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Boards & Commissions
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“The following committees, boards, and other groups have been created to provide advice to the U.S. Department of Education on policy and program issues. See an overview of the law that governs these committees.”
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BOARDS & COMMISSIONS
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Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Material in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities
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Russlynn H. Ali
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education. E-mail: russlynn.ali@ed.gov. http://www.ed.gov/ocr
Lizanne DeStefano
Fox Family Professor of Education, University of Illinois-Urbana- Champaign. E-mail: destefan@illinois.edu. http://ed.uiuc.edu/fsd/d/destefan
Gaeir Dietrich
Director of the High Tech Center Training Unit, California Community Colleges. E-mail: gdietrich@htctu.net. http://www.htctu.fhda.edu
Chester A. Finn
Council Member, National Council on Disability. E-mail: CFinn@ncd.gov. http://www.ncd.gov
Andrew Friedman
CEO, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. E-mail: afriedman@rfbd.org. http://www.rfbd.org
Jim Fruchterman
Founder, President, CEO, Benetech. E-mail: jim.f@benetech.org. http://www.benetech.org
Peter Givler
Executive Director, Association of American University Presses. E-mail: pgivler@aaupnet.org. http://www.aaupnet.org
Stephan Hamlin-Smith
Executive Director, Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). E-mail: stephan@ahead.org. http://www.ahead.org
Kurt Herzer
Medical and Doctor of Philosophy Student, The Johns Hopkins University. E-mail: kurt.herzer@gmail.com
Bruce Hildebrand
Executive Director for Higher Education, Association of American Publishers. E-mail: bhildebrand@publishers.org. http://www.publishers.org
George Kerscher
Secretary General of the DAISY Consortium, President of International Digital Publishing Forum. E-mail: kerscher@montana.com. http://www.daisy.org
Ashlee Kephart
Student at Hamline University, Founder of Liberian Chapter of Kids for a Better Word. E-mail: akephart01@hamlineuniversity.edu.
Eduardo M. Ochoa
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, United States Department of Education. E-mail: Eduardo.Ochoa@ed.gov. http://www.ed.gov/ope
Maria Pallante
Acting Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, Senior Advisor to the Librarian, Library of Congress. E-mail: mpall@loc.gov. http://www.copyright.gov
Alexa Posny
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, United States Department of Education. E-mail: Alexa.Posny@ed.gov. http://www.ed.gov/osers
Mark Riccobono
Executive Director, Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind. E-mail: mriccobono@nfb.org. http://www.nfb.org
Linda Tessler
Psychologist and Learning Disabilities Specialist. E-mail: linda@adultdyslexics.com. www.adultdyslexics.com
Tuck Tinsley III
President, American Printing House for the Blind. E-mail: ttinsley@aph.org. http://www.aph.org
James H. Wendorf
Executive Director, National Center for Learning Disabilities. E-mail: jwendorf@ncld.org. http://www.ncld.org
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Advisory Committee on Measures of Student Success
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Thomas Bailey, Professor of Economics and Education, Columbia University (Chair)
Margarita Benitez, Senior Associate, Excelencia in Education
Wayne Burton, President, North Shore Community College
Kevin Carey, Policy Director, Education Sector
Alisa Federico Cunningham, Vice President, Institute for Higher Education Policy
Jacob Fraire, Assistant Vice President for Educational Alliances, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Isabel Friedman, Student, University of Pennsylvania
Millie Garcia, President, California State University at Dominguez
Sharon Kristovich, Higher Education Consultant
Harold Levy, Managing Director, Palm Ventures
Geri Palast, Executive Director, Campaign for Fiscal Equity
Patrick Perry, Vice Chancellor, California Community College System
Lashawn Richburg-Hayes, Deputy Director, MDRC
Linda Thor, Chancellor, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Belle Wheelan, President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges
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Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
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Mr. Norm Bedford, Chair
Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 452016; 4505 S. Maryland Parkway; Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-2016. Appointed: 10/1/2008. U.S. Senate appointee. Mugshots here>http://www.viewnews.com/2008/VIEW-Jul-08-Tue-2008/SEast/22477391.html.
Director, Financial Aid and Scholarships, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Box 452016; 4505 S. Maryland Parkway; Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-2016. Appointed: 10/1/2008. U.S. Senate appointee. Mugshots here>http://www.viewnews.com/2008/VIEW-Jul-08-Tue-2008/SEast/22477391.html.
Dr. Helen Benjamin, Vice Chair
Chancellor, Contra Costa Community College District. 500 Court Street; Martinez, California 94553. Appointed: 10/2/2008. U.S. House of Representatives appointee.
Mr. David L. Gruen
Past National Chair, National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; Retired. 41519 N. Tangle Ridge Court; Phoenix, Arizona 85086. Appointed: 10/02/2009. U.S. Senate appointee
Mr. Anthony J. Guida Jr.
Senior Vice President of Strategic Development and Regulatory Affairs, Education Management Corporation. 210 Sixth Avenue, Suite 3300; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222. Appointed: 10/2/2008. U.S. House of Representatives appointee.
Ms. Kathleen Hoyer
Student Member, The University of Maryland–College Park. 2110 Benjamin Building, College Park, Maryland 20742-1165. Appointed: 4/16/2010.
U.S. Secretary of Education appointee
Student Member, The University of Maryland–College Park. 2110 Benjamin Building, College Park, Maryland 20742-1165. Appointed: 4/16/2010.
U.S. Secretary of Education appointee
Dr. William T. Luckey Jr.
President, Lindsey Wilson College. L.R. McDonald Administration Building, President’s Office, 210 Lindsey Wilson Blvd.; Columbia, Kentucky 42728. Appointed: 10/02/2009. U.S. Senate appointee.
Mr. John F. McNamara
Vice President for College Development, Rockford College. 5050 E. State Street; Rockford, Illinois 61108. Appointed: 08/07/2009. U.S. Secretary of Education appointee.
Vice President for College Development, Rockford College. 5050 E. State Street; Rockford, Illinois 61108. Appointed: 08/07/2009. U.S. Secretary of Education appointee.
Ms. Deborah Stanley
Director of Financial Aid, Bowie State University. 14000 Jericho Park Road; Bowie, Maryland 20715. Appointed: 12/22/10. U.S. House of Representatives appointee.
Mrs. Sharon Wurm
Director of Financial Aid, Scholarships, Student Employment and Veterans Services, Truckee Meadows Community College. 7000 Dandini Blvd, RDMT 315C; Reno, Nevada 89512. Appointed: 10/5/10. U.S. Senate appointee.
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Equity and Excellence Commission
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Cynthia G. Brown
Mike Casserly
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
Linda Darling-Hammond: Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University where she has launched the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and the School Redesign Network and served as faculty sponsor for the Stanford Teacher Education Program. She is a former president of the American Educational Research Association and member of the National Academy of Education. Her research, teaching, and policy work focus on issues of school restructuring, teacher quality and educational equity.
Sandra Dungee Glenn: Sandra Dungee Glenn is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Cities Foundation. In 2001, Sandra Dungee Glenn was appointed to the Board of Education for the School District of Philadelphia, and she served from 2002 to 2007 as a Commissioner on the School Reform Commission (SRC), the governing body of the School District of Philadelphia. In September 2007, Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell appointed Ms. Dungee Glenn to the position of Chairwoman of the SRC. In 2009, Governor Rendell appointed her to the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.
Christopher Edley: Chris Edley has been dean of U.C. Berkeley Law School since 2004, and is also Senior Policy Adviser to the University President. He was co-founder of two multidisciplinary think tanks: the Civil Rights Project at Harvard, where he taught law for 23 years; and Berkeley’s Chief Justice Warren Institute on Race, Ethnicity and Diversity. Edley held White House policy positions under Presidents Carter and Clinton, and was on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Eric Hanushek: Rick Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University. He has been a leader in the development of economic analysis of educational issues, and his work on efficiency, resource usage, and economic outcomes of schools has frequently entered into the design of both national and international educational policy. His research spans such diverse areas as the impacts of teacher quality, high stakes accountability, and class size reduction on achievement along with the role of cognitive skills in international growth and development.
Reed Hastings: Reed Hastings co-founded Netflix as a DVD rental by mail company in 1997. Reed is an active educational philanthropist and board member of many nonprofits. In addition, he was President of the California State Board of Education from 2000 to 2004. He has led successful statewide political campaigns for more charter public schools and easier passage of local school bonds.
Karen Hawley Miles: Karen Hawley Miles is executive director and founder of Education Resource Strategies, a nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in strategic planning, organization, and resource allocation in urban public school districts. Her work aims to help states, districts, and schools rethink resource allocation and empower principals to create great schools and redirect resources to promote excellent teaching, individual attention for children, and productive instructional time.
Kati Haycock: Kati Haycock is currently serving as the president of the Education Trust. She previously served as executive vice president of the Children’s Defense Fund, the nation’s largest child-advocacy organization. A native Californian, Haycock founded and served as president of the Achievement Council, a statewide organization that helps teachers and principals in predominantly minority schools improve student achievement.
Ben Jealous: Ben Jealous is the 17th President and Chief Executive Officer of the NAACP, and the youngest person to hold the position in the organization’s nearly 100-year history. During his career, he has served as president of the Rosenberg Foundation, director of the U.S. Human Rights Program at Amnesty International and Executive Director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of more than 200 black community newspapers.
John King: John King is the Senior Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Education in New York. He is the co-founder of Roxbury Preparatory Charter School in Massachusetts and was a Managing Director of the Uncommon Schools, a non-profit charter management organization.
Ralph Martire: Ralph Martire is executive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability. Mr. Martire teaches a Master’s level class on education finance and fiscal policy for the University of Illinois and Roosevelt University. He has received numerous awards for his work on education policy reform, including the 2007 Champion of Freedom Award, presented by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition to individuals whose professional work embodies Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, commitment to equal educational opportunities.
Matt Miller: Matt Miller is a weekly columnist for the Washington Post’s online edition, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and the host of Left, Right & Center, public radio’s popular political week-in-review program. A former Clinton White House aide, Miller is also the author of “The 2 Percent Solution” (2003) and “The Tyranny of Dead Ideas” (2009), books which in part addressed issues of educational inequity. He consults to corporations and nonprofits on issues of strategy, policy and communications.
Marc Morial: As President of the National Urban League since 2003 he has been the primary catalyst for an era of change—a transformation for the 100 year old civil rights organization. His energetic and skilled leadership has expanded the League’s work around an Empowerment agenda, which is redefining civil rights in the 21st century with a renewed emphasis on closing the economic gaps between Whites and Blacks as well as rich and poor Americans.
Michael Rebell: Michael A. Rebell is a professor and executive director of The Campaign for Educational Equity, at Teachers College, Columbia University, a research and policy center that champions the right of all children to meaningful educational opportunity and works to define and secure the full range of resources, supports, and services necessary to provide this opportunity to disadvantaged children. He is also an adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School, and the author of a number of books, including, most recently, Courts and Kids: Pursuing Educational Equity Through the State Courts ( U of Chicago Press, 2009). Previously, he was counsel for plaintiffs in Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York.
Ahniwake Rose: Ahniwake Rose (Cherokee) serves as a Policy Analyst for the National Congress of American Indians. Leading the Human Resources legislative team, Ms. Rose’s position encompasses addressing and leading national policy initiatives that serve to empower Tribes and Indian communities to improve their overall health and well-being. Ms. Rose’s portfolio includes health, education, nutrition, and child welfare. Prior to joining NCAI, Ms. Rose worked for the Department of Education as a consultant implementing Presidential Executive Order 13336, providing culturally appropriate education to Indian students through the No Child Left Behind Act.
Jesse Ruiz: Jesse Ruiz is a corporate and securities partner in the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, and since 2004, has served as Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education. The Illinois State Board of Education oversees the operation of the state’s school system for 2.1 million students in grades Pre-K-12, and administers an $11.1 billion annual budget. Jesse also serves on the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Government Affairs Committee, and the National Association of Latino Elected/Appointed Officials (NALEO) Education Task Force.
Jim Ryan: Jim Ryan joined the faculty of the University of Virginia’s School of Law in 1998 after completing a two-year public interest fellowship in Newark, N.J. His scholarship focuses primarily on law and educational opportunity, and he has written a book on the topic, published by Oxford University Press and entitled “Five Miles Away, A World Apart”, and he has published numerous articles on school finance, school desegregation, school choice, school governance, a right to preschool and the No Child Left Behind Act, which have appeared in the leading law journals in the country.
Thomas Saenz: Thomas Saenz is the President and General Counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Previously, as Counsel to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Saenz helped to lead the legislative effort to change the governance of Los Angeles Unified School District. For nine years he has been a member of the appointed Los Angeles County Board of Education.
David Sciarra: David Sciarra is the Executive Director of the Education Law Center (ELC) in Newark, New Jersey. ELC works to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for low-income students, students of color, and students with special needs, through policy initiatives, action research, public engagement, and when necessary, legal action.
Robert Teranishi: Robert Teranishi is an Associate Professor of Higher Education at New York University and Co-Director for the Institute for Globalization and Education. Dr. Teranishi’s research is broadly focused on race, ethnicity, and the stratification of college opportunity. His work has been influential to federal, state, and institution policy related to college access and affordability.
Jacquelyn Thompson: Jacquelyn Thompson is the recently retired Director of the Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services at the Michigan Department of Education. She is a Past President of the National Association of State Directors of Special Education as well as a former Coordinator of the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program.
Jose Torres: Jose Torres is the superintendent of School District U-46 in Elgin, Illinois. Previously, Torres served as area instructional officer in Chicago Public Schools, a district with 675 schools and over 430,000 students. Torres has also served as assistant superintendent of student support services for Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Maryland.
Dennis Van Roekel:Dennis Van Roekel, a 23-year teaching veteran, is the President of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union and advocate for quality public schools. He has served two terms as NEA Vice President and NEA Secretary-Treasurer, and has held key positions in all levels of the Association, including Arizona Education Association President and Paradise Valley Education Association President. His accomplishments include dramatic increases in membership among teachers and education support professionals while president of the Arizona Education Association and a notable rise in voluntary political action committee contributions during his term.
Randi Weingarten: Randi Weingarten is president of the 1.5-million-member American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school-related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; local, state and federal employees; and early childhood educators. She was elected in July 2008, following 11 years of service as an AFT vice president.
Doris Williams: Doris Terry Williams is Executive Director of the Rural School and Community Trust. Williams guides the organization’s work with a network that has numbered more than 700 rural schools and communities in 35 states, connecting student work to local community development needs; strengthening the capacity of rural people to advocate for quality public education; and improving the climate for teaching and learning in rural places. Dr. Williams has more than 35 years of experience as an educator and education policy maker and was previously assistant dean and associate professor in the School of Education at North Carolina Central University.
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White House – Office of Management and Budget (Associate Director for Education, Income Maintenance and Labor, Robert Gordon)
White House – Domestic Policy Council (Special Assistant to the President, Roberto Rodriguez)
Department of Education, Deputy Secretary (Deputy Secretary Tony Miller)
Department of Education, Under Secretary (Under Secretary Martha Kanter)
Department of Education, Office of the Secretary (Chief of Staff Joanne Weiss)
Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (Assistant Secretary Russlynn Ali)
Department of Education, Office of Policy (Assistant Secretary Carmel Martin)
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Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Advisory Board
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Dr. Lezli Baskerville, President & CEO
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Term expires upon tenure of position of President of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Term expires upon tenure of position of President of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
Dr. Norman Francis, President
Xavier University of Louisiana
Chair and Secretary’s Designee
Appointed 02/26/2007
Term expires 09/30/2013
Xavier University of Louisiana
Chair and Secretary’s Designee
Appointed 02/26/2007
Term expires 09/30/2013
Dr. Robert M. Franklin, President
Morehouse College
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a private HBCU
Morehouse College
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a private HBCU
Dr. Henry Givens, Jr., President
Harris Stowe University
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a public HBCU
Harris Stowe University
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a public HBCU
Dr. Michael Lomax, President & CEO
United Negro College Fund
Term expires upon tenure of position of the President of the United Negro College Fund
United Negro College Fund
Term expires upon tenure of position of the President of the United Negro College Fund
Dr. Adena Loston, President
St. Philips College
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a public HBCU
St. Philips College
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a public HBCU
Dr. Donald J. Reaves, Chancellor
Winston-Salem State University
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a public HBCU
Winston-Salem State University
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a public HBCU
Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, President
Bethune-Cookman University
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a private HBCU
Bethune-Cookman University
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a private HBCU
Dr. Dianne Boardly Suber, President
St. Augustine’s College
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a private HBCU
St. Augustine’s College
Appointed March 18, 2010
Term expires 9/30/2013
Representative of a private HBCU
Mr. Johnny C. Taylor, President & CEO
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Term expires upon tenure of position of the President of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Term expires upon tenure of position of the President of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Dr. John S. Wilson, Jr. Executive Director
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Term expires upon tenure of position of the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Term expires upon tenure of position of the Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
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Jamienne S. Studley, J.D., Chair (Education Department)
Jamienne S. Studley, President and CEO of Public Advocates Inc., a civil rights law firm and advocacy group based in San Francisco, was earlier President of Skidmore College. She also served as Deputy and Acting General Counsel, US Department of Education; Associate Dean, Yale Law School, and adjunct faculty member at Stanford and UC Berkeley Law Schools. She is a member of the San Francisco Ethics Commission and has also been a member of the Board of AAC&U and Scholar in Residence at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She graduated from Barnard College (B.A. American Studies) and Harvard Law School.
Jamienne S. Studley, President and CEO of Public Advocates Inc., a civil rights law firm and advocacy group based in San Francisco, was earlier President of Skidmore College. She also served as Deputy and Acting General Counsel, US Department of Education; Associate Dean, Yale Law School, and adjunct faculty member at Stanford and UC Berkeley Law Schools. She is a member of the San Francisco Ethics Commission and has also been a member of the Board of AAC&U and Scholar in Residence at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She graduated from Barnard College (B.A. American Studies) and Harvard Law School.
Arthur J. Rothkopf, J.D. Vice-Chair (House Republicans)
Arthur J. Rothkopf is the President Emeritus of Lafayette College. Previously, he served as the senior vice-president and counselor to the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He earned his B.A. from Lafayette College and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Arthur J. Rothkopf is the President Emeritus of Lafayette College. Previously, he served as the senior vice-president and counselor to the president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He earned his B.A. from Lafayette College and his law degree from Harvard Law School.
Bruce Cole, Ph.D. (Senate Republicans)
Bruce Cole is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. He formerly served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Revolution Center and as Chairman of the National Endowment for Humanities. His education consists of a bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University, a master’s degree from Oberlin College, a doctorate from Bryn Mawr College, and nine honorary doctorate degrees.
Bruce Cole is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute. He formerly served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Revolution Center and as Chairman of the National Endowment for Humanities. His education consists of a bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University, a master’s degree from Oberlin College, a doctorate from Bryn Mawr College, and nine honorary doctorate degrees.
George T. French, Jr., Ph.D. (House Democrats)
George T. French, Jr. is the President of Miles College in Fairfield, AL. Formerly served as the Director of Development at Miles College and is a Christian Methodist Episcopal minister. Dr. French is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a law degree from Miles College.
George T. French, Jr. is the President of Miles College in Fairfield, AL. Formerly served as the Director of Development at Miles College and is a Christian Methodist Episcopal minister. Dr. French is a graduate of the University of Louisville with a law degree from Miles College.
Arthur E. Keiser, J.D. (House Republicans)
Arthur E. Keiser is the Chancellor of the Keiser Collegiate System which includes Keiser University, Keiser Career College, and Southeastern Institute. Dr. Keiser was appointed by the Governor of Florida to the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities and the State Board of Independent Postsecondary, Vocational, Technical, Trade and Business Schools. He earned his doctorate degree in Higher Education Administration at the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati Ohio.
Arthur E. Keiser is the Chancellor of the Keiser Collegiate System which includes Keiser University, Keiser Career College, and Southeastern Institute. Dr. Keiser was appointed by the Governor of Florida to the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities and the State Board of Independent Postsecondary, Vocational, Technical, Trade and Business Schools. He earned his doctorate degree in Higher Education Administration at the Union Institute and University in Cincinnati Ohio.
William ‘Brit’ E. Kirwan, Ph.D. (House Democrats)
William ‘Brit’ E. Kirwan has been the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland since 2002. Previously, he was the President of Ohio State University for four years, President of University of Maryland, College Park for 10 years, and a faculty member at the University of Maryland for 24 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Kentucky and his master’s and doctorate degrees in mathematics from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
William ‘Brit’ E. Kirwan has been the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland since 2002. Previously, he was the President of Ohio State University for four years, President of University of Maryland, College Park for 10 years, and a faculty member at the University of Maryland for 24 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Kentucky and his master’s and doctorate degrees in mathematics from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Earl Lewis, Ph.D. (Education Department)
Earl Lewis is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emory University. He is a professor in African American Studies and was the dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and vice provost for academic affairs/graduate studies at the University of Michigan. Dr. Lewis has written many articles and essays reviewing African and African American history. His education includes degrees in History and Psychology.
Earl Lewis is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emory University. He is a professor in African American Studies and was the dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies and vice provost for academic affairs/graduate studies at the University of Michigan. Dr. Lewis has written many articles and essays reviewing African and African American history. His education includes degrees in History and Psychology.
Wilfred M. McClay, Ph.D. (Senate Republicans)
Wilfred M. McClay holds the SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Wilfred M. McClay holds the SunTrust Bank Chair of Excellence in Humanities, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Anne D. Neal, J.D. (Senate Republicans)
Anne D. Neal is the co-founder of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni and has been the President since 2003. Ms. Neal is currently a director of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, and Casey Trees. Her education consists of an A.B. in American history and literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
Anne D. Neal is the co-founder of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni and has been the President since 2003. Ms. Neal is currently a director of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, and Casey Trees. Her education consists of an A.B. in American history and literature from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
William Pepicello, Ph.D. (House Republicans)
William (Bill) Pepicello is the Provost and President of the University of Phoenix. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Classics from Gannon University, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Linguistics from Brown University. In 2002 Bill was the founding dean of the School of Advanced Studies, which houses the University of Phoenix’s doctoral program.
William (Bill) Pepicello is the Provost and President of the University of Phoenix. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Classics from Gannon University, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in Linguistics from Brown University. In 2002 Bill was the founding dean of the School of Advanced Studies, which houses the University of Phoenix’s doctoral program.
Susan D. Phillips, Ph.D. (Education Department)
Susan D. Phillips is the Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany. Her past positions are the Director of Doctoral Training for Counseling Psychology, Chair of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Dean of the School of Education. She holds degrees from Stanford University (BA, Human Biology). Teachers College (MA, Psychology), and Columbia University (MPhil and PhD, Counseling Psychology).
Susan D. Phillips is the Provost and Vice-President of Academic Affairs at the State University of New York at Albany. Her past positions are the Director of Doctoral Training for Counseling Psychology, Chair of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, and Dean of the School of Education. She holds degrees from Stanford University (BA, Human Biology). Teachers College (MA, Psychology), and Columbia University (MPhil and PhD, Counseling Psychology).
Beter-aron Aron Shimeles (Education Department)
Aron Shimeles is the student member on the NACIQI, having recently graduated from Stanford University and is currently employed as a Fellow at the Peer Health Exchange in New York.
Aron Shimeles is the student member on the NACIQI, having recently graduated from Stanford University and is currently employed as a Fellow at the Peer Health Exchange in New York.
Cameron C Staples, J.D. (Senate Democrats)
Cameron C. Staples is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. He is a former Representative of the 96th District of Hamden and New Haven. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, his Master’s degree in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and a J.D. from The University of Connecticut School of Law.
Cameron C. Staples is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. He is a former Representative of the 96th District of Hamden and New Haven. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, his Master’s degree in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and a J.D. from The University of Connecticut School of Law.
Larry N. Vanderhoef, Ph.D. (Senate Democrats)
Larry N. Vanderhoef is a Chancellor Emeritus of the University of California, Davis. During his leadership, he significantly increased the extramural awards and private gifts to the campus, expanded clinical and office space by six million square feet, transformed the county hospital to a sound regional medical center, and increased student enrollment into the university. His education consists of B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. in plant biochemistry from Purdue University.
Larry N. Vanderhoef is a Chancellor Emeritus of the University of California, Davis. During his leadership, he significantly increased the extramural awards and private gifts to the campus, expanded clinical and office space by six million square feet, transformed the county hospital to a sound regional medical center, and increased student enrollment into the university. His education consists of B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. in plant biochemistry from Purdue University.
Carolyn Williams, Ph.D. (House Democrats)
Dr. Carolyn Williams, President Emeritus, retired as the fourth President of the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York in June 2010 and formerly served as the President of Los Angeles Southwest College. She has designed programs that encourage community college students to continue their postsecondary education. She earned her Bachelor’s in Sociology, her Master’s in Urban Planning, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan.
Dr. Carolyn Williams, President Emeritus, retired as the fourth President of the Bronx Community College of the City University of New York in June 2010 and formerly served as the President of Los Angeles Southwest College. She has designed programs that encourage community college students to continue their postsecondary education. She earned her Bachelor’s in Sociology, her Master’s in Urban Planning, and her Ph.D. in Higher Education from Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan.
Frank H. Wu, J.D. (Education Department)
Frank H. Wu is the Chancellor of the University of California and the Dean of Hastings College of Law. He has served as a Trustee and as Vice-Chair of Gallaudet University, the only university primarily serving deaf and hard of hearing students, and Howard University, the nation’s leading historically black college/university. Wu received his Bachelor’s from Johns Hopkins University and his J. D. from the University of Michigan.
Frank H. Wu is the Chancellor of the University of California and the Dean of Hastings College of Law. He has served as a Trustee and as Vice-Chair of Gallaudet University, the only university primarily serving deaf and hard of hearing students, and Howard University, the nation’s leading historically black college/university. Wu received his Bachelor’s from Johns Hopkins University and his J. D. from the University of Michigan.
Federico Zaragoza, Ph.D. (Education Department)
Dr. Frederica Zaragoza has been the Vice-Chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development at Alamo Colleges since 2004. He helped establish the Alamo University Center which allows Alamo College graduates to earn Bachelors and Masters Degrees from five regional universities. Dr. Zaragoza has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, a Master’s Degree in Vocational Education, an Education Specialist degree in Industrial and Technical Education, and a Ph.D. in Urban Education and Administrative Leadership from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Dr. Frederica Zaragoza has been the Vice-Chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development at Alamo Colleges since 2004. He helped establish the Alamo University Center which allows Alamo College graduates to earn Bachelors and Masters Degrees from five regional universities. Dr. Zaragoza has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology, a Master’s Degree in Vocational Education, an Education Specialist degree in Industrial and Technical Education, and a Ph.D. in Urban Education and Administrative Leadership from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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National Advisory Council on Indian Education
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Thomas Acevedo (Chair)
St. Ignatius, MT
St. Ignatius, MT
Greg Anderson
Eufaula, OK
Eufaula, OK
Derek Bailey
Peshawbestown, MI
Peshawbestown, MI
Robin Butterfield
Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, VA
Robert B. Cook
Summerset, SD
Summerset, SD
Deborah Jackson-Dennison
Fort Defiance, AZ
Fort Defiance, AZ
Sam McCracken
Beaverton, OR
Beaverton, OR
Wayne Newell
Princeton, ME
Princeton, ME
MaryJane Oatman-Wak Wak
Boise, ID
Boise, ID
Stacy Phelps
Rapid City, SD
Rapid City, SD
S. Alan Ray
Elmhurst, IL
Elmhurst, IL
Alyce Spotted Bear
New Town, ND
New Town, ND
Virginia Thomas
Okmulgee, OK
Okmulgee, OK
Patricia Whitefoot
Toppenish, WA
Toppenish, WA
Theresa Arevgaq John
Toksook Bay, AK
Toksook Bay, AK
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National Board for Education Sciences
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Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of the School of Education and William H. Payne Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan
Anthony Bryk, president of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Robert C. Granger, president of the William T. Grant Foundation
Margaret R. (Peggy) McLeod, Education Consultant
Robert A. Underwood, president of the University of Guam
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National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education
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Dr. Jack Wilson (FIPSE Board Chair)
President
University of Massachusetts
President
University of Massachusetts
Mr. Francisco Aguilar
Corporate and Communications Counsel
Andre Agassi Foundation for Education
Corporate and Communications Counsel
Andre Agassi Foundation for Education
Mr. Raimundo Krishna Esteva
Student Member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Student Member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Bill Graves
Senior Vice President for Academic Strategy
SunGard Higher Education
Senior Vice President for Academic Strategy
SunGard Higher Education
Dr. Annie Ruth Leslie
Bowie State University
Bowie State University
Ms. Gayle Conelly Manchin
President-Elect
National State Boards of Education (NASBE)
President-Elect
National State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Mr. Jose D. Padilla
Vice President & General Counsel
DePaul University
Vice President & General Counsel
DePaul University
Dr. Camille Preus
Commissioner
Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD)
Commissioner
Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD)
Ms. Deborah Santiago
Vice President of Policy and Research
Excelencia in Education
Vice President of Policy and Research
Excelencia in Education
Mr. Louis Soares
Director
Center for American Progress
Director
Center for American Progress
Mr. Carl Takamura
Accrediting Commission for Schools/Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Accrediting Commission for Schools/Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
Dr. Paula Whetsel-Ribeau
Howard University
Howard University
Dr. Tony Zeiss
President
Central Piedmont Community College
President
Central Piedmont Community College
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Operational Committees
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Commission on Presidential Scholars (CPS) – http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/commission.html
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Marina C. McCarthy
Commission Chair
Educational Consultant
Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University
Massachusetts
Commission Chair
Educational Consultant
Associate, Davis Center, Harvard University
Massachusetts
José M. Amaya
Diversity Program Manager, Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Iowa
Diversity Program Manager, Rockwell Collins, Inc.
Iowa
Michael A. Caplin
Chairman, Phoenix Project Nonprofit Leadership Program
President, Turtle Island Group, LLC
President, The New York Center for Children
Virginia
Chairman, Phoenix Project Nonprofit Leadership Program
President, Turtle Island Group, LLC
President, The New York Center for Children
Virginia
Martha Darling
Education Policy Consultant
Michigan
Education Policy Consultant
Michigan
Alan H. Fleischmann
Principal and Board Member, Albright Stonebridge Group
Co-founder, Board Member, and Managing Director, ImagineNations Group
Maryland
Principal and Board Member, Albright Stonebridge Group
Co-founder, Board Member, and Managing Director, ImagineNations Group
Maryland
Judy Gaynor
Co-founding Member, Chicago Committee of Human Rights Watch
Member, Advisory Committee of the Children’s Rights Division
Illinois
Co-founding Member, Chicago Committee of Human Rights Watch
Member, Advisory Committee of the Children’s Rights Division
Illinois
Richard P. Herman
Educational Consultant
Retired Founding Director, Windsor Mountain International
New Hampshire
Educational Consultant
Retired Founding Director, Windsor Mountain International
New Hampshire
I. King Jordan
President Emeritus, Gallaudet University
Maryland
President Emeritus, Gallaudet University
Maryland
Colin Crowell Kippen
Executive Director, National Indian Education Association
Hawaii
Executive Director, National Indian Education Association
Hawaii
Reginald Lewis
Executive Director, The Chad School Foundation, Inc.
New Jersey
Executive Director, The Chad School Foundation, Inc.
New Jersey
Yvette Lewis
Creator/Performer, SO THIS IS OPERA
Teaching Artist, Maryland State Arts Council and the Strathmore Hall Performing Arts Center
Maryland
Creator/Performer, SO THIS IS OPERA
Teaching Artist, Maryland State Arts Council and the Strathmore Hall Performing Arts Center
Maryland
Choco Gonzalez Meza
Founder, CGM Consulting
Texas
Founder, CGM Consulting
Texas
Sondra Myers
Senior Fellow, International, Civic and Cultural Projects, University of Scranton
Director, The Schemel Forum, University of Scranton
Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, International, Civic and Cultural Projects, University of Scranton
Director, The Schemel Forum, University of Scranton
Pennsylvania
Alapaki Nahale-a
Chairman, Hawaiian Homes Commission
Director, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Hawaii
Chairman, Hawaiian Homes Commission
Director, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
Hawaii
Jackie Norris
Executive Director, Points of Light Corporate Institute
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
Executive Director, Points of Light Corporate Institute
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Affairs, American University
Sheldon Pang
Vice Chairman, Freepoint Commodities
Connecticut
Vice Chairman, Freepoint Commodities
Connecticut
Carol Pensky
Board of Directors Member, DC Prep
Board of Directors Member, Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
Advisory Board Member, Woodley House, Inc.
Washington, DC
Board of Directors Member, DC Prep
Board of Directors Member, Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
Advisory Board Member, Woodley House, Inc.
Washington, DC
Robert Saltzman
Associate Dean, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Police Commissioner, Los Angeles Police Department
California
Associate Dean, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
Police Commissioner, Los Angeles Police Department
California
Jeanne Unemori Skog
President & CEO, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
Chair, Economic Alliance of Hawaii
President & CEO, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
Chair, Economic Alliance of Hawaii
Hawaii
Srinija Srinivasan
Chair, Board of Trustees of SFJAZZ
Founder, Performance and production center for creative music, Brooklyn, New York
California
Founder, Performance and production center for creative music, Brooklyn, New York
California
Donald M. Stewart
Visiting Professor, The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Retired Chief Executive Officer, The Chicago Community Trust
Illinois
Visiting Professor, The University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Retired Chief Executive Officer, The Chicago Community Trust
Illinois
Cynthia Ann Telles
Director, UCLA Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic, Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, UCLA School of Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
California
Director, UCLA Spanish Speaking Psychosocial Clinic, Neuropsychiatric Institute and Hospital, UCLA School of Medicine
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA School of Medicine
California
Tamara Toussaint
Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Ford & Harrison LLP
Illinois
Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator, Ford & Harrison LLP
Illinois
Michelle M. Shearer
2011 National Teacher of the Year
Maryland
2011 National Teacher of the Year
Maryland
E. Faye Williams
Chair, National Congress of Black Women
Washington, DC
Chair, National Congress of Black Women
Washington, DC
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Jacob K. Javits Fellow Program Fellowship Board
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Cosette Ryan, Executive Director
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National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation
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Martin Crane, M.D., Chair
Radheshyam M. Agrawal, M.D.
N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D.
James Hallock, M.D.
David Munoz, M.D., M.P.H.
Deborah Powell, M.D.
Andrea Reid, M.D., M.P.H.
Krishnan Subrahmanian, student member
Adewale Troutman, M.D., M.P.H.
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National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)
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Current Board Members (2011–2012)
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“Honorable” David P. Driscoll, Chair
David Driscoll is the 22nd Commissioner of Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1998 to 2007. Commissioner Driscoll has a 43-year career in public education and educational leadership. A former secondary school mathematics teacher, he was named Melrose Assistant Superintendent in 1972 and Superintendent of Schools in the same community in 1984. He served in that role until 1993, when he was appointed Massachusetts Deputy Commissioner of Education, just days after the state’s Education Reform Act was signed into law. He became Interim Commissioner of Education on July 1, 1998, and was named Commissioner on March 10, 1999. Dr. Driscoll is currently the Outgoing President of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and serves on the board of the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB).
David Driscoll is the 22nd Commissioner of Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1998 to 2007. Commissioner Driscoll has a 43-year career in public education and educational leadership. A former secondary school mathematics teacher, he was named Melrose Assistant Superintendent in 1972 and Superintendent of Schools in the same community in 1984. He served in that role until 1993, when he was appointed Massachusetts Deputy Commissioner of Education, just days after the state’s Education Reform Act was signed into law. He became Interim Commissioner of Education on July 1, 1998, and was named Commissioner on March 10, 1999. Dr. Driscoll is currently the Outgoing President of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and serves on the board of the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB).
Mary Frances Taymans, SND, Vice Chair
Sister Mary Frances Taymans was formerly the Executive Director of the Secondary School Department of National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) where she directed the comprehensive agenda of the department and works particularly in the areas of mission, research, leadership and advocacy. Sr. Taymans served as the assistant superintendent for high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, principal of Cardinal Gibbons High School in North Carolina and Clearwater Central Catholic High School in Florida. She has taught as an adjunct at The George Washington University and the University of Dayton.
Sister Mary Frances Taymans was formerly the Executive Director of the Secondary School Department of National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) where she directed the comprehensive agenda of the department and works particularly in the areas of mission, research, leadership and advocacy. Sr. Taymans served as the assistant superintendent for high schools in the Archdiocese of Washington, DC, principal of Cardinal Gibbons High School in North Carolina and Clearwater Central Catholic High School in Florida. She has taught as an adjunct at The George Washington University and the University of Dayton.
Andrés A. Alonso
Andrés Alonso is the Baltimore City Public Schools Chief Executive, serving as the superintendent of Maryland’s largest school district since 2007. Dr. Alonso has led key reforms and initiatives in Baltimore City schools, such as enlarging the role of family and communities in school operations, closing low-performing schools, and giving more autonomy to school principals. Under his leadership, Baltimore City schools have seen improving student performance with a narrowing of achievement gaps among some subgroups. Dr. Alonso previously served as deputy chancellor for the New York City Department of Education, where he was involved with developing school accountability, and has also worked as an English as a Second Language teacher and an attorney.
Andrés Alonso is the Baltimore City Public Schools Chief Executive, serving as the superintendent of Maryland’s largest school district since 2007. Dr. Alonso has led key reforms and initiatives in Baltimore City schools, such as enlarging the role of family and communities in school operations, closing low-performing schools, and giving more autonomy to school principals. Under his leadership, Baltimore City schools have seen improving student performance with a narrowing of achievement gaps among some subgroups. Dr. Alonso previously served as deputy chancellor for the New York City Department of Education, where he was involved with developing school accountability, and has also worked as an English as a Second Language teacher and an attorney.
David J. Alukonis
David Alukonis is the owner of a small business that focuses on commercial real estate development and management. He is former Chairman of the Hudson School Board, where he was responsible for leadership, coordination, strategic planning and budgeting for New Hampshire’s ninth largest school district. Mr. Alukonis is also a former Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he served as a State Representative.
David Alukonis is the owner of a small business that focuses on commercial real estate development and management. He is former Chairman of the Hudson School Board, where he was responsible for leadership, coordination, strategic planning and budgeting for New Hampshire’s ninth largest school district. Mr. Alukonis is also a former Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the New Hampshire House of Representatives where he served as a State Representative.
Louis Fabrizio
Louis Fabrizio is the Director of the Division of Data, Research and Federal Policy at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. He is responsible for several federal reports including the Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN) and Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR), management of the NC Common Education Data Analysis and Reporting System (CEDARS) longitudinal database, and federal policy development. He continues to serve as the state’s Federal Liaison with the U.S. Department of Education and also serves as a senior advisor to staff in the Accountability Services Division regarding the state’s ABCs Accountability Program, the statewide testing program, and the state’s accountability and assessment plans for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Dr. Fabrizio previously worked for CTB/McGraw-Hill for many years as a testing consultant.
Louis Fabrizio is the Director of the Division of Data, Research and Federal Policy at the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. He is responsible for several federal reports including the Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN) and Consolidated State Performance Report (CSPR), management of the NC Common Education Data Analysis and Reporting System (CEDARS) longitudinal database, and federal policy development. He continues to serve as the state’s Federal Liaison with the U.S. Department of Education and also serves as a senior advisor to staff in the Accountability Services Division regarding the state’s ABCs Accountability Program, the statewide testing program, and the state’s accountability and assessment plans for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Dr. Fabrizio previously worked for CTB/McGraw-Hill for many years as a testing consultant.
“Honorable” Anitere Flores
Anitere Flores is a Florida legislator (R-Miami) who has represented District 114 in the Florida House of Representatives since 2004. Ms. Flores served as Education Council Policy Chief from 2000-2002 in the state House and has advised Gov. Jeb Bush on statewide policies. From 2002-2004, Ms. Flores served as Director of State Relations for Florida International University.
Anitere Flores is a Florida legislator (R-Miami) who has represented District 114 in the Florida House of Representatives since 2004. Ms. Flores served as Education Council Policy Chief from 2000-2002 in the state House and has advised Gov. Jeb Bush on statewide policies. From 2002-2004, Ms. Flores served as Director of State Relations for Florida International University.
Alan J. Friedman
Alan Friedman is a consultant in the areas of museum development and science communication. He has consulted for over sixty institutions around the world. From 1984 to 2006, Dr. Friedman was the Director and CEO of the New York Hall of Science. He served as Conseiller Scientifique et Muséologique for the Cité des Sciences et de l’industrie Paris, and was the Director of Astronomy and Physics at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Alan Friedman is a consultant in the areas of museum development and science communication. He has consulted for over sixty institutions around the world. From 1984 to 2006, Dr. Friedman was the Director and CEO of the New York Hall of Science. He served as Conseiller Scientifique et Muséologique for the Cité des Sciences et de l’industrie Paris, and was the Director of Astronomy and Physics at the Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley.
Shannon Garrison
Shannon Garrison has been a fourth grade teacher at Solano Avenue Elementary School in downtown Los Angeles since 1997. In her educator role, Ms. Garrison has served Solano Avenue Elementary in many capacities, including as a problem-solving data coordinator, bilingual and Title I program coordinator, writing coordinator, science lead teacher and member of the language appraisal and student success teams. She is a National Board certified teacher, and has also authored winning applications for the National Blue Ribbon School and California Distinguished School programs. Ms. Garrison received a Milken National Educator Award in 2008.
Shannon Garrison has been a fourth grade teacher at Solano Avenue Elementary School in downtown Los Angeles since 1997. In her educator role, Ms. Garrison has served Solano Avenue Elementary in many capacities, including as a problem-solving data coordinator, bilingual and Title I program coordinator, writing coordinator, science lead teacher and member of the language appraisal and student success teams. She is a National Board certified teacher, and has also authored winning applications for the National Blue Ribbon School and California Distinguished School programs. Ms. Garrison received a Milken National Educator Award in 2008.
Doris Hicks
Doris Hicks is Principal and CEO of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans—the first public school to open in the city’s devastated Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. Ms. Hicks has contributed to the New Orleans public school system in numerous roles over the years, serving as an elementary school principal, area superintendent, teacher, and reading consultant. She has also served as president of the Principal’s Association of New Orleans Public Schools, the Louisiana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the New Orleans Council of the International Reading Association.
Doris Hicks is Principal and CEO of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School for Science and Technology in New Orleans—the first public school to open in the city’s devastated Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. Ms. Hicks has contributed to the New Orleans public school system in numerous roles over the years, serving as an elementary school principal, area superintendent, teacher, and reading consultant. She has also served as president of the Principal’s Association of New Orleans Public Schools, the Louisiana Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the New Orleans Council of the International Reading Association.
“Honorable” Terry Holliday
Terry Holliday has served as Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education since 2009. Before being selected as the state’s fifth education commissioner, Dr. Holliday previously served as superintendent of the 20,000-student Iredell-Statesville school district, which garnered him the 2009 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year Award as well as the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which was created by an act of Congress in 1987 to recognize organizations with long-term improvement in quality and productivity. Dr. Holliday has held many positions in school systems since 1972, including director of accountability, school principal, and band director. He has also served on numerous committees and boards on a local and national level, including the Governor’s Task Force for Transforming Education in Kentucky.
Terry Holliday has served as Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Education since 2009. Before being selected as the state’s fifth education commissioner, Dr. Holliday previously served as superintendent of the 20,000-student Iredell-Statesville school district, which garnered him the 2009 North Carolina Superintendent of the Year Award as well as the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which was created by an act of Congress in 1987 to recognize organizations with long-term improvement in quality and productivity. Dr. Holliday has held many positions in school systems since 1972, including director of accountability, school principal, and band director. He has also served on numerous committees and boards on a local and national level, including the Governor’s Task Force for Transforming Education in Kentucky.
Brent Houston
Brent Houston is a middle school principal in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mr. Houston has served Shawnee Public Schools since 1981, when he started as a vocal music teacher for grades kindergarten to six. In 1993, Mr. Houston began his tenure as principal at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. He then became principal at Horace Mann Elementary in 2001 before finally moving to his current position in 2008. His numerous honors include a 2002 appointment by then Governor Brad Henry to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Board of Directors. Mr. Houston also was twice named “Teacher of the Year” once while teaching music and again at Grove Elementary, where he also taught fourth grade.
Brent Houston is a middle school principal in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Mr. Houston has served Shawnee Public Schools since 1981, when he started as a vocal music teacher for grades kindergarten to six. In 1993, Mr. Houston began his tenure as principal at Pleasant Grove Elementary School. He then became principal at Horace Mann Elementary in 2001 before finally moving to his current position in 2008. His numerous honors include a 2002 appointment by then Governor Brad Henry to the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority Board of Directors. Mr. Houston also was twice named “Teacher of the Year” once while teaching music and again at Grove Elementary, where he also taught fourth grade.
Hector Ibarra
Hector Ibarra is a middle school science teacher at the Belin Blank International Center and Talent Development at the University of Iowa and the 2010–2011 State Hygienic Laboratory ambassador. Nationally lauded for his expertise in science, Dr. Ibarra taught general and earth science for 30 years at West Branch Middle School in Iowa and has won dozens of grants and honors, including a National Teacher of the Year Award in 2005, a $30,000 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship, the U.S. Education Department’s Teaching Ambassador Fellowship and a Milken National Educator Award. Dr. Ibarra has served as a consultant for many groups, including stints as a University of Iowa evaluator, a reviewer for the ACT and the National Research Council, and a standing committee member for the NAEP science assessments.
Hector Ibarra is a middle school science teacher at the Belin Blank International Center and Talent Development at the University of Iowa and the 2010–2011 State Hygienic Laboratory ambassador. Nationally lauded for his expertise in science, Dr. Ibarra taught general and earth science for 30 years at West Branch Middle School in Iowa and has won dozens of grants and honors, including a National Teacher of the Year Award in 2005, a $30,000 Christa McAuliffe Fellowship, the U.S. Education Department’s Teaching Ambassador Fellowship and a Milken National Educator Award. Dr. Ibarra has served as a consultant for many groups, including stints as a University of Iowa evaluator, a reviewer for the ACT and the National Research Council, and a standing committee member for the NAEP science assessments.
“Honorable” Tom Luna
Tom Luna has served as Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2007. A longtime education and business leader whose work has encompassed a variety of areas including accountability, achievement standards and rural schooling challenges, Mr. Luna was appointed to lead two statewide commissions, whose work resulted in the state’s achievement standards and Idaho Standards Achievement Test. As Superintendent, a few of Mr. Luna’s key initiatives include the Division of Innovation and Choice, which expands choices in public education through public charter schools, magnet schools, open enrollment, virtual education, and dual credit; the Middle Level Credit System, which fosters more accountability in the middle grades and works to ensure preparation for high school and beyond; and the Classroom Enhancement Package, which provides additional funding for textbooks, remediation programs, and various classroom materials.
Tom Luna has served as Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2007. A longtime education and business leader whose work has encompassed a variety of areas including accountability, achievement standards and rural schooling challenges, Mr. Luna was appointed to lead two statewide commissions, whose work resulted in the state’s achievement standards and Idaho Standards Achievement Test. As Superintendent, a few of Mr. Luna’s key initiatives include the Division of Innovation and Choice, which expands choices in public education through public charter schools, magnet schools, open enrollment, virtual education, and dual credit; the Middle Level Credit System, which fosters more accountability in the middle grades and works to ensure preparation for high school and beyond; and the Classroom Enhancement Package, which provides additional funding for textbooks, remediation programs, and various classroom materials.
“Honorable” Jack Markell
Serving as Delaware’s governor since 2009, the Honorable Jack Markell has led efforts in increasing energy efficiency, promoting economic development, and creating jobs. But education has also proven to be a significant priority. Gov. Markell has proposed and signed major reform initiatives, including establishing a pilot program to reward improving schools, passing legislation to improve transparency and autonomy within school districts, and creating a new assessment system for students, which will debut statewide in 2011. He has also been a leader in the national Common Core State Standards Initiative. Before his election, Gov. Markell served three terms as state treasurer, re-elected most recently in November of 2006 with 70 percent of the vote.
Serving as Delaware’s governor since 2009, the Honorable Jack Markell has led efforts in increasing energy efficiency, promoting economic development, and creating jobs. But education has also proven to be a significant priority. Gov. Markell has proposed and signed major reform initiatives, including establishing a pilot program to reward improving schools, passing legislation to improve transparency and autonomy within school districts, and creating a new assessment system for students, which will debut statewide in 2011. He has also been a leader in the national Common Core State Standards Initiative. Before his election, Gov. Markell served three terms as state treasurer, re-elected most recently in November of 2006 with 70 percent of the vote.
Tonya Miles
Tonya Miles is the Chief Departmental Administrator in the Office of the General Counsel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. A parent of three children who are Maryland public school students, Ms. Miles is a former member of the Maryland State Board of Education and a long-time PTA member and officer. Ms. Miles also worked for the Association of American Medical Colleges as an administrator for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). She also is a former central office administrator for both the Prince George’s County and the Baltimore City public school districts.
Tonya Miles is the Chief Departmental Administrator in the Office of the General Counsel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. A parent of three children who are Maryland public school students, Ms. Miles is a former member of the Maryland State Board of Education and a long-time PTA member and officer. Ms. Miles also worked for the Association of American Medical Colleges as an administrator for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). She also is a former central office administrator for both the Prince George’s County and the Baltimore City public school districts.
Dale Nowlin
Dale Nowlin has taught at Columbus North High School in Indiana since 1997 and also serves as the mathematics department chair for North High School and Northside Middle School of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. Mr. Nowlin is a 35-year teaching veteran who has taught in his home state of Indiana since 1979 and for Bartholomew Consolidated since 1985. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University – Bloomington. Mr. Nowlin has won numerous awards and grants over the years, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching as both a national and state awardee, and the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant.
Dale Nowlin has taught at Columbus North High School in Indiana since 1997 and also serves as the mathematics department chair for North High School and Northside Middle School of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation. Mr. Nowlin is a 35-year teaching veteran who has taught in his home state of Indiana since 1979 and for Bartholomew Consolidated since 1985. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University – Bloomington. Mr. Nowlin has won numerous awards and grants over the years, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching as both a national and state awardee, and the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant.
“Honorable” Sonny Perdue
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has invested in long-term school reforms by bringing a new level of accountability to education in Georgia and working to increase the high school graduation rate and students’ preparedness for college and careers. Governor Perdue has also pushed for the development of a comprehensive longitudinal data system and supported measures to enhance the comparability of student achievement at national and international levels. A former state senator, he was elected in November 2002 as the first Republican to serve as Georgia’s governor since 1872.
Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue has invested in long-term school reforms by bringing a new level of accountability to education in Georgia and working to increase the high school graduation rate and students’ preparedness for college and careers. Governor Perdue has also pushed for the development of a comprehensive longitudinal data system and supported measures to enhance the comparability of student achievement at national and international levels. A former state senator, he was elected in November 2002 as the first Republican to serve as Georgia’s governor since 1872.
Susan Pimentel
Susan Pimentel is an education analyst and standards and curriculum specialist with established credentials in building consensus among diverse constituents. For close to three decades, Dr. Pimentel’s work has focused on helping communities, districts and states work together to advance enduring education reform and champion proven tools for increasing academic rigor, including standard setting, curriculum building, assessment alignment, and teacher development and evaluation systems. Since 2001, Dr. Pimentel has served as Senior Policy Consultant to the American Diploma Project (ADP) – designed to close the gap between high school demands and postsecondary expectations. The ADP Network has grown to serve 33 states that are responsible for educating almost 80 percent of our nation’s public high school students.
Susan Pimentel is an education analyst and standards and curriculum specialist with established credentials in building consensus among diverse constituents. For close to three decades, Dr. Pimentel’s work has focused on helping communities, districts and states work together to advance enduring education reform and champion proven tools for increasing academic rigor, including standard setting, curriculum building, assessment alignment, and teacher development and evaluation systems. Since 2001, Dr. Pimentel has served as Senior Policy Consultant to the American Diploma Project (ADP) – designed to close the gap between high school demands and postsecondary expectations. The ADP Network has grown to serve 33 states that are responsible for educating almost 80 percent of our nation’s public high school students.
W. James Popham
Since 1991, Dr. Popham has served as Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Before this appointment, he served more than 30 years as a teacher and a professor. A prolific author of hundreds of books, reports, and journal articles related to instruction and assessment, Dr. Popham has been a professor at UCLA since 1962. He has won numerous accolades, including recognition by UCLA Today as one of the top 20 professors of the 20th century, and the Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement presented in 2002 by the National Council on Measurement in Education.
Since 1991, Dr. Popham has served as Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Before this appointment, he served more than 30 years as a teacher and a professor. A prolific author of hundreds of books, reports, and journal articles related to instruction and assessment, Dr. Popham has been a professor at UCLA since 1962. He has won numerous accolades, including recognition by UCLA Today as one of the top 20 professors of the 20th century, and the Award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement presented in 2002 by the National Council on Measurement in Education.
Andrew C. Porter
Andrew Porter is Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. Before his current post, he was a professor at Vanderbilt University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Michigan State University. Dr. Porter is an educational psychologist and psychometrician who has made significant contributions in education policy. Most notably, he has published widely in journals on student assessment, accountability, standards-based curricula, and quality teaching.
Andrew Porter is Dean and George and Diane Weiss Professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education. Before his current post, he was a professor at Vanderbilt University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Michigan State University. Dr. Porter is an educational psychologist and psychometrician who has made significant contributions in education policy. Most notably, he has published widely in journals on student assessment, accountability, standards-based curricula, and quality teaching.
B. Fielding Rolston
B. Fielding Rolston is the Chairman of the Tennessee State Board of Education, which is the governing and policy-making body for the Tennessee system of public elementary and secondary education. He was first appointed to that board in 1996. With a professional background in engineering, Mr. Rolston also has served as board chairman for several other organizations in the field of higher education, health and industry, including the Wellmont Health System, the Board of Trustees for Emory and Henry College, and the Eastman Credit Union Board of Directors. In 2003, he retired from Eastman Chemical Company with more than 38 years of service that included work as an industrial engineer. Mr. Rolston held a series of management posts in industrial engineering, strategic planning, supply and distribution, and human resources and communications.
B. Fielding Rolston is the Chairman of the Tennessee State Board of Education, which is the governing and policy-making body for the Tennessee system of public elementary and secondary education. He was first appointed to that board in 1996. With a professional background in engineering, Mr. Rolston also has served as board chairman for several other organizations in the field of higher education, health and industry, including the Wellmont Health System, the Board of Trustees for Emory and Henry College, and the Eastman Credit Union Board of Directors. In 2003, he retired from Eastman Chemical Company with more than 38 years of service that included work as an industrial engineer. Mr. Rolston held a series of management posts in industrial engineering, strategic planning, supply and distribution, and human resources and communications.
Cary Sneider
Cary Sneider is an associate research professor at Portland State University in Oregon. For four years, Dr. Sneider has taught courses on research methodology at Portland State’s Center for Science Education and served as a consultant to various groups, including Achieve, Inc., the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the National Science Teachers’ Association, and the National Research Council. Dr. Sneider served as the planning committee co-chair for the Governing Board’s 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework and also served on the development team for the Governing Board’s 2009 NAEP Science Framework. Previously, he was vice president for educator programs at the Museum of Science in Boston and director of astronomy and physics education for Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Sneider has also authored numerous publications in the science education field.
Cary Sneider is an associate research professor at Portland State University in Oregon. For four years, Dr. Sneider has taught courses on research methodology at Portland State’s Center for Science Education and served as a consultant to various groups, including Achieve, Inc., the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the National Science Teachers’ Association, and the National Research Council. Dr. Sneider served as the planning committee co-chair for the Governing Board’s 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework and also served on the development team for the Governing Board’s 2009 NAEP Science Framework. Previously, he was vice president for educator programs at the Museum of Science in Boston and director of astronomy and physics education for Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Sneider has also authored numerous publications in the science education field.
Blair Taylor
Blair Taylor is a longtime business leader who has served as the president and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League since 2005. Through the League, Mr. Taylor has supervised several initiatives, including the nationally recognized Greater Crenshaw Educational Partnership that has worked to improve graduation rates and reduce dropout rates at Crenshaw High School. Over the last two decades, Taylor has held high-level executive positions at several businesses, including IBM, Pepsi and Guidance Solutions, and is serving as a senior staff member for the Los Angeles City Council’s 8th District. He was most recently executive vice president of the College Summit, a national nonprofit organization that partners with schools and districts to strengthen college-going culture and increase college enrollment rates.
Blair Taylor is a longtime business leader who has served as the president and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League since 2005. Through the League, Mr. Taylor has supervised several initiatives, including the nationally recognized Greater Crenshaw Educational Partnership that has worked to improve graduation rates and reduce dropout rates at Crenshaw High School. Over the last two decades, Taylor has held high-level executive positions at several businesses, including IBM, Pepsi and Guidance Solutions, and is serving as a senior staff member for the Los Angeles City Council’s 8th District. He was most recently executive vice president of the College Summit, a national nonprofit organization that partners with schools and districts to strengthen college-going culture and increase college enrollment rates.
“Honorable” Leticia Van de Putte
Leticia Van de Putte, a pharmacist for 30 years, is now serving her fifth term as a Texas State Senator for District 26, which represents a large portion of San Antonio. She became chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in 2003 and was nominated as co-chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Sen. Van de Putte has held many leadership roles related to education issues. During her tenure as president of the National Hispanic Council of State Legislatures, she presided over a strategic partnership with the National Black Caucus of State Legislatures to address the student racial achievement gap. And during her term as president of the National Conference of State Legislatures, education became a large focus of the organization’s policy agenda.
Leticia Van de Putte, a pharmacist for 30 years, is now serving her fifth term as a Texas State Senator for District 26, which represents a large portion of San Antonio. She became chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus in 2003 and was nominated as co-chair of the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Sen. Van de Putte has held many leadership roles related to education issues. During her tenure as president of the National Hispanic Council of State Legislatures, she presided over a strategic partnership with the National Black Caucus of State Legislatures to address the student racial achievement gap. And during her term as president of the National Conference of State Legislatures, education became a large focus of the organization’s policy agenda.
Ex-officio Member
John Q. Easton
Director
Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
John Q. Easton
Director
Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, DC
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Former Board Members
