriate School Choices"
Relocation Journal, Volume 6, Number 3
Winter 1992
Two Case Studies now in use
The High Tech M.B.A. program at Northeastern University
1982
"Movement in Tripneustes Ventricosus"
A publication of the West Indies Laboratory, St. Croix, USVI
January 1975
"Bobby Meets the Computer"
Independent School Bulletin
1973
"The Amazing Machine"
A Junior High School textbook in special English for Turkish students
Redhouse Press, 1963
Consulting:
Chairman of the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington D.C.
Environmental Concerns Committee; 1972
Consultant to WETV, Channel 53, Northern Virginia Educational Television for a film on water quality; 1972
Consultant to the Public Broadcasting Service for a film regarding the use of Outward Bound Techniques in school programs. Part of a series on mental health issues for nine to eleven year olds; 1971
Member of Middle States Association evaluation team; 1969
Cochairman of Independent School Association of Massachusetts evaluation team; 1979
Comparative Evaluations for Corporations:
Study conducted for North American Phillips Corporation
April 1995
Study of the Availability of Learning Disabled Services in Taipei, Taiwan
Study conducted for FMC Corporation
May 1994
"A Comparative Study of Gainesville, Georgia, public and private schools for German Children."
Study conducted for Siemen's Corporation
April 1994
A Comparative Study of public schools in Scotland and Canada
Study conducted for Norbord Corporation
February 1994
Study of Tuition Costs between Paris, France, Stuttgart, Germany, and Rotterdam/The Hague, Netherlands.
Study conducted for Roadway, International, Inc.
October, 1993
"A Comparative Study of Knoxville, Tennessee, public and private schools for Dutch Children."
Study conducted for North American Phillips Corporation
July 1993
Study of the Availability of learning disabled Services in Mexico City, Mexico.
Study conducted for Cryogenics, Inc.
May 1993
"A Comparative Study of Washington, D.C. area and Puerto Rican public school districts and private schools."
Study conducted for the United States Office of Personnel Management
November, 1991
"A Study of Factors that Identify a 'Leading Private School'."
Study conducted for the Aramco American Schools in Saudi Arabia
October 1989
Custody / Legal Cases:
August 1998
An assessment of the behaviors of a Headmaster in law suit against a private boarding school in New Jersey
June 1998
An assessment of the strength of a negligence case on behalf of a learning disabled young person versus a private, boarding, special school in California
April 1998
A comparative study of Swedish elementary education to U.S. education to determine the apropriate setting for a learning disabled child
May 1997
A comparative analysis of special needs services in Danish public schools to services in the Boston area to determine the appropriate setting for a learning disabled child
May 1997
A comparative analysis of private schools in Chicago to private schools in Florida to determine an equivalent educational setting for an elementary school child
April 1997
A comparative analysis of private schools in the Albany, New York area to determine the appropriate setting for two elementary age children
April 1995
A comparative analysis of private schools in the New York City and New Jersey area with a specific private school in Manhattan to forestall a custody hearing
September 1994
A comparative analysis of public and private schools in the Roncacas, New Jersey area for a custody determination in a custody settlement
August 1994
A comparative analysis of Warren, Ohio area public and Catholic schools with public and Catholic schools in the Charleston, West Virginia area for a custody determination in a custody settlement
August 1994
A comparative analysis of a Christian home study program and a public school program for a custody determination in a custody settlement
March 1994
A comparative analysis of a private school in Puerto Rico with a Columbus, Ohio suburban public school setting for a custody determination in a custody settlement
March 1994
A comparative analysis of a specific private school in Tampa, Florida, to a specific private school in New York City for a custody determination in a custody settlement
December 1993
A comparative analysis of two California private schools for a placement in a custody settlement
October 1993
A comparative analysis of two Columbus, Ohio area private schools for a tuition payment in a divorce settlement
February 1993
Memberships:
Westerville Rotary Club
Chair of Youth Exchange Committee
Rotarian of the Year for 1997 - 1998
Rotary District 6690
Chair of International Youth Exchange Program
Ohio - Erie Rotary Multidistrict
Country Contact for Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ecuador
The American College of Forensic Examiners
Fellow - Expert Witness in Family Law Matters Regarding School Choice
National Forensic Center
Board Certified Diplomate
Expert Witness in Family Law Matters Regarding School Choice
Certified by the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio to conduct courses in school choice in custody hearings for continuing education for lawyers
Honors
Named "Who's Who in the Midwest"
May, 1997
Selected to Beta Gamma Sigma, National Honorary Business Fraternity
June 1984
Selected as a Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences
1978
Personal
Birth Date: March 5, 1937
Marital Status: Married to Carol Edna Forsythe
Children: Sons, Scott and Charles
Health: Excellent - Height 5'8" - Weight 165
References
Attorney Clients
D'Agostino, Holblock, Griesler and Siegal
39 North Pearl Street, 6th Floor
Albany, NY 12207
Mr. Marc Dann, Esq., Attorney-at-Law
Betras and Dann
114 East Front Street
Youngstown, OH 44503
Mr. John Schilling, Esq., Attorney-at-Law
4000 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 600, West Tower
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Mr. Warren Wilson III, Esq., Attorney-at-Law
31608 U.S. Highway 19 North
Palm Harbor, FL 34684
General
Past President, Granview Heights City Board of Education
1825 McKinley Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43212
Dr. William Bainbridge, Chief Executive Officer
SchoolMatch by Public Priority Systems, Inc.
5027 Pine Creek Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
Mr. A. Brooks Harlow, Past Headmaster, The Fay School
Past President, Elementary School Heads Association
Current member of SchoolMatch private school advisory board
c/o SchoolMatch 5027 Pine Creek Drive
Westerville, OH 43081
Dr. Ernest Husarik, Superintendent, Westerville City Schools
Past President, Buckeye Association of School Administrators
336 South Otterbein Avenue
Westerville, OH 43081
Ms. Judith M. Gorski, Supervisor, Expatriate Programs
North American Phillips Corporation
100 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
Mr. Neil B. Krupp, Manager, Services for Executives Abroad
Coopers and Lybrand
203 North LaSalle
Chicago, IL 60601