John Arthur
Grade Six Teacher,
Meadowlark Elementary School
Meadowlark Elementary School
Salt Lake City, UT
Tacy C. Ashby
Senior Vice President,
Strategic Educational Alliances,
Grand Canyon University
Strategic Educational Alliances,
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Monica Barajas
Principal, Alchesay High School, Whiteriver Unified School District
WHITERIVER, AZ
Kelli Bernard
Managing Partner, Lighthouse Public Affairs
Los Angeles, CA
Michele Bowers
CEO and Founder, Vital Educational Leadership Consulting
Lancaster, CA
Mary Jane Burke
Marin County Superintendent of Schools
Marin, CA
Leonard D. Burton
President, Center for The Study of Social Policy
Washington, District of Columbia
Kenneth M. Coll
Executive Director, Nell J. Redfield Foundation
Reno, NV
Frances Contreras
Dean, School of Education, University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA
Daniel Corr
President, Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ
Lexi Cunningham
Utah School Superintendents Association, Executive Director, Utah School Board Association, Associate Executive Director
Sandy, UT
Ann Marie Dickson
Deputy Superintendent for Student Achievement, Nevada Department of Education
Carson CIty, NV
Sydnee Dickson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Utah State Board of Education
Salt Lake City, UT
Rena Dorph
Director, The Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Donald Easton-Brooks
Dean, College of Education and Human Development, University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV
Jhone Ebert
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Nevada Department of Education
Carson City, NV
Francisco Escobedo
Executive Director, National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST), San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
Enikia Ford Morthel
Superintendent of Berkeley Public Schools
San Francisco, CA
Desiree Fowler
President, Board of Directors, Arizona School Boards Association
Coppermine, AZ
María E. Fránquiz
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Ruth Glass
Head of School (Retired), Lake Tahoe School
Tucson, AZ
Joseph Guzman
Associate Superintendent, Accountability, Research & Evaluation, Arizona Department of Education
Phoenix, AZ
Terry Hansen
Government Programs Consultant, Strategic Partnerships, LLC
Alexandria, VA
Betsy Hargrove
Superintendent, Avondale Elementary School District (AESD)
Avondale, AZ
Guilbert C. Hentschke
Dean Emeritus, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Jonathan Hilpert
Interim Associate Dean of Research and Sponsored Projects, University of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
Tonia Holmes-Sutton
Executive Director,
Teach Plus Nevada
Teach Plus Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Tom Horne
State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Arizona Department of Education
Phoenix, AZ
Paul D. Houston
President, Center for Empowered Leadership
Tucson, AZ
Gail Hudson
Grade 5 Teacher, Title I Coordinator, John R. Hummel Elementary
Las Vegas, NV
Beverly J. Hurley
Director of Academic Alliances (Retired), Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Adela Jones
Superintendent,
Sanger Unified School District (Retired)
Sanger Unified School District (Retired)
Sanger, CA
Jannelle Kubinec
WestEd Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco, CA
Anand Marri
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Ball State University
Muncie, IN
Jacob Moore
Vice President, Special Advisor to the President on American Indian Affairs, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Mary Nicely
Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education
Sacramento, CA
Pedro Noguera
Dean, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Ann O'Brien
Councilwoman, City of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Felicia Ortiz
President, Nevada State Board of Education
Las Vegas, NV
Shireen Pavri
Assistant Vice Chancellor,
The California State University,
Office of the Chancellor
The California State University,
Office of the Chancellor
Long Beach, CA
Andrea Rorrer
(Board Chair)
Associate Dean, College of Education, University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Susan Salcido
Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools
Santa Barbara, CA
Chad Sampson
Executive Director, Arizona Board of Regents
Phoenix, AZ
Bernice Stafford
Member of Board of Directors and Consultant, Inflexion
Long Beach, CA
Ed Sullivan
Assistant Vice Chancellor, Institutional Research and Analyses California State University Office of the Chancellor
Long Beach, CA
William A. Thorne, Jr.
Retired Judge, Utah Court of Appeals
Salt Lake City, UT
Terra Toscano
Head of School, The Walden School of California
Pasadena, CA
David Verdugo
Superintendent, Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35
Rio RIco, AZ
Kimberly A. White-Smith
Dean, School of Leadership and Education Sciences, University of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Michelle D. Young
Dean and Professor, Berkeley School of Education, UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Adam Young
Superintendent,
White Pine County School District
White Pine County School District
Ely, NV
Brian Zeiszler
Department Chair,
Teacher Education Program, Great Basin College
Teacher Education Program, Great Basin College
Elko, NV