Suzanne Tacheny Kubach, PhD serves as the Executive Director for the Policy Innovators in Education Network. She brings to this role combined experience in state and organizational governance, state-level reform advocate, experience working within one of the nation’s largest school districts, and as a foundation officer.
From 2002-2005, Dr. Tacheny Kubach served as a member of California’s State Board of Education during the most formative years of California’s developing accountability program, setting policy for the state’s high school exit exam, leading its work on the Early College Placement Program, its innovations in test score reporting, adoption of statewide testing contracts, and NCLB implementation.
From 2003 to 2006, Dr. Tacheny Kubach also served as the Program Officer for Education at the San Francisco Foundation where she led a high school reform initiative and managed a combined grant-making portfolio of more than $3 million dollars. From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Tacheny Kubach led a statewide coalition of California’s leading businesses and business organizations working to improve standards and accountability in California public schools. She has administrative experience working in California’s largest school district and has served in various roles in leading non-profit service and advocacy organizations, including parent organizations in East and South Los Angeles. She is a passionate advocate for parents and their involvement in their children’s schools.
As a nationally recognized advocate for education reform, Dr. Tacheny Kubach is a frequent speaker at education events and has authored articles for publications in periodicals including Education Week, the LA Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Educational Leadership, and numerous business journals. She holds a Doctorate in Education Policy, Planning and Administration from the University of Southern California’s School of Education and a Bachelors of Arts degree in Communications from the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Tacheny Kubach recently Chaired the Board of the KIPP Minnesota and a member of the Board of Directors of WestEd. Recently she served as a member of California’s P16 Council and a Director of the California Theatre for Children, Inc. She has served in an advisory capacity to organizations such as the Public Policy Institute of California, and Great Schools, Inc. She lives and works in her hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
