Coop Staff & Services

• Director of the Co-op - Leonard Orth since '88
  Leonard Orth is the Director of the Co-op. He grew up in the Billings area after his family moved here to help start the Yellowstone Boys Ranch in 1957. Leonard is in his 13th year with the East Co-op. Previously, he worked at the Boys and Girls Ranch for 11 years. He provides assistance with education funding , inservice programming, legal matters related to SPED, and oversees the delivery of special services to the member districts' nearly 3,500 students. He lives in Laurel with his wife and 2 children.


• School Psychologist - Dwight VonSchriltz since '96
  Perhaps the most visible Co-op employee at Lockwood is Dwight VonSchriltz, School Psychologist. Dwight came to work at Lockwood his first year out of his graduate program in December of 1996. At that time, he was completing work for his degree from Moorhead State University in Moorhead, MN. Since that time, he has become an integral member of the Lockwood faculty. Whether he is testing kids, observing and consulting in classrooms, counseling with struggling students and families, or coaching football and basketball, Dwight's insights and positive attitude are an enormous contribution to our schools. He and his wife reside in Billings.
  
  
• School Psychologist - Tiphanie Keefe


• Coop Clerk - Robyn Dietz since '93
  Robyn Dietz is the secretary and clerk for the Cooperative. She types scores of reports, runs test scoring programs, purchases supplies and equipment, pays bills, runs payroll, bills Medicaid and generally keeps the Co-op running smoothly. Robyn is an exceptional office/business manager who came to us 8 years ago from similar positions with an oil company and a private psychologist. She lives in Shepherd with her husband and 2 children.


• Secretary - Bonnie Huck