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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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Sharon Bartlett
Dr. Sharon J. Bartlett, senior vice president of FreeWay, is a native of the Missouri Bootheel, born and reared in Malden. She earned a B.A. degree from National-Louis University, a Master's in Education, and a Doctorate in Addiction Studies from Pillsbury Institute in St. Louis. She completed additional studies at the University of Utah and Governor's State University, Illinois. She presently is a
C.Psy.D. candidate, pursuing a degree in Christian Counseling Psychology.
Soon after joining the staff of FreeWay in 1977, Dr. Sharon was promoted to Prevention Specialist. In that role, she conducted more than 1,000 seminars and workshops in hundreds of schools, and was honored as "Educator of the Year." In 1996, she was promoted to senior vice president and CEO of FreeWay, "America's premier resource for safe and drug-free schools."
In addition to her many humanitarian contributions through her work with FreeWay, Sharon has served in many outside philanthropic roles, including as a member of the Missouri Governor's Task Force on Health Education for Children, and as a member of the executive committee of the Board of Directors of the Missouri Federation of Parents.
Sharon is the proud parent of two married children, and the grandparent of five. She resides in St. Charles, Missouri.
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Wendell Thompson
Wendell is our FreeWay Project Coordinator. He resides in
St. Louis, MO with his wife, Keisha. Wendell's love for
teaching children has enabled him to teach students in
the the St. Louis metro area to "Take the FreeWay," free
from drugs, alcohol and violence. Over the past five
years, Wendell has taught in hundreds of public school classrooms
to thousands of students. As FreeWay Project
Coordinator, he oversees the operation of the program
and is responsible for training new prevention
specialists. Wendell also works for Child Evangelism
Fellowship as a Good News Club teacher trainer. He is
also currently a doctoral candidate working on his Christian Doctor of
Philosophy degree at Pillsbury College & Seminary in St.
Louis, MO.
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