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. 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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Jorge O. Ayala (Past Board Chair) Superintendent of Schools Yolo County Office of Education Woodland, CA |
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Mark D. Baldwin Former Dean, College of Education California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, CA |
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John M. Baracy Former Superintendent Scottsdale Unified School District Scottsdale, AZ |
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David C. Berliner Regents' Professor Emeritus Arizona State University Tempe, AZ |
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W. Bryan Bowles Superintendent Davis School District Farmington, UT |
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Ernest Calderón President Emeritus Arizona Board of Regents Phoenix, AZ |
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Manuel Chavez Teacher First Avenue Elementary School San Manuel, AZ |
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Carl Cohn Professor, School of Educational Studies Claremont Graduate University Claremont, 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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Cliff Ferry Member Nevada State Board of Education Elko, NV |
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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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Carlos A. Garcia Superintendent of Schools San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco, CA |
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Ruth Glass Head of School The 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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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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Bonnie Hofland Professor Great Basin College Elko, NV |
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Paul D. Houston (Board Chair-Elect, 2012-2013) President Center for Empowered Leadership Tucson, AZ |
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John Huppenthal 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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Dwight Jones Superintendent Clark County School District Las Vegas, NV |
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Carol Simon Kamin Former Executive Director Arizona Children's Action Alliance Brookline, MA |
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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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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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Jacob Moore Board Member Arizona State Board of Education Scottsdale, AZ |
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Barry L. Newbold Former Superintendent Jordan School District Sandy, UT |
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Gavin Payne Former Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education Davis, CA |
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Keith W. Rheault Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education Carson City, NV |
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Robert Rice Governing Board Member Chandler Unified School District Chandler, AZ |
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Larry Shumway Superintendent of Public Instruction Utah State Office of Education Salt Lake City, UT |
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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 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 |
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 (Board Chair) 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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Beverly Young Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs California State University System, Long Beach Long Beach, CA |