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Dr. Edward L. Root, Co-Chair…………………………Former President, Maryland State Board of Education
Dr. Patricia S. Florestano, Co-Chair…………………………University System of Maryland Board of Regents
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Ms. Patricia Alexander……………………………………………..Managing Director, School Quality, MSTA
Dr. Stuart Bounds……………President, Chesapeake College
Ms. Mary Cary…………………Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Leadership Development, MSDE
Dr. James P. Clements……Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Towson University
Ms. Marietta English…………………………………………President, Baltimore Teachers Union
Ms. Patricia Foerster………………………………………Education Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor
Mr. Gino Gemignani………………………………………Senior Vice President, Whiting-Turner, Inc.
Ms. Michelle Hammond……Maryland Teacher of the Year 2007, Stephen Decatur Middle School (Berlin)
Dr. William Hite…………………………….Deputy Superintendent, Prince George's County Public Schools
Dr. Sherri Lind Hughes…………………Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies, McDaniel College
Dr. Brenda Hurbanis……………………Chair, Education Department, Anne Arundel Community College
Dr. Arthur T. Johnson…………Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, UMBC
Dr. Bernard Khoury…………………Executive Officer Emeritus, American Association of Physics Teachers
Ms. Carroll McGillin……………………………WorldWide Education National Initiative, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Dr. Javier Miyares…Vice President for Planning & Accountability, Univ. of Maryland University College
Dr. Elizabeth M. Morgan……………………………….Superintendent, Washington County Public Schools
Ms. Mary Jo Neil……………………………………………………………..…………..President, Maryland PTA
Mr. Jonathan O'Neal……Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources, Harford County Public Schools
Dr. Eric Rice………………………Assistant Professor, School of Education, The Johns Hopkins University
Mr. Ronald X. Roberson…………………Vice President for Academic Affairs, Howard Community College
Dr. T. Joan Robinson…………Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Morgan State University
Ms. Sallie Hays Sarelas…………Industry Initiative Coordinator, Governor's Workforce Investment Board
Sr. Sharon Slear, SSND, PhD………………………Dean of Education, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Dr. John Smeallie…………Assistant State Superintendent, Division Certification and Accreditation, MSDE
Mr. Wayne Thibeault…………………………………………….Principal, Patterson Mill Middle/High School
Dr. Karen A. Verbeke……Chair and Director of Teacher Education, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Dr. Richard T. Walker…………Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Worcester County Public Schools
Dr. Donna L. Wiseman.…………Interim Dean, School of Education, University of Maryland, College Park
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Staff:

Ms. Candace Caraco………Education Policy Analyst, Maryland Higher Education Commission
Dr. James V. Foran…………Executive Director, High School and Postsecondary Initiatives, MSDE
Ms. Barbara Frank…………Webmaster & Specialist, High School and Postsecondary Initiatives, MSDE
Dr. Nancy Shapiro…………Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland
Ms. Danielle Susskind………Graduate Assistant, University System of Maryland