Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, & South Carolina
Governing Board
| State Representatives Betsy Carpentier Chief Operating Officer South Carolina Department of Education |
Researchers Dr. Carol Donovan Professor of Education University of Alabama |
| Jane Fletcher Assistant Deputy Commissioner Florida Department of Education |
Dr. Angela Rutherford Associate Professor in Education University of Mississippi |
| Dr. Howard Hendley Policy Division Director Georgia Department of Education |
Dr. Lynne Vernon-Feagans Professor of Education & Psychology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Mike McLaughlin Senior Policy Advisor North Carolina Department of Public Instruction |
Dr. Julie Washington Professor of Education Georgia State University |
| Sherrill Parris Deputy State Superintendent of Education Alabama State Department of Education |
Dr. Bradley S. Witzel Professor of Education Winthrop University |
| Dr. Carey Wright State Superintendent Mississippi Department of Education |
Practitioners Sam Allen Retired Superintendent Valdosta City Schools (GA) |
| Public Participants Emily Baranello Senior Director, Education Practice SAS Institute |
Dr. Rainey Knight Retired Superintendent Darlington County Schools (SC) |
| Kelly Butler Director of Program Strategy Barksdale Reading Institute Mississippi |
Dr. Don Martin Retired Superintendent Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (NC) |
| John Winn Former Commissioner of Education Florida |
Dr. Bill Vogel Retired Superintendent Seminole County Schools (FL) |