Richard J. Vierk, Chair
Managing Director, Business Succession Planning
First National Bank of Omaha

Jon Snare, Treasurer
Senior Vice President
Regional Investment Manager
Wells Fargo Private Bank

Chad P. Wick, Secretary
President and CEO
KnowledgeWorks Foundation

Carolyn Akers
Executive Director
Mobile Area Education Foundation

Daniel Challener
President
Public Education Foundation in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Linda Croushore
Executive Director
The Consortium for Public Education

Patrick D'Amelio
President and CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound

Linda Darling-Hammond
Charles E. Ducommun Professor
Stanford University School of Education

Luis Ricardo Fraga
Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement
University of Washington
Office of the Provost

Salin Geevarghese
Senior Advisor, Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Ellen Guiney
Executive Director
The Boston Plan for Excellence in the Public Schools

Lee Kravitz
Former Editor-in-Chief and Senior Vice President
Parade Publications

Wendy D. Puriefoy
President
Public Education Network

Connie Rath
Vice Chair and Dean of Leadership
The Gallup Organization

Robert Scalea
Chief Executive Officer
The Brand Union North America

Jonathan Stearns
Managing Director
Pinebridge Capital Partners

Governor Bob Wise
President
Alliance for Excellent Education

Dr. Scott Van Beck
Executive Director
Houston A+

Luz Vega Marquis
President & CEO
Marquerite Casey Foundation

Margaret Hiller (Ex-Officio)
Executive Director
Bridgeport Public Education Fund