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

Lata Reddy, Vice Chair
Consultant

Jon Snare, Treasurer
Chief Principal, Division of Wealth Management
Wells Fargo Bank

Chad P. Wick, Secretary
President and CEO
KnowledgeWorks Foundation

Carolyn Akers
Executive Director
Mobile Area Education Foundation in Mobile, Ala.

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 of Education
Stanford University

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

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

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

Ruth Holmberg
Retired Chairman
Chattanooga Times

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, New York
PineBridge Investments

Bob Wise
Former W.Va. Governor and President
Alliance for Excellent Education

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