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Board of Directors

The Learning First Alliance Board is composed of chief executive officers and other senior staff of each Alliance member organization. The Board meets at least six times each year to determine Alliance policy and practice. Board members include:

2012-13 Board Chair:
Gail Connelly
Executive Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals

• American Association of College for Teacher Education
  Sharon Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer
• American Association of School Administrators
  Dan Domenech, Executive Director
• American Association of School Personnel Administrators
  Michael Redburn, Executive Director
• American Federation of Teachers
  Francine Lawrence, Executive Vice President
• American School Counselor Association
  Richard Wong, Executive Director
• Association for Middle Level Education
  William Waidelich, Executive Director
• International Society for Technology in Education
  Brian Lewis, Chief Executive Officer
• Learning Forward
  Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
  Gail Connelly, Executive Director
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
  JoAnn Bartoletti, Executive Director
• National Association of State Boards of Education
  Brad Hull, Acting Executive Director
• National PTA
  Eric Hargis, Executive Director
• National Education Association
  John Stocks, Executive Director
• National School Boards Association
  Tom Gentzel, Executive Director
• National School Public Relations Association
  Rich Bagin, Executive Director
• Phi Delta Kappa International
  Bill Bushaw, Executive Director

Leadership Council

The Leadership Council is composed of elected leaders of each Alliance member organization. The Leadership Council meets at least once a year to advise the Alliance on strategic directions.