Boards
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National Board of Directors
Our National Board of Directors plays a critical role in developing Teach For America’s strategic plan and ensuring that we are able to meet the ambitious goals we set for ourselves. We are deeply grateful for the advice, support, and advocacy our Board members provide.
Laura E. Arnold | Thomas H. Castro | Maxine Clark |
Patricia J. Crawford | Millard S. (Mickey) Drexler | Paul Finnegan |
Lew Frankfort | David Gergen | Randall H. Harbert |
Leo J. Hindery, Jr. | John Hotchkis* | Walter Isaacson (Chair) |
David W. Kenny | Wendy Kopp | Sherry Lansing* |
John Legend | Sue Lehmann | Michael L. Lomax |
Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. | James M. McCormick | Darla Moore |
Richard S. Pechter | Greg Penner | Nancy Peretsman |
Laurene Powell | Arthur Rock | Vince Roig |
Paula A. Sneed (Vice Chair) | Sir Howard Stringer | Kurt Strovink |
Lawrence J. Stupski | Lawrence H. Summers | Beverly Daniel Tatum |
Gregory W. Wendt | Margaret “Meg” Whitman | Jide Zeitlin (Treasurer) |
* Emeritus member
National Council of Regional Board Chairs
Our National Council is comprised of the chairs of each of our regional advisory Boards. This group provides critical oversight of our regional operations and shares best practices that help us maximize our local impact.
Doug Albrecht (St. Louis) | Joseph Aluise (Greater New Orleans) | Steve Betts (Phoenix) |
Katherine Bradley (D.C. Region) | David Dooley (Charlotte) | H. Mitchell D’Olier (Hawai'i) |
G. Douglas Edwards (Memphis) | Paul Finnegan (Chicago) | Jason M. Fish (Bay Area) Co-Founder and Director Alliance Partners, LLC |
Robin Golden (Connecticut) | Richard Green (Kansas City) | Robert J. Hall (Greater Philadelphia) |
Steven T. Halverson (Jacksonville) | Cordell Haymon (South Louisiana) | John Herrera (Rio Grande Valley) |
Dave Horne (Eastern North Carolina) Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan | Jack Lowell (Miami-Dade) | Jan Rivitz (Baltimore) |
Katy Pattillo (Atlanta) | Zack Neumeyer (Colorado) Sage Companies | Scott Nuttall (New York) |
Lori Vetters (Houston) | Dana Zucker (Greater Newark) Independent Consultant | Mark Hill (Indianapoils) Managing Partner, Collina Ventures, LLC |
University Champions’ Board
We are extremely fortunate to have a dedicated group of college presidents and chancellors supporting our efforts to grow and diversify the movement to end educational inequity.
Bruce Benson |
Robert J. Birgeneau |
Kim Bottomly |
Richard Brodhead |
Grant Cornwell |
ScottS. Cowen |
Michael Crow |
Amy Gutmann |
Freeman Hrabowski |
Michael V. Martin |
Dr. Daniel Porterfield |
Beverly Daniel Tatum (Chair) |
Holden Thorp |
Shirley M. Tilghman |









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