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Committee Members
The committee brings together a diverse group of experts on education, with members drawn from both the public and private sectors.

  • Ted Mitchell (Chair of the Committee)
    CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund and Member of the California State Board of Education
  • Dede Alpert (Vice Chair)
    Partner, Nielson & Merksamer LLP, and former state senator
  • Arlene Ackerman
    Former Superintendent, SFUSD
  • Russlynn Ali
    Executive Director, Education Trust West
  • Jeff Camp
    Chair, Education Impact Circle, Full Circle Fund
  • Ernesto Cortes
    Southwest Regional Director, Industrial Areas Foundation
  • Dave Gordon
    Superintendent, Sacramento County Office of Education
  • Eric Hanushek
    Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
  • Thomas Henry
    Former CEO, Fiscal Crisis & Mgmt Assistance Team
  • Sherry Lansing
    Chairman emeritus, Paramount Pictures
  • Peter Mehas
    Superintendent, Fresno County Office of Education (retired)
  • Irene Oropeza-Enriquez
    Principal, Prairie Elementary School, Woodland
  • Mark Rosenbaum
    General counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
  • Sau-Lim (Lance) Tsang
    Executive Director, ARC Associates
  • Lewis Solmon
    President, Teacher Advancement Program Foundation
  • Randolph Ward
    Superintendent, San Diego County Office of Education
  • John White
    Principal, William Mulholland Middle School
  • Caprice Young
    President and CEO, CA Charter Schools Ass'n.
 
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