West: Arizona, California, Nevada, & Utah
Governing Board
| Tacy Ashby Former Superintendent Cave Creek Unified School District |
Harold Levine Dean, School of Education University of California, Davis |
| Jorge Ayala Superintendent of Schools Yolo County Office of Education |
Lawrence Lucero Director of Government Relations Tucson Electric Power Company |
| Mark Baldwin Dean, College of Education California State University – San Marcos |
Francine Mayfield Director of Education Nevada State College |
| John Baracy Former Superintendent Scottsdale Unified School District |
Robert McCord Associate Professor Department of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Nancy Bekavac Former President Scripps College |
Wade McLean Superintendent Whiteriver Unified School District |
| David Berliner Professor, College of Education Arizona State University |
Ed Myers Chief Administrative Officer WestEd |
| Jan Biggerstaff Nevada State Board of Education |
Barry Newbold Superintendent Jordan School District |
| W. Bryan Bowles Superintendent Davis School District |
Gavin Payne Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education |
| M. Christopher Brown II Professor and Dean, College of Education University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Keith Rheault Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education |
| Ruby Collins Executive Director Variety Day Home |
Walt Rulffes Superintendent Clark County School District |
| Rena Dorph Director, Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Lawrence Hall of Science University of California Berkeley |
Sylvia Samano Former Vice President, External Affairs AT&T |
| Glen Harvey Chief Executive Officer WestEd |
Larry Shumway Superintendent of Public Instruction Utah State Office of Education |
| Edmond Heatley Superintendent of Schools Chino Valley Unified School District |
William Sparkman Dean, College of Education University of Nevada, Reno |
| Guilbert Hentschke Richard and Mary Cooper Chair in Public School Administration University of Southern California Rossier School of Education |
David Sperry Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Visiting Scholar The University of Utah |
| Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Research, Analytic Studies Office of the Chancellor The California State University |
Bernice Stafford Principal Consultant Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration |
| Patricia Gándara Professor of Education, UCLA, & Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project/El Proyecto de CRP Graduate School of Education & IS |
Suzanne Tacheny Kubach Former Member of the California State Board of Education |
| Carlos Garcia Superintendent of Schools San Francisco Unified School District |
Judge William Thorne Utah Court of Appeals |
| David Gordon Superintendent of Schools Sacramento County Office of Education |
Bill Todachennie Navajo Nation TANF Program |
| Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction Arizona Department of Education |
Ricardo Valencia Chairman, Zamas Holdings, LLC |
| Paul Houston President Center for Empowered Leadership |
Deanna Winn Former Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs Utah System of Higher Education |
| Beverly Hurley Superintendent Buckeye Union High School District |
Beverly Young Assistant Vice Chancellor California State University System |
| Carol Kamin Former Executive Director Arizona Children’s Action Alliance |
