Cynthia G. Brown - Member
Cynthia G. Brown is Vice President for Education Policy at the Center for American Progress. She has spent over 35 years working in a variety of professional positions addressing high-quality, equitable public education.
Denis Calabrese – Member
Denis Calabrese is president of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation in Houston, known for its major contributions to K–12 education reform. He is a public policy and communications expert who has advised government and corporate leaders and served as the Chief-of-Staff for a U. S. Congressman.
Christine Campbell - Member
Christine Campbell is a Senior Research Analyst at the Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) where she leads the Center’s Portfolio School District Project and twice yearly convening of district-level reform leaders.
Chester E Finn Jr. - Member
Chester E. Finn, Jr., is Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and chairman of Hoover's Koret Task Force on K-12 Education, President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and Senior Editor of Education Next. For 40 years, Finn has been in the forefront of the national debate about school reform.
Paul Herdman - Member
Paul Herdman is President and CEO of the Rodel Foundation of Delaware, which he joined in 2004. He is a founding member of Vision 2015, Delaware’s plan to transform its schools to world class; and 2010 recipient of the NewSchools Venture Fund “Change Agent of the Year” award.
Alex Johnston - Chair
Alex Johnston is Chief Executive Officer of ConnCAN. As ConnCAN's first employee, Alex launched what is regarded as one of the nation's leading state-level education reform organizations. He is a member of the National Charter School Resource Center Advisory Board and sits on the New Haven Board of Education.
Deborah McGriff - Member
Deborah McGriff is a partner at New Schools Venture Fund, where she leads the Academic Systems Initiative. Previously, she served as the first female General Superintendent of Detroit Public Schools before joining EdisonLearning, where she held several executive positions, including President of Edison Teachers College.
Don Shalvey - Member
Don Shalvey is Deputy Director for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s U.S. Program Education Initiative. His 40 years in public education, including founding Aspire Public Schools, has made him a widely recognized leader in education reform and the charter school movement.
Robin Steans - Member
Robin Steans is Executive Director of Advance Illinois. She has spent the last fifteen years working on public school reform as a member of the Small Schools Coalition, as a teacher in public high schools, as a local school council member, and as a board member of several non-profit and advocacy organizations.
Tim Taylor - Secretary
Tim Taylor is the founding president of Colorado Succeeds. He has served as an assistant to two U.S. congressmen, as an independent political consultant, and as a director for the Colorado Health Care Association.
Bill Tucker - Treasurer
Bill Tucker is Managing Director of Education Sector, where he focuses on technology and innovation policy—specifically virtual schooling, assessments, and data systems. He is a social entrepreneur who has founded and led both nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies.
