Leadership
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William E. Oberndorf
Chairman,
San Francisco, CA
John F. Kirtley
Vice Chairman, Tampa, FL
H. Lee Barfield, II
Nashville, TN
The Honorable Kevin P. Chavous
Washington, DC
New Orleans, LA
Kathy Hubbard
Indianapolis, IN
Senator Joe Lieberman
New York, NY
Edward H. McDermott
San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Palm Beach, FL
Madison, WI
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Tommy Schultz, Chief Executive Officer
Elisa Clements, Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Miller, Chief Financial Officer
COMMUNICATIONS TEAM
Katie Linehan, National Director of Communications and Marketing
Rebekah Bydlak, Associate Director of Communications & and Marketing
Elizabeth BeShears, Director of State Communications Strategy
Valeria Gurr, Director of External Affairs
Denisha Merriweather, Director of Family Engagement
Walter Blanks Jr., Press Secretary
Nathan Cunneen, Communications Associate
Kim Martinez, Director of Media Production
Colton Johnson, Digital Manager
Hera Varmah, Communications and Events Assistant
COMMUNICATIONS / RESEARCH
Corey A. DeAngelis, Ph.D., National Director of Research
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Zack Dawes, National Director of Development
Amy Echols, Development Manager
Jordan Harding, Director of External Relations
Natalie Bell, Development Assistant
FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Jennifer Miller, Chief Financial Officer
Benita Gardner, Senior Accountant
Donna Selby, Accounting Assistant
GENERAL COUNSEL
Steve Saxe, General Counsel
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ADVISORS / SPECIALISTS
Bill Phillips, Senior Director of Charter Policy and School Choice Advocacy
Kelli Bottger, Director of Political Strategy
Nathan Hoffman, Director of State Policy and Legislative Strategy
Bruce Hermie, Director of School Partnerships
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Ryan Cantrell, National Director of Government Affairs
Shaka Mitchell, Director of State Strategy and Advocacy
Gaby Ascencio, Arizona Community Outreach Manager
Jennifer Carter, Oklahoma State Lead
Tiffany Crawford, Louisiana Grassroots Coordinator
Paul Dauphin, Louisiana Director of Operations
Jean Evans, Missouri State Lead
Lauren Garcia, Nebraska State Director
Denise Lasher, Florida State Lead
Calvin A. Lee, Wisconsin Field Director
Jamie Lord, Georgia Senior Advisor
Esly Montenegro, Arizona Implementation Director
Caleb Moore, Louisiana Director of Government Affairs
Justin Moralez, Wisconsin State Director
John Patton, Tennessee State Director
Christy Riggins, Georgia State Director
Steve Smith, Arizona State Director
OPERATIONS TEAM
Lindsey Rust, Director of Operations
Jana Gregg, Director of Events
Brenda Hondorp, Executive Assistant
SENIOR ADVISORS
Michael Benjamin
Virginia Gentles
Ed Kirby