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Steering Committee

Coalition for Community Schools Steering Committee

About the Network

The Coalition for Community Schools Steering Committee (Coalition Steering Committee) is made up of members representing Community School practitioners and partner organizations that prioritize the growth and quality of Community Schools. It provides strategic guidance for the Coalition and is a forum for addressing challenging issues facing the steering committee:

  • Ambassadors for Community Schools within their own organization and to other organizations and networks;
  • Lead and serve on Working Groups; and
  • Assist with implementation of specific projects and tasks related to their expertise and constituency.

To learn more, contact CCS@iel.org.

Steering Committee Members

 Dr. Janine Al-Aseer, Director and Clinical Faculty, The Boyd Center for Community Schools

Cory Bowman, Associate Director of the Netter Center for Community Partnership, University of Pennsylvania

Hedy Chang, CEO and President, Attendance Works

Robert Donovan, Community Schools Resource Teacher, Albuquerque Public Schools

Dr. Adriane Dorrington, Program Manager for the Innovation & Transformation Team, National Education Association

 

Alexius Ferguson, Assistant Director, University of Central Florida

 

Abe Fernandez, VP of Collective Impact & Director, National Center for Community Schools

 

Ayeola Fortune, Vice President, Impact Team, United Way Worldwide

DeMyko Fuller, Community School Coordinator, Brooklyn Center Community Schools 

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Jarvis Hamilton, Community School Coordinator, Brewer Early Innovation Academy

Sidney Houk, Senior Director, Community Schools United; United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley

 

Judy Idrovo, Full Service Community School Manager, Chicago Public Schools

 

Dustin Ives, Assistant Director Educational Issues, American Federation of Teachers

Dr. Keenan King, Executive Director, Kent School Services Network, Michigan Community Schools Coalition

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Elizabeth “B” Lewis Workman, Manager, Family Advocacy & Community Engagement, Aurora Public Schools

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Sara Naughton, Director of Data and Evaluation, United Way of Erie County

Steven Ramdilal, Afterschool Works for America Fellow, Afterschool Alliance

Naorah Rimkunis, Assistant Professor of Community Schools, Binghamton University, SUNY

Marisa Saunders, Co-Director, UCLA Center for Community Schooling

Ray Saldana, President and CEO, Communities in Schools

Kelly Sperduto, Director of Community Schools, Greece Central School District

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Brandis Stockman, Interim Director, Education and Workforce Success, Center for Municipal Strategies and Programs; National League of Cities

Christine Waikiki, Community Schools Director, Say Yes Buffalo

Kwesi Rollins, Interim President, IEL

 

Dr. Helen Janc Malone, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, IEL

 

Dr. Michelle Lessly Blackburn, Director of Policy, IEL

 

Mia Calys, Senior Communications Manager, IEL