Big Picture Panel
Germaine Brown »
Teacher
Stewart Street Elementary School
Florida
Barry Stark »
Principal
Norris Middle School
Nebraska
Jack Jennings »
President
Center on Education Policy
Linda Darling-Hammond »
Professor of Education
Stanford University
John Podesta »
President and Chief Executive Officer
Center for American Progress
Andrea Messina »
Commissioner
Aspen Institute Commission on
No Child Left Behind
Kevin Carey »
Research and Policy Manager
Education Sector
High School Reform & College
and Career-Readiness Panel
Billy Cannaday »
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commonwealth of Virginia
Bob Wise »
President
Alliance for Excellent Education
Adria Steinberg »
Associate Vice President of Youth Transition
Jobs for the Future
James McPartland »
Principal Research Scientist
Center for Social Organization of Schools
Johns Hopkins University
Brian Gong »
Executive Director
Center for Assessment
Mike Cohen »
President
Achieve, Inc.
Janet Bray »
Director
Association for Career and Technical Education
Civil Rights Panel
Nancy Zirkin »
Vice President and Director of Public Policy
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Peter Zamora »
Regional Counsel
Mexican American Legal Defense Fund
Stephanie Jones »
Executive Director
The National Urban League
Dan Losen »
Senior Education Law and Policy Associate
The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles
Dianne Piche »
Executive Director
Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights
Delia Pompa »
Vice President of Education Programs
National Council of La Raza
Katy Neas »
Director of Congressional Relations
Easter Seals
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities
Myrna Mandlawitz »
Policy Director
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Business, Foundation and Innovation Panel
Jon Schnur »
CEO
New Leaders for New Schools
Charles Harris »
Co-Founder and Executive Partner
SeaChange Capital Partners
Nelson Smith »
President
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
Josh Wyner »
Executive Vice President
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Sonia Hernandez Rodriguez »
Executive Vice President
National Farm Workers Service Center
John Castellani »
President
Business Roundtable
Jim Kohlmoos »
President and CEO
Knowledge Alliance
Mike Petrilli »
Vice President for National Programs & Policy
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Teaching and School Leadership Panel
MaryKate Hughes »
Math Teacher
DC Preparatory Academy
Washington, DC
Kathleen Rooker »
Principal
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
Florida
Reg Weaver »
President
National Education Association
Kati Haycock »
President
Education Trust
Antonia Cortese »
Executive Vice-President
American Federation of Teachers
Frances Bryant Bradburn »
Director of Instructional Technologies
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Mary Kay Sommers »
Principal
Shepardson Elementary
Colorado
Kristan Van Hook »
Senior Vice President
Public Policy and Development
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
State and Local Administrators Panel
David Brewer »
Superintendent of Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District
Joan Wodiska »
Director
Education, Early Childhood
and Workforce Committee
National Governors’ Association
Michael Casserly »
Executive Director
Council of the Great City Schools
Paul Houston »
Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators
LaRuth Gray »
Deputy Director
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
Michael Resnick »
Associate Executive Director
National School Boards Association
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