Board of Directors
WestEd's Board of Directors comprises leaders from public and private education, business, and human services communities. Our Board takes an active role in agency leadership and strategic planning.
The Board of Directors meets quarterly, and may schedule other meetings throughout the year. Download the latest Board agenda (PDF).
The Board also hosts an Annual Forum to explore enduring challenges confronting our education and human development communities. Check out the Forum presentation videos.
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Tacy C. Ashby Vice President, Strategic Educational Alliances Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ |
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John M. Baracy Former Superintendent, Scottsdale Unified School District Adjunct Professor, Northern Arizona University Fountain Hills, AZ |
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David C. Berliner Regents' Professor Emeritus Arizona State University Tempe, AZ |
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Ernest Calderón President Emeritus Arizona Board of Regents Phoenix, AZ |
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Richard Carranza Superintendent of Schools San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco, CA |
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Manuel Chavez Teacher First Avenue Elementary School San Manuel, AZ |
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Christine Cheney Dean, College of Education University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV |
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Carl Cohn Professor, School of Educational Studies Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA |
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Stavan Corbett Board Member Nevada State Board of Education Las Vegas, NV |
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Arturo Delgado Superintendent of Schools Los Angeles County Office of Education Downey, CA |
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Rena Dorph Director, Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
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Rorie Fitzpatrick Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education Carson City, NV |
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Beth Foley Dean, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Utah State University Logan, UT |
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Patricia Gándara Professor of Education, University of California, Los Angeles, & Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project/El Proyecto de CRP Graduate School of Education & IS Los Angeles, CA |
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Ruth Glass Head of School Lake Tahoe School Incline Village, NV |
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David W. Gordon Superintendent of Schools Sacramento County Office of Education Sacramento, CA |
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Terry Hansen Manager, Public Partnerships IBM Washington, DC |
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Glen H. Harvey Chief Executive Officer WestEd San Francisco, CA |
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Guilbert C. Hentschke Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA |
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Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Research, Analytic Studies Office of the Chancellor Long Beach, CA |
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Paul D. Houston (Board Chair) President Center for Empowered Leadership Tucson, AZ |
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John Huppenthal State Superintendent of Public Instruction Arizona Department of Education Phoenix, AZ |
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Beverly J. Hurley Superintendent Buckeye Union High School District Buckeye, AZ |
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Paul Kim Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean, School of Education Stanford University Stanford, CA |
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Harold Levine Dean, School of Education University of California, Davis Davis, CA |
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Pedro Martinez Superintendent Washoe County School District Reno, NV |
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Robert S. McCord Emeritus Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV |
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Wade McLean Former Superintendent Former President Arizona State Board of Education Tucson, AZ |
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Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana Superintendent of Schools Santa Ana Unified School District Santa Ana, CA |
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Martell Menlove State Superintendent of Public Instruction Utah State Office of Education Salt Lake City, UT |
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Jacob Moore Board Member Arizona State Board of Education Scottsdale, AZ |
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Sarah Negrete Elementary Education Program Supervisor, Teacher Education Program Great Basin College Elko, NV |
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Barry L. Newbold Former Superintendent Jordan School District Sandy, UT |
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Gavin Payne Principal Gavin Payne Consulting, LLC Davis, CA |
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Robert Rice Governing Board Member Chandler Unified School District Chandler, AZ |
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William E. Sparkman Professor, Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV |
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William Speer Professor and Dean, College of Education University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV |
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David J. Sperry Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy The University of Utah Sandy, UT |
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Bernice Stafford (Board Chair-Elect) Vice President, Implementation & Education Partnerships Evans Newton Incorporated Carlsbad, CA |
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Glen W. Thomas Former California Secretary of Education Sacramento, CA |
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William A. Thorne, Jr. Judge Utah Court of Appeals Salt Lake City, UT |
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Thomas B. Timar Professor, Education Policy and Director, Center for Applied Policy in Education School of Education, University of California, Davis Davis, CA |
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Bill Todachennie Navajo Nation TANF Program Montezuma Creek, UT |
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Tom Torlakson State Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education Sacramento, CA |
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Ricardo L. Valencia Chairman Zamas Holdings, LLC Phoenix, AZ |
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Deanna D. Winn Former Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs Utah System of Higher Education Logan, UT |
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McKell Withers Superintendent of Schools Salt Lake City School District Salt Lake City, UT |
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Beverly Young Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs California State University System, Long Beach Long Beach, CA |