Our talented team of subject matter experts brings together multiple years of experience from working with more than 350 public school districts. Knowing perception is reality, we use our various areas of expertise, both personal and professional, to assist our clients in providing the highest quality service and education to their staff, parents, students and the community as a whole.
Rick Nobles
Founder
Rick is our resident research and elections expert. He has 45 years of communications experience, which includes 17 years of experience working with public school districts. Rick has a degree in communications from the University of Texas. He has helped world-class brands, such as Coca-Cola, Sprint, Midas, Subaru, Chili’s and the United Methodist Church, manage their brand perceptions and taught Perception Management at the collegiate level for eight years.
913-484-0920rick@excellencek12.comJaret Tomlinson
President
Jaret Tomlinson, EdD, has over 20 years’ experience as a school district administrator, 10 years of experience as a corporate leader with Sprint, and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. During his tenure as a Missouri superintendent, he passed four bond/levy elections to increase school revenues and has procured over $100 million in facility upgrades for schools.
jaret@excellencek12.com
Susan Nenonen
Content Manager
Susan is always in the thick of things, using her 16 years of K-12 experience and her more than 25 years of communications experience to provide her expertise on research reports, web content and all other written material related to Perception Management. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas, a master’s degree in management from Webster University.
913-481-7080susan@excellencek12.comElaine Warren
Client Services
Elaine is dedicated to building relationships and delivering on client’s goals and objectives. Elaine has a public relations degree from the University of Central Missouri and tons of client-side experience, including 17 years as marketing director at the University of Kansas Edwards Campus.
elaine@excellencek12.com
Nick Main
Creative Director
Nick is multi-award-winning creative director who brings more than 25 years of experience to the table. Nick oversees the creative side of our business. He has a bachelor’s degree in advertising from the University of Missouri in Columbia.
main.nick@gmail.comBrad Stefanoni
Senior Strategist
Brad brings a boatload of K-12 experience to the table, having worked for the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center at Greenbush for 18 years. Brad excels in helping schools think and act strategically. Brad has a bachelor’s degree from Pittsburg State University.
620-249-3635brad@excellencek12.com
