Members T. Kenneth James, Ed.D., Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education www.arkedu.state.ar.us Luke Gordy, Executive Director
Arkansans for Education Reform Foundation www.educatearkansas.com Roy G. Brooks, Ed.D.,
Chief Executive Officer
eStem Public
Charter Schools, Little
Rock, AR
www.estemir.net
Members Paul G. Pastorek, Superintendent of Education
Louisiana Department of Education ww.doe.state.la.us Doris Voitier, Superintendent
St. Bernard Public School District www.stbernard.k12.la.us W. Alan Coulter, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center www.lsuhsc.edu Lisa Smith-Vosper, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner
Workforce Education & Training, Louisiana Board of Regents.
Members Veronica C. Garcia, Ed.D., Secretary of Education
New Mexico Public Education Department www.ped.state.nm.us Kurt Steinhaus, Ph.D., Governor’s Education Policy Advisor
State of New Mexico www.ped.state.nm.us Rick Miera, State Representative
New Mexico House of Representatives http://legis.state.nm.us Irowena Whitehair, Teacher
Crownpoint Elementary School, Crownpoint, New Mexico.
Members Sandy Garrett, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oklahoma Department of Education www.sde.state.ok.us Belinda Biscoe, Ph.D., Director of Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3), Assistant Vice President for University Outreach, University of Oklahoma www.ou.edu James Sisney, Ed.D., Superintendent
Broken Arrow Public Schools www.ba.k12.ok.us Phyllis Hudecki, Ed.D., Executive Director
Oklahoma Business & Education Coalition www.obecinfo.com
Members Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education
Texas Education Agency www.tea.state.tx.us Chris Barbic, Head of Schools
YES College Preparatory Schools, Houston www.yesprep.org Elsa Cardenas-Hagan, Valley Speech Language & Learning Center, Brownsville Charles McMahen, Compass Bank, Houston
Texas Governor’s Business Council www.texasgbc.org Walter H. Bumphus,
Ph.D., Professor and
Chair, Department of
Education
Administration, The University of Texas at Austin
A.M. Aikin, Jr. Regents Chair in Jr. & College
Education Leadership http://edadmin.edb.utexas.edu/cclp/
