Governance

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 includes:

2008-09 Board Chair:
Ms. Brenda Lilienthal Welburn
Executive Director
National Association of State Boards of Education

• 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
  Jody Shelton, Executive Director
• American Federation of Teachers
  Toni Cortese, Secretary-Treasurer
• American School Counselor Association
  Richard Wong, Executive Director
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  Gene Carter, Executive Director; Diane Berreth, Deputy Executive Director
• Association of School Business Officials International
  John Musso, Executive Director
• Council of Chief State School Officers
  Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director; Scott Montgomery, Chief of Staff
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
  Gail Connelly, Executive Director
• National Association of Secondary School Principals
  Gerry Tirozzi, Executive Director
• National Association of State Boards of Education
  Brenda Lilienthal Welburn, Executive Director; Doug Levin, Deputy Executive Director
• National Middle School Association
  Betty Edwards, Executive Director
• National PTA
  Byron Garrett, Chief Executive Officer
• National Staff Development Council
  Stephanie Hirsh, Executive Director
• National Education Association
  John Wilson, Executive Director
• National School Boards Association
  Anne Bryant, Executive Director; Joe Villani, Deputy 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.