OUR BOARD, STAFF,
& ADVISORS
LEADERSHIP
Board members
Founder and Chair Emeritus
STAFF
Subject Matter Experts
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Rhonda Basha - Research Professor - Boston University
Mason Bishop - President - The QA Commons
Todd Bloom - Managing Director - Western Governors University (WGU)
Ed Brady - President - Home Builders Institute (HBI)
Chad d'Entremont, Ph.D. - Executive Director - Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy
Katherine DeRosear - Executive Vice President - Strategic Initiatives, Headed2
Steve DeWitt - Deputy Executive Director - Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
Michael Druckman - Executive Chairman - Schools That Can
Jerry Ellner - National Director of High School Development - Universal Technical Institute
Levon T. Esters, Ph.D. - Professor & Director Mentoring@Purdue Program - Purdue University
John Fisher - President - Education Solutions LLC
Amanda Fitzgerald - Assistant Deputy Executive Director - American School Counselors Association (ASCA)
Kevin Fudge - Director of Advocacy - American Student Assistance (ASA)
Nyal Francisco Fuentes - College and Career Readiness Coordinator - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of College, Career and Technical Education
Rob Gifford - President - National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
David Goldberg - CEO - SeeMore Impact Labs
Chris Guidry - Vice President Mission Advancement and Philanthropy - Strada Education Network
Missy Henriksen - Executive Director - Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD)
Terry Holiday - Chair - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Kevin Houchin - Vice President, Business Development - RiidLabs
Gregory Jackson - Engagement Manager - National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE)
Deborah Jonas, Ph.D. - Director - Center for Education, Research and Innovation
Lauren Jones - CTE Program Director for Special Populations, Counseling & Equity - Colorado Community College System
Wes Jurey - Founder and Executive Director - Redemption Bridge
Nicholas Kent - Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs - Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
Jack Kosakowski - President and CEO - Junior Achievement USA
Julie Lammers - Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy - American Student Assistance (ASA)
Dane Linn - Senior Vice President - Business Roundtable
Adam Lukoskie - Vice President - National Retail Federation Foundation
Dave McCall, Ed.D - Associate Professor - Ferris State University
Craig McAtee - CEO & Executive Director - National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers
Gregory Jackson - Associate Director for Memberships and Partnerships - National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity
Harry C. Moser - Founder and President - Reshoring Initiative
Alexandra Oliver-Davila - Executive Director - Sociedad Latina
Ron Painter - CEO - National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB)
Mark C. Perna - Speaker, Author & CEO - TFS Results
Julia Renfro - AKCIS Partnership Coordinator - Alaska Commission on Post-Secondary Education
Lisa Schumacher - Director, Education Strategies - McDonald's Corporation
Damien Sweeney, Ed.D - Program Coordinator for Comprehensive School Counseling - Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Teaching and Learning
Chelle Travis - Executive Director - SkillsUSA
Jason Tyszko - Vice President, Center for Education and Workforce - US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Orrin W. White - Education Associate, Career & Technical Education and STEM Initiatives - Delaware Department of Education
David Wilcox - President - Global SkillsXchange