Nicola Alexander
Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Minnesota

Linda Baer
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Darlyne Bailey
Dean, College of Education, University of Minnesota

Meria Carstarphen
Superintendent, St. Paul Public Schools      

Mary Cecconi
Executive Director, Parents United for Public Schools

Maureen Cisneros
Student/Regent, University of Minnesota

Jennifer Godinez
Executive Director, Minnesota College Access Network

Lynn Haglin
Vice President/KIDS PLUS Director, Northland Foundation

Jerry Halverson
Senior Faculty, Capella University

Vernae Hasbargen
Senior Legislative Analyst, Minnesota Rural Education Association

Robert Johnson
Professor, State Cloud State University

Steve Kelley
Senior Fellow, Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota

Laura LaCroix-Dalluhn
Executive Director, Youth Community Connections

Rene Lara
Legislative Action Specialist, Education Minnesota

Jim Meffert-Nelson
Chair, Children’s Platform Coalition

Todd Otis
President, Ready 4 K

Eugene Piccolo
Executive Director, Minnesota Association of Charter Schools

Don Schuld
Assistant Superintendent, Stillwater Area Schools

Jim Southwick
Attorney, Medtronic

Lee Ann Stephens
2006 Education Minnesota Teacher of the Year

Judy Temple
Professor, Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota

Neal Thao
Associate Professor, Dept. of Social Work, Metropolitan State University

Greg Vandal
Superintendent, Sauk Rapids-Rice School District

Pam Willard
Director, Golden Heart Child Care Center

Advisory Council

Paul Anton
Chief Economist, Wilder Research

John Brandl*
Professor, Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota

Sandy Christensen
Professor, Dept. of Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota

Deborah Dillon
Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Minnesota

David Heistad
Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment, Minneapolis Public Schools

Cathy Jordan
Executive Director, Children, Youth and Family Consortium

Dan Mueller
Associate Director, Wilder Research

Van Mueller
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Educational Policy and Administration, University of Minnesota

Arthur Reynolds
Professor, University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development

Art Rolnick
Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Karen Seashore
Professor, Dept. of Educational Policy and Administration, University of Minnesota

Mark Van Ryzin
Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota

Jermaine Toney
Lead Researcher, Organizing Apprenticeship Project

Stuart Yeh
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Policy and Administration, University of Minnesota

*Deceased, August 18, 2008