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2010 NDPN Executive Board

Dr. Sandy Addis

Director, Pioneer Regional Educational Service Agency

Cleveland, GA

Ms. Martha Barrett

Sr. VP Market Development, Bank of America

Jacksonville, FL

Mr. Edward Bates

Director, Positive Alternative Students Services (PASS)

Lake County Regional Office of Education

Grayslake, IL

Mr. Stephen R. Canessa

Massachusetts State Representative

Boston, MA

Ms. Diane Castelbuono

Deputy Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

PA Department of Education

Harrisburg, PA

Ms. Elaine L. Craft

Director, SC Center of Excellence & National Resource Center for Engineering Technology Education

Florence-Darlington Technical College

Florence, SC

Dr. Debra Duardo

Director of Dropout Prevention and Recovery

Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles, CA

Dr. Steven W. Edwards

President, Edwards Educational Services, Inc.

Alexandria, VA

Ms. Andrea Foggy-Paxton

NDPN Vice Chair

Program Officer, Education

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Washington, DC

Mr. Arthur Griffin

Vice President, Urban Advisory Resource, School Education Group

McGraw-Hill Companies

New York, NY

Dr. Eurmon Hervey, Jr.

NDPN Recording Secretary

Executive Vice President, Edward Waters College

Jacksonville, FL

Dr. Michael Kaufman

President & CEO, Specialized Ed. Services, Inc.

Yardley, PA

Mr. Haven Ladd

Partner, The Parthenon Group

Boston, MA

Mr. Edward M. Lambert, Jr.

Ex Officio

Director, UMass/Dartmouth Urban Initiative

North Dartmouth, MA

Mrs. Carol Raines-Brown

Board Member, Inglewood USD

Inglewood, CA

Dr. Norman Shearin, Jr.

Superintendent, Vance County Schools

Henderson, NC

Ms. Susan Siegel

Vice Pres., Research, Evaluation, and Learning Management

Communities In Schools, Inc.

Alexandria, VA

Dr. Jay Smink

Executive Director

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network

Clemson, SC

Ms. Chris Sturgis

Founder and Principal, MetisNet

Santa Fe, NM

Ms. Bonnie Talakte

Consultant

Phoenix, AZ

Ms. Denine Torr

Sr. Manager, Community Initiatives

Dollar General Corporation

Goodlettesville, TN

Mr. Stuart J. Udell

NDPN Chair

CEO, Penn Foster

Scranton, PA

Mr. Robert York

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer

Advanced Academics, Inc.

Oklahoma City, OK

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