Dr. William C. Bosher
Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute
Richmond, Virginia
Now a distinguished professor of education and public policy at Virginia Commonwealth University, Bosher is its former dean of education. His education experience also includes tenure as the superintendent of public instruction for the Virginia Department of Education and superintendencies of two Virginia school divisions.
Ms. Carolyn Witt Jones
NewCities Institute
Lexington, Kentucky
Jones is Special Assistant: NewCities Institute/Kentucky League of Cities for the Partnership for Successful Schools. She works with business leaders to promote systemic change in education. She has been a college professor, K-12 administrator, and consultant to business and education clients.
Mr. Ken Kay
e-Luminate Group
Offices in Washington, DC, and Tucson, Arizona
Mr. Kay is the CEO and co-founder of e-Luminate Group (formerly Infotech Strategies), an information and communication technology consulting firm. Kay is also president of the Partnership on 21st Century Skills, an organization that engages public and private sector leaders in working toward incorporating 21st century skills into the K-12 curriculum.
Dr. Doris Redfield
Edvantia, Inc.
Offices in Charleston, West Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee
President and CEO of Edvantia, Redfield has been chief of research, evaluation, and assessment for the Virginia Department of Education; a consultant to the Council of Chief State School Officers; visiting scholar at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST); senior associate at the U.S. Department of Education; professor of educational psychology at Western Kentucky University; and K-12 teacher and school psychologist.
Mr. Mark Strickland
Schoolhouse Partners
Alexandria, Virginia
Cofounder and managing partner of Schoolhouse Partners, Strickland has been a principal of The Parthenon Group, chairman of the board for SearchSoft Solutions, and a board member for Sensitech.
