Who We Are

WestEd School Turnaround team comprises experienced former school and district leaders with proven track records leading local and state reform efforts. WestEd staff also have special expertise and years of experience as practitioners and researchers in building the capacity of educators to increase the academic achievement of all students, with particular expertise in the needs of English learners and students with disabilities.

WestEd School Turnaround Center

Ken Futernick, co-Director Fred Tempes, co-Director

Stephen Hamilton, Associate Director

WestEd School Turnaround Center Senior Advisors

Janet M. Phlegar

WestEd School Turnaround Team Leaders – West of the Mississippi

Sofia Aburto Beth Anselmi Huck J. Fitterer Jonathan Frank Shirley Houser Angela Julien

Annabel Lee Ruth McKenna Dona R. Meinders Bob Rosenfeld Joseph Sassone Sharon Tucker

WestEd School Turnaround Team Leaders – East of the Mississippi

Mary Cazabon Kathy Dunne Nancy Gerzon Nick Hardy

Marla Perez-Selles Susan Villani Cheryl Williams