Appalachia: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, & West Virginia
Governing Board
| Keith Brewer, Ed.D. Former Director of Schools Manchester City Schools, Tennessee |
Michael Martirano, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia Department of Education |
| Ron Duerring, Ed.D. Superintendent Kanawha County Schools, West Virginia |
Mary John O'Hair, Ed.D. Dean College of Education University of Kentucky |
| Willow Hambrick Language Arts Teacher Royal Spring Middle School, Kentucky |
Gina Patterson Executive Director, Virginia School Boards Association |
| Laura Hansen Director, Information Management and Decision Support, Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) |
Donna Hoylman Peduto Director of Operations West Virginia State Board of Education |
| John William "Billy" Haun, Ed.D. Chief Academic Officer/Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Virginia Department of Education (represents Steve Staples, Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction) |
Robert Rodosky, Ph.D. Chief of Data Management, Planning, and Program Evaluation Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky |
| William J. Jordan, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Urban Education Temple University |
Lynne Schrum, Ph.D. Dean Abraham S. Fischler College of Education Nova Southeastern University |
| Howard "Ben" Kiser, Ed.D. Executive Director, Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) |
Rhonda Sims Associate Commissioner, Office of Assessment and Accountability, Division of Support and Research, Kentucky Department of Education |
| Gayle Conelly Manchin Member West Virginia State Board of Education |
V. Wayne Young, J.D. Executive Director/General Counsel Kentucky Association of School Administrators |