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Curt Scarborough
Dr. Curt Scarborough, author of the FreeWay
and PeaceMaker curricula, was born in Benton, Illinois in 1935. The son of a coal miner, he is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University. He holds several graduate and post-graduate degrees, including a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Columbia Pacific University.
Curt joined FreeWay in 1975 as Vice President and Director of Education. He was promoted to
President and CEO in 1983 and retired in 2007 after 32
years of service. FreeWay is "America's premier resource for safe and drug-free schools."
Additionally, Curt has served in many civic and volunteer roles, including as executive director of the American Council on Alcohol Problems for eleven years. He has authored more than 40 books, including FreeWay drug prevention (6 volumes) and PeaceMaker violence prevention (3 volumes), which together make up the core curriculum used by hundreds of school districts in 40 states.
For many years Curt wrote a weekly column, "Drug Quiz," which was syndicated in more than 2,400 newspapers throughout the United States. Hundreds of his essays, feature articles, and short stories have been published in national monthly magazines and scientific journals.
Curt and his wife, RuthAnn, make their home in St. Charles, Missouri. They are the proud parents of two married children, grandparents of seven grandchildren, and devoted caregivers to a rescued retired racing greyhound named
Dolly.
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Daniel Hite
Dr. Daniel Hite is President and CEO of FreeWay Foundation. He served as Executive Vice President of FreeWay since 2006 until his presidential appointment by the Board of Directors in January of 2008. Before coming to FreeWay, Dan served as a pastor, youth leader, classroom teacher, and non-profit founder/executive. He has over 35 years of organizational and managerial experience in non-profit leadership, social services, community development and management. A native of St. Louis MO, Dan has been actively involved in civic affairs on the municpal, county, state and national levels. His personal interests include music of all styles, American history and heritage, worldviews, philosophy and intercultural studies. He is a student of the Bible and his favorite American president is George Washington. His educational pursuits include a Bachelor Fine Arts (BFA), Masters of Ministry (MMin) in Lifeskills Development as well as a doctoral candidacy. Dan was honored with a Doctor of Humanities (LHD) degree from Pillsbury College & Seminary in 2003. He and his wife, Leah, and son, Ryan live in Wentzville,MO.
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Wendell Thompson
Wendell Thompson, FreeWay Project Coordinator & Trainer, has served with FreeWay Foundation since 2004. Wendell's passion for
teaching children has driven him to teach over 15,000 area public school students to live a life free
of drugs, alcohol and violence. As FreeWay Project
Coordinator, he oversees the operation of the program
and is responsible for training new prevention
specialists. He recently received his Doctor of Christian Counseling degree from Pillsbury College & Seminary in St.
Louis, MO.
He resides in St. Louis, MO with his wife Keisha.
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