Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
Governing Board
| Eric Ban, Ed.D. President and CEO College Acceleration Network |
Abbie Groff Senior Policy Advisor Michigan Department of Education (Designee for Michael Flanagan) |
| Jim Bartholomew Education Policy Director Minnesota Business Partnership |
John Hosp, Ph.D. Associate Professor, College of Education University of Iowa |
| Lisa Benz Music Teacher Ellsworth Community Middle School (WI) |
Jack C. Jorgensen, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Partnrships and Outreach Services School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Mark Berends, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology and Education University of Notre Dame |
Robert Kellogg, Ed.D. Assistant Director of Special Education Cooperative Educational Service Agency #8 |
| Debra Bragg, Ph.D. Professor, College of Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Kurt Kiefer Assistant State Superintendent, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (Designee for Tony Evers) |
| Craig Burford Executive Director Ohio Educational Service Center Association |
Christopher Koch, Ed.D. State Superintendent of Education Illinois State Board of Education |
| Walter Burt, Ph.D. Interim Dean, College of Education and Human Development and Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology; Western Michigan University |
Susie Morrison Deputy Superintendent/Chief of Staff Illinois State Board of Education (Designee for Christopher Koch) |
| Brenda Cassellius, Ed.D. Commissioner Minnesota Department of Education |
Lane Plugge, Ph.D. Chief Administrator Green Hills Area Education Agency |
| Michelle Corey Vice President for Programs Voices for Michigan's Children |
Larry Pogemiller Director Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
| Rose Chu, Ph.D. Assistant Commissioner Minnesota Department of Education (Designee for Brenda Cassellius) |
Glenda Ritz Superintendent of Public Instruction Indiana Department of Education |
| Gary Crow, Ph.D. Professor, School of Education Indiana University |
Lisa Roule Literacy Teacher Chicago Public Schools/Simeon Career Academy |
| Byron Darnall Special Assistant to the Director Iowa Department of Education (Designee for Jason Glass) |
Diane Rutledge, Ph.D. Executive Director Large Unit District Association |
| Tony Evers, Ph.D. Superintendent of Public Instruction Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
Michael Sawyers Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction Ohio Department of Education |
| Lewis Finch, Ed.D. Executive Director Urban Education Network of Iowa |
Karen Seashore, Ph.D. Professor of Education and Policy Administration University of Minnesota |
| Michael Flanagan Superintendent of Public Instruction Michigan Department of Education |
Mark Thomas Principal Northview High School |
| Dorinda J. Gallant, Ph.D. Associate Professor, College of Education and Human Ecology The Ohio State University |
Gregory Thornton, Ed.D. Superintendent Milwaukee Public Schools |
| Jason Glass, Ed.D. Director Iowa Department of Education |
Reginald Wilkinson, Ed.D. President and CEO Ohio College Access Network |