Coalition of Essential Schools Executive Board

The purpose of the Executive Board is to support the work of the national staff, to provide counsel and leadership to CES, and to work closely with the Executive Director to develop proposals for consideration regarding matters of critical interest to CES. The Executive Board also takes primary responsibility for identifying and addressing long-term needs of the organization and providing direction for the national staff in assuring CES a strong and confident national voice in educational matters.

Bibliography of CES National Executive Board Members

Current Board Members:

Jacqueline Ancess
Co-Director
National Center for Restructuring Education, Schools, and Teaching
New York, New York

John Baugh
Professor
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri

Sharalyn (Shug) Brandell
Co-Director
Michigan Coalition of Essential Schools
Jackson, Michigan

Lewis Cohen
Executive Director
CES National
Oakland, California

Kathleen Cushman
Co-Founder and Writer
What Kids Can Do
New York, New York

Pricilla M. Dawson
Faculty
University of Pennsylvania Educational Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Harry B. Feder
Attorney, Of Counsel
Law Office of Eleanor Grosz
New York, New York

Nancy B. Gutierrez
Principal
Clyde L. Fischer Middle School, Alum Rock School District
San Jose, California

Eve M. Hall
Vice President
Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Lisa Hirsch
Principal
West Sedona Elementary School
Sedona, Arizona
Vice-President

Misha Lesley
Program Director
Prepared 4 Life
Houston, Texas

Jeffrey Marshall
Entrepreneur
Oakland, California
Board President

Deborah Meier
Senior Scholar
New York University
New York, New York
Vice Chair Emerita

Theodore R. Sizer
Founder, Coalition of Essential Schools
Harvard, Massachusetts
Chair Emeritus
Page last updated: March 16, 2008