LEARN NC advisory board
The LEARN NC Advisory Board is composed of educational leaders in schools and agencies, university faculty, technology experts, and corporate and foundation leaders. Board members help us think creatively and strategically about where to invest the valuable resource that LEARN NC represents to have the greatest possible impact on K-12 education.
Advisory board members
- Patrick Akos
- Associate Professor of School Counseling and Coordinator of School Counseling Program
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Janice Anderson
- Assistant Professor of Science Education
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Shirley Arrington
- Executive Director
Model Teacher Education Consortium - Alton Balance
- Center Fellow
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching - Jim Barber
- Executive Director of LEARN NC (retired)
- Emily Bivins
- Principal
Carrboro Elementary School - Cheryl Mason Bolick
- Director of Research and Professional Development for Outreach
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Elementary Education
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Wendy Borman
- Assistant Dean for External Relations
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Todd Boyette
- Director
Morehead Planetarium & Science Center - Angela Cogdill
- Professional Development Coordinator
Granville County Schools - Elizabeth Colbert
- Professional Development Consultant
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction - Deb Eaker-Rich
- Assistant Dean and Quality Assurance Leader
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Joe Freddoso
- President and CEO
MCNC - Suzanne Gulledge
- Clinical Professor of Middle Grades Education
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Leigh Hall
- Associate Professor of Literacy Studies
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Björn Hennings
- Director Carolina Center for Educational Excellence Director of International Programs
Carolina Center for Educational Excellence - Martinette Horner
- Distinguished P-12 Educator
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Sam Houston
- President and CEO
North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center - Sandra Hughes-Hassell
- Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science - Linda Hutchinson
- Educational Consultant: Early Childhood Facilities, Programs, and Policies
- Bill McDiarmid
- Dean and Alumni Distinguished Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Paul McDonald Jones
- Director of ibiblio.org and Clinical Associate Professor
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Journalism & Mass Communication
School of Information & Library Science - Verna Lalbeharie
- Senior Program Director
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation - Robert Logan
- Superintendent
Chatham County Schools - Caroline McCullen
- Director, SAS Education Initiatives
- Bill McNeal
- Executive Director
North Carolina Association of School Administrators - John Plummer
- Assistant Dean for Administration and Finance
UNC-Chapel Hill School of Education - Shirley Prince
- Executive Director
North Carolina Principals & Assistant Principals’ Association (NCPAPA) - Angela Quick
- Deputy Chief Academic Officer
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction - Todd Roberts
- Chancellor
North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics - Malbert Smith
- President and Co-founder
MetaMetrics - Ray Spain
- Superintendent
Warren County Schools - Hiller Spires
- Senior Research Fellow and Professor at NC State
The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation - Ross White
- Executive Director
North Carolina Virtual Public School - Tina Wilson
- Manager of Corporate Citizenship and Corporate Affairs
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