REL Southeast Governing Board
The REL Southeast manages all tasks with guidance from a statutorily required Governing Board representing the interests of all states and other appropriate constituencies in the region. The composition of the Governing Board includes a diversity of expertise, including education research methods and practice, and individuals representing the interests of students in economically disadvantaged areas, both rural and urban. The Governing Board provides strategic guidance on how the REL shall carry out its activities for maximum effectiveness and efficiency, reduces redundant activities within the region, and increases collaboration and resource sharing.
Members
- Alabama
- Dr. Elizabeth Davis
Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
- Dr. Carol Donovan
Professor of Education, University of Alabama; Director, Belser Parton Literacy Center
- Florida
- Jason Gaitanis
Assistant Deputy Commissioner - Gillian Gregory
Assistant Superintendent, Leon County Schools - Dr. Monica Verra-Tirado
Chief of Equity and Diversity, Hillsborough County Public Schools - Georgia
- Dr. Caitlin Dooley
Deputy Superintendent, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Georgia Department of Education - Dr. Gary Bingham
Director, Urban Child Study Center; Professor, Early Childhood and Elementary Education, Georgia State University
- Ms. Luvenia Jackson
Superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools - Mississippi
- Dr. Carey Wright
State Superintendent - Ms. Kelly Butler
Director of Program Strategy, Barksdale Institute
- Dr. Angela Rutherford
Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Excellence in Literacy Instruction, University of Mississippi - North Carolina
- Mr. Mark Johnson
State Superintendent - Tara Galloway
K-3 Literacy Director, under Mark Johnson
- Dr. Don Martin
Retired Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools; Professor of Education, High Point University - Dr. Lynne Vernon-Feagans
Professor of Education and the Frank Porter Graham Institute, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill - Nadja Young
Director US Government & Education Practice
- South Carolina
- Dr. David Mathis
Deputy Superintendent, College and Career Readinesss
- Dr. Suzanne Adlof
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina
- Dr. Rainey Knight
Retired Superintendent of Darlington County Schools