Meet the Team

Team

James Vetter

Board Member

Maurice Elias

Board Chair

Xiaoyue Dai

Alliance Support and Outreach Manager

Nova Biro

Board Member

State Alliance Leaders

Arizona

Tom Reardon

California

Amy Cranston
Jay Levin

Colorado

Andrea Arguello
Betsy Basch
Phil Brown
Julia Mahfouz
Elle Essenmacher
Tom Szczesny
Lisa Mickelson

Connecticut

Michelle Doucette Cunningham

Georgia

Jason B. Allen
Sirocus Barnes
Jami Berry
Veneschia Bryant
Leslie Hazle Bussey
Elan Gepner-Dales
Talia Kessler
Rose Prejean-Harris
Brandon Quinn
Usha Venkatachalam
Tonya B. Winters
Lindsay Wyczalkowski

Hawai'i

Danielle DiMare
Kelly Dolan-Sapp
Crissi Doyle
Kate G
Mark Hines
Kecia McDonald
Ana Paula Menezes
Molly Takagi

Illinois

Jillian Clarke
Robyn Corelitz
Ruth Cross
Joyce Debrah
Tim Dohrer
Mary McDonald
Josh Novick
Sara Oakland Bates
Jennifer Wargin

Indiana

Alicia Erwin
Tara Rinehart

Massachusetts

Karen Craddock
Corinne Doughty
Kamilah Drummond-Forrester
Ellen Gibson
Rachel Poliner
Randy Ross
Khari Roulhac
Jim Vetter

Michigan

Daniel Budzinski
Reid Gough
Katie Reeves

North Carolina

Ronnie Armstong
Diane Coffey
Jim Deni
Griffin Gervais
Dr. Megan Lyons
Stacy Morgan
Beth Rice
Amy Sasscer
Dr. Brooksie Sturdivant

New Hampshire

Sarah Fillion

New Jersey

Maurice Elias
Patricia Heindel
Bill Trusheim
Liz Warner

New Mexico

Erin Armijo
Cindy Arnold
Chuck Charleston
Amy McConnell Franklin
Michele Hunt
Rebecca Moore
Cynthia Ramirez
Ronnie Reynolds
Soña Alaniz Saiz                                                  Zach Taylor

New York

David Adams
Ellen Connors
Ali Slack

Ohio

Pamela McVeagh-Lally
Jennifer Miller

Oregon

Angela Healow
David Streight
Bill Stewart
Marie-Claire Wonacott

Pennsylvania

Dana Bowser
Stephanie Colvin-Rov Michelle Gill 
Karen Lehman
Courtney Maurer
Shileste Overton-Marris
Lisa Thomas
Shannon Wanless
Ross Whiting

South Carolina

Al Estee
Wendy Methvin

Texas

Donna Black
Angela Downes
Josette Saxton

Vermont

Lori Cassidy
Chris Dodge
Marla Goldstein

Virginia

Jane Ball
Maria Genova
Stephanie Moehlenkamp
Angelyn Nichols
Lindsay Orme
Heather Peterson

Washington

Sarah Butcher
Jennifer Karls

Wisconsin

Matt Nink 
Megan Schomme
Liz Warner

Advisory Group

Jonathan Cohen, Adjunct Professor in Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Karen Craddock, Co-Founder, The Wellness Collaborative Inc., and Visiting Scholar, Wellesley College Centers for Women
Deborah Donahue-Keegan, Associate Director, Tisch College Initiative on SEL & Civic Engagement, Tufts University
Kamilah Drummond-Forrester, Director, Open Circle
Joan Duffell, former Executive Director, Committee for Children
Stu Green, Director, New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention
Robert Jagers, Vice President of Research, CASEL
Chi Kim, Chief Executive Officer, Pure Edge
Larry Leverett, Senior Manager, Leverett Education Consulting
Pamela McVeagh-Lally, Nonprofit and Philanthropic Consultant
David Osher, Vice President & AIR Institute Fellow, American Institutes for Research
Jordan Posamentier, Director, Policy & Advocacy at Committee for Children
Randy Ross, Consultant, Equity Lens Consulting; Senior Consultant, National School Climate Center
Eleonora Villegas-Reimers, Professor, Wheelock College
Ross Weiner, VP and Executive Director of Education & Society Program, Aspen Institute