CoSN is grateful to our growing list of supporters, including our Advisory Panel and list of organizational endorsers below.
This advisory panel is invitation only.
If you have additional questions or are interested, email Ann McMullan, amcmullan@cosn.org, CoSN Project Director.
Thank you to the following school system leaders for their support:
- Dr. Peter Aiken, Superintendent, Central York School District (PA)
- Dr. Jeanne Barker, Superintendent, Lenoir City Schools (TN)
- Dr. Mark Benigni, Superintendent, Meriden Public Schools (CT)
- Dr. Gustavo Balderas, Superintendent, Beaverton School District (OR), President-elect, AASA
- Ms. Krestin Bahr, Superintendent, Peninsula School District (WA)
- Dr. Luvelle Brown, Superintendent, Ithaca City School District (NY)
- Mr. Tim Broadrick, Superintendent, SAUs 72, 86, & 301 (NH)
- Dr. Doug Brubaker, Superintendent, Texarkana Independent School District (TX)
- Dr. Sean Bulson, Superintendent, Harford County Public Schools (MD)
- Mr. Bill Burr, Superintendent, Wrangell Public Schools (AK)
- Dr. Karen Cheser, Superintendent, Durango School District 9-R (CO)
- Dr. Brian Creasman, Superintendent, Fleming County Schools (KY)
- Dr. Jeff Dillon, Superintendent, Wilder School District 113 (ID)
- Dr. Jose Dotres, Superintendent, Miami Dade County Public Schools (FL)
- Dr Bryan Duffie, Superintendent, Alma School District, (AR)
- Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor, DC Public Schools(DC)
- Dr. Andria Fourlis, Superintendent, Mesa Public Schools (AZ)
- Dr. Matthew Friedman, Superintendent, Quakertown Community School (PA)
- Dr. Mark Hansen, Superintendent, Elmbrook Schools (WI)
- Dr. Jason Harris, Superintendent, Columbia School District (MS)
- Andrew Haas, Superintendent, Windham Northeast Supervisory Union (VT)
- Dr. Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Superintendent, Alexandria City Public Schools (VA)
- Dr. Deb Kerr, Superintendent, St. Francis School District (WI)
- Mr. Russell Klein, Superintendent, Lander County School District (NV)
- Dr. John Kopicki, Superintendent, Cabarrus County Schools (NC)
- Dr. Suzanne Lacey, Superintendent, Talladega County Schools (AL)
- Dr. David Long, Superintendent, Beaver County School District (UT)
- Dr. Michael Loughead, Superintendent, Hampton Township School District (PA)
- Dr. Michael Lubelfeld, Superintendent, North Shore School District 112 (IL)
- Dr. Kelly May-Vollmar, Advisory Panel Co-Chair, Superintendent, Desert Sands Unified School District (CA)
- Dr. Chris Marczak, Chief of Instructional Leadership, DoDEA’s Pacific Center for Instructional Leadership (Japan)
- Dr. Tonya Merrigan, Superintendent, Blue Valley Schools (KS)
- Dr. Nicholas Migliorino, Superintendent, Norman Public Schools (OK)
- Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District (CA)
- Dr. Scott R. Muri, Superintendent, Ector County Independent School District (TX)
- Dr. Dave Myers, Chief Innovation Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Innovation, Data, Research, and Technology Services, Virginia Department of Education (VA)
- Dr. Michael P. Nagler, Superintendent of Schools, Mineola Public Schools (NY)
- Dr. Nick Polyak, Superintendent, Leyden High School District 212 (IL)
- Dr. Laurie Putnam, Superintendent, St. Cloud Area School District 742 (MN)
- Mr. Glenn Robbins, Superintendent, Brigantine Public Schools (NJ)
- Dr. Marie Robinson, Superintendent, Bangor School Department (ME)
- Dr. Sheila Quinn, Superintendent, Clover School District (SC)
- Dr. Michael Salvatore, Senior Vice President, Kean University (NJ)
- Dr. Keith Simmons, Superintendent, Griffin-Spalding County School System (GA)
- Dr. Aaron Spence, Advisory Panel Chair, Superintendent, Loudoun County Public Schools (VA)
- Mr. Randall Squier, Superintendent, Coxsackie-Athens Central School District (NY)
- Dr. Mary Templeton, Superintendent, Lake Stevens School District (WA)
- Mr. Ryan Thomas, Superintendent, Unita County School District #1 (WY)
- Dr. Jason Van Heukelum, Superintendent, Winchester Public Schools (VA)
- Dr. Mary Wegner, Assistant Professor & Director of the Educational Leadership, Alaska College of Education (AK)
- Dr. Avis Williams, Superintendent, NOLA Public Schools (LA)
- Dr. Douglas Wheeler, Superintendent, College Community School District (IA)
Thank you to the following edtech leaders for their support:
- Dr. Kevin Brown, Executive Director, Texas Association of School Administrators (TX)
- Mr. Dwight Bonds, Executive Director, California Association of African-American Superintendents & Administrators (CA)
- Dr. Richard Bozza, Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJ)
- Ms. Marlo Gaddis, North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES) (NC), CoSN Board Liaison
- Dr. Chris Gaines, CEO of Education Plus, Former Superintendent, Mehlville School District (MO)
- Dr. Gary Lilly, Executive Director, Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TN)
- Matt Miller, Coordinator of Innovative Education, Butler County Education Service Center (OH)
- Dr. Allen Pratt, Executive Director, National Rural Education Association (TN)
- Ms. Lisa Schmucki, Founder and CEO, edWeb.net (NJ)
- Dr. Dave Schuler, Executive Director, AASA (VA)
- Dr. Sarena Shivers, Deputy Executive Director of Professional Learning and Member Services, Michigan ASA (MI)
- Dr. Valerie Truesdale, Assistant Executive Director, AASA, (VA), CoSN Board Liaison
- Dr. Joan Wade, Executive Director, Association of Education Service Agencies (TX)
- Dr. Rob Watson, Executive Director, School Administrators of Montana (MT)
Thank you to the following association endorsers:
- AASA, The School Superintendents Association
- AESA, Association of Educational Service Agencies
- School Superintendents of Alabama
- Alaska Superintendents Association
- Arizona School Administrators
- Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators
- California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators
- Colorado Association of School Executives
- Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents
- Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration
- Coalition of Oregon School Administrators
- Idaho Association of School Administrators
- Illinois Association of School Administrators
- Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents
- Kansas School Superintendents Associations
- Kentucky Association of School Administrators
- Louisiana Association of School Executives
- Michigan Association of School Administrators
- Minnesota Association of School Administrators
- Mississippi Association of School Administrators
- Missouri Association of School Administrators
- Montana Association of School Superintendents
- NREA, National Rural Education Association
- New Hampshire School Administrators Association
- New Jersey Association of School Administrators
- New York State Council of School Superintendents
- New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders
- North Carolina Association of School Administrators
- Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators
- Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents
- Texas Association of School Administrators
- Washington Association of School Administrators
- Wyoming Association of School Administrators
The Empowered Superintendents Initiative is under the advisement of the following CoSN team members:
Keith Krueger, Chief Executive Officer
Ann McMullan, Project Director, Empowered Superintendents Initiative
Jill Brown, Director of Professional Learning
Carla Wade, Director of External Relations
For questions abxout the initiative, or to get involved, email amcmullan@cosn.org.