Faculty and Speakers

Superintendents in Residence:  

Guest speakers have included:

Terry Abbott
Chairman
Drive West Communications

Arlene Ackerman
Former Superintendent
The School District of Philadelphia

Jill Baker
Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education
Long Beach Unified School District

Wanda Bamberg
Superintendent
Aldine Independent School District

Chris Barbic
Former Chief Executive Officer
YES Prep Public Schools

John Barry
Superintendent
Aurora Public Schools

Michael Bennett
Former Superintendent
Denver Public Schools

Tom Boasberg
Superintendent
Denver Public Schools

Melinda Boone
Superintendent
Worcester Public Schools

Tom Brady
Former Superintendent
Providence Public Schools

Jean-Claude Brizard
CEO      
Chicago Public Schools 

Eli Broad
Founder
The Broad Foundations

Michele Cahill
VP, National Programs
The Carnegie Corporation

Ben Canada
Director of Superintendent Searches
Texas Association of School Boards

Nora Carr
Chief of Staff
Guilford County Schools

Jerry Chapman
Senior Associate
Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates

Carl Cohn
Former Superintendent
Long Beach Unified School District

Ray Cortines
Former Superintendent
Los Angeles Unified School District

Jonathan Cowan
Partner and Managing Director
Boston Consulting Group

Rudy Crew
Former Superintendent
Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Rachel Curtis
Consultant
Human Capital Strategies for Urban Schools

Carl Davis
Associate
Ray & Associates

Paula Dawning
Former Superintendent
Benton Harbor Public Schools

John Deasy
Superintendent
Los Angeles Unified School District

Dr. Xavier De La Torre
Superintendent
Socorro Independent School District

Karen Denne
Chief Communications Officer
The Broad Foundations

Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education

Marvin Edwards
Senior Associate
Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates

Mike Feinberg
Co-Founder of KIPP
Superintendent of KIPP Houston

Howard Fuller
Director
Institute for the Transformation of Learning
Marquette University

Deborah Gist
Commissioner of Elementary and
Secondary Education
Rhode Island Department of Education

Maria Goodloe-Johnson
Former Superintendent
Seattle Public Schools

Peter Gorman
Former Superintendent
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Kevin Hall
Chief Executive Officer
Charter School Growth Fund

Carl Harris
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
State Technical Assistance
U.S. Department of Education

Kati Haycock
President
The Education Trust

Michael Hinojosa
Former Superintendent
Dallas Independent School District

Bill Hite
Superintendent
Prince George's County Public Schools

Jim Huge
President
Jim Huge & Associates

Carol Johnson
Superintendent
Boston Public Schools

Kristen Kane
Former Chief Operating Officer
New York City Department of Education

Dan Katzir
Senior Advisor
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Vincent Matthews
Superintendent
San Jose Unified School District

Don McAdams
Former President
Houston Independent School District Board of Education

Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and
Secondary Education
U.S. Department of Education

William Newman
National Executive Director
Ray & Associates

Vicki Phillips
Director, Education
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Shael Polakow-Suransky
Deputy Chancellor
New York City Department of Education

Michelle Rhee
Former Chancellor
District of Columbia Public Schools

Henry Roman
President
Denver Classroom Teachers Association

Mark Roosevelt
Former Superintendent
Pittsburgh Public Schools

Joel Rose
Chief Executive Officer
School of One

Ariela Rozman
Chief Executive Officer
The New Teacher Project

Eileen Rudden
Chief of College and Career Preparation
Chicago Public Schools

Robert Runcie
Chief Area Officer
Chicago Public Schools

Abelardo Saavedra
Former Superintendent
Houston Independent School District

John Scanlan
Former Deputy Superintendent
Rochester City School District

Laura Schwalm
Superintendent
Garden Grove Unified School District

Shayne Spalten
Chief Human Resources Officer
Denver Public Schools

Margaret Spellings
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
U.S. Department of Education

Jennifer Stern
Executive Director
Janus Education Alliance

Adam Urbanski
President
Rochester Teachers Association
Vice President
American Federation of Teachers

David Vitale
Former Chief Administrative Officer
Chicago Public Schools

Jerry Weast
Former Superintendent
Montgomery County Public Schools