Steering Committee

Corinne Allen
Executive Director
Benwood Foundation
Chattanooga, TN

Kenya Bradshaw
Executive Director
Stand for Children – Tennessee
Memphis, TN

Dr. Keith D. Brewer
Executive Director
TN Organization of School Superintendents
Nashville, TN

The Honorable Harry Brooks
Member, Education Committee
Tennessee House of Representatives
Knoxville, TN

Daniel D. Challener
President
Public Education Foundation
Chattanooga, TN

Karen Davis
President
Tennessee PTA
Nashville, TN

The Honorable John DeBerry Jr.
Member, Education Committee
Tennessee House of Representatives
Memphis, TN

The Honorable Dolores R. Gresham
Chair, Education Committee
Tennessee Senate
Somerville, TN

Dr. Tammy Grissom
Executive Director
Tennessee School Boards Association
Nashville, TN

Tomeka R. Hart
Commissioner
Memphis City Schools Board of Education
Memphis, TN

The Honorable Beth Harwell
Speaker of the House
Tennessee House of Representatives
Nashville, TN

Kevin Huffman
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Education
Nashville, TN

Linda Irwin
Director of School Partnerships
Niswonger Foundation
Greeneville, TN

Dr. W. Hal Knight
Dean, College of Education
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

Mr. Elliot Martin
Student Representative
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville, TN

Dr. James P. McIntyre Jr.
Superintendent
Knox County Schools
Knoxville, TN

Dr. Gary Nixon
Executive Director
TN State Board of Education
Nashville, TN

Dr. Claude O. Presnell Jr.
President
TN Independent Colleges and Universities Association
Nashville, TN

Dr. Jesse Register
Director of Schools
Metro Nashville Public Schools
Nashville, TN

Dr. Rich Rhoda
Executive Director
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Nashville, TN

Dr. Paula Myrick Short
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs
Tennessee Board of Regents
Nashville, TN

Teresa Sloyan
Executive Director
Hyde Family Foundations
Memphis, TN

Gera Summerford
President
Tennessee Education Association
Pigeon Forge, TN

The Honorable Reginald Tate
Vice Chair, Education Committee
Tennessee Senate
Memphis, TN

Oliver S. (Buzz) Thomas
Executive Director
Great Schools Partnership
Knoxville, TN

Ellen Thornton
Executive Director
Tennessee Business Roundtable
Nashville, TN

Matt Throckmorton
Executive Director
Tennessee Charter School Association
Nashville, TN

Denine O. Torr
Director, Community Initiatives
Dollar General Corporation
Goodlettsville, TN

J. Laurens Tullock
President
Cornerstone Foundation of Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Deborah K. (Deb) Woolley
President
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Nashville, TN