OUR BOARD, STAFF,
& ADVISORS
Board Officers
-
Annette Parker, Ph.d, Board Chair / President, South Central College
-
Boyd Worsham, MBA, Board Vice Chair / President and CEO, NCCER
-
Samuel E. Bottum, MBA / Board Treasurer
-
Amanda Winters, MA, Governmental Relations Committee Chair / Program Director, National Governors Association
Board Members
-
Bryan Albrecht, Ed.D. / President Emeritus, Gateway Technical College
-
Earl Buford / President, Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL)
-
Charles H. DeBow, III / President and Chief Executive Officer, National Black Chamber of Commerce
-
Mary (Penny) Enroth / Founder and Chair, Palmer Foundation
-
Sharon Givens, Ph.D. / Director, Visions Counseling and Career Center
-
Bernadine Hawes, MS / Senior Advisor, Econsult Solutions
-
Kate Kreamer, MPA / Executive Director, Advance CTE
-
Jeannine Kunz / Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, SME
-
Carolyn Lee / President and Executive Director, Manufacturing Institute
-
Paul Perkins​ / President, Amatrol, Inc.
-
Roger Tadajewski / Executive Director, National Coalition of Certification Centers NC3
CCD Center/ALLready Team
-
Eva Mitchell, Ed.M. / Chief Executive Officer
-
Robin Ahigian, Ed.M. / Chief of Program Excellence and Services
-
Keenyn McFarlane / Chief Financial Officer
-
Felicia Reed, Ed.M. / Chief of Organizational Excellence and Operations
-
Bethany M. Allen / Specialist, Youth and Community Services
-
Devon Coombe, MBA / Director, Post-Secondary and Industry Services
-
Marvin DeJear, Ph.D. / Specialist, Economic and Workforce Development Services
-
Alan Garcia / Specialist, Corporate and Educational Services
-
Ayla Gavins, Ed.M. / Specialist, Educational Leadership Services
-
Natasha HalfKenny, Ed.M. / Specialist, School Leadership Services
-
Erin Jaques, Ed.M. / Specialist, School Services
-
Letta Neely / Specialist, Non-Profit Leadership Services
-
Dimity Palmer-Smith, Ed.M./ Specialist, Curriculum and Instruction Services
-
Kenneth Walk, Jr. Esq., Ed.M. / Senior Advisor, Educational Strategy
Senior Advisors
-
Chi Kim, Ed.M. / Senior Advisor
-
Radiah Rondon, Esq. / Legal Advisor
Advisory council
-
David Wilcox, President - Global SkillsXchange
-
Kevin Houchin, Vice President, Business Development - RiidLabs
-
Rhonda Basha, Research Professor - Boston University
-
Mason Bishop, President - The QA Commons
-
Todd Bloom, Managing Director - Western Governors University (WGU)
-
Ed Brady, President - Home Builders Institute (HBI)
-
Chad d'Entremont, Ph.D., Executive Director - Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy
-
Katherine DeRosear, Executive Vice President - Strategic Initiatives, Headed2
-
Steve DeWitt, Deputy Executive Director - Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
-
Michael Druckman, Executive Chairman - Schools That Can
-
Linda Dusenbury, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist- The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
-
Jerry Ellner, National Director of High School Development - Universal Technical Institute
-
Levon T. Esters, Ph.D., Professor & Director Mentoring@Purdue Program - Purdue University
-
John Fisher, President - Education Solutions LLC
-
Amanda Fitzgerald, Assistant Deputy Executive Director - American School Counselors Association (ASCA)
-
Kevin Fudge, Director of Advocacy - American Student Assistance (ASA)
-
Nyal Francisco Fuentes, College and Career Readiness Coordinator - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of College, Career and Technical Education
-
Rob Gifford, President - National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)
-
David Goldberg, CEO - SeeMore Impact Labs
-
Chris Guidry, Vice President Mission Advancement and Philanthropy - Strada Education Network
-
Missy Henriksen, Executive Director - Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD)
-
Terry Holiday, Chair - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
-
Gregory Jackson, Engagement Manager - National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE)
-
Deborah Jonas, Ph. D., Director - Center for Education, Research and Innovation
-
Lauren Jones, CTE Program Director for Special Populations, Counseling & Equity - Colorado Community College System
-
Wes Jurey, Founder and Executive Director - Redemption Bridge
-
Nicholas Kent, Senior Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Affairs - Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU)
-
Jack Kosakowski, President and CEO - Junior Achievement USA
-
Julie Lammers, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy - American Student Assistance (ASA)
-
Dane Linn, Senior Vice President - Business Roundtable
-
Adam Lukoskie, Vice President - National Retail Federation Foundation
-
Dave McCall, Ed.D, Associate Professor - Ferris State University
-
Craig McAtee, CEO & Executive Director - National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers​
Advisory co-chairs
-
Chad d'Entremont, Ph.D., Advisory Council Co-Chair / Executive Director, Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy
-
David Goldberg, Ph.D., Advisory Council Co-Chair / CEO, SeeMore Impact Labs
-
David Wilcox, P.E., M.A.Ed., M.S., Advisory Council Co-Chair / President & CEO, Global Skills X-change Corp (GSX)
​
Learn more about the CCD Center/ALLready team, board, and advisory council.