Meet the Speakers
Presenters at the 2013 Summit for Innovative Education
Dr. Tom Bellamy
Professor of education at the University of Washington-Bothell, and the founding director of the Goodlad Institute for Educational Renewal
Penny Carver
Senior Fellow, Research and Development Field Building, at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and former senior vice president at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Ken DeLay
Executive director of the Colorado Association of School Boards
Dr. Jason Glass
Director of the Iowa Department of Education
Dr. Alicia Grunow
Senior managing partner for design, development and improvement research at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Dr. Eric Hanushek
Economist, education analyst, and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, whose research comparing United States and international student performance data was featured in the 2010 documentary film Waiting for Superman
Dr. Carol Haraden
Vice president of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and a leader in developing innovative approaches to improving patient care and safety.
Jim Kohlmoos
Chief executive officer of the National Association of State Boards of Education
Dr. Bryan Setser
Partner at the education design lab 2Revolutions, and former chief executive officer of the North Carolina Virtual Public School
Dr. Gerrita Postlewait
Consultant for the Council of Chief State School Officers’ national Innovation Lab Network. Past president of the South Carolina Board of Education, and 2006 South Carolina Superintendent of the Year.
Dr. Tim Waters
Chief executive officer at McREL, and co-author of the research-based educational leadership guides District Leadership that Works, School Leadership that Works, and The Balanced Leadership Framework
Dr. Yong Zhao
Presidential chair and associate dean for Global and Online Education at the University of Oregon's College of Education, and author of Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization (2009) and World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students (2012)
Jennifer Davis Senior
Associate from the Council of Chief State School Officers