The Planners

Rhonda H. Lauer
Conference Co-Chair
Chief Executive Officer
Foundations

W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
Conference Co-Chair
Senior Advisor
Public/Private Ventures

Emilio R. Matticoli
Conference Co-Coordinator
Chief of Staff
Foundations

John B. Henderson
Conference Co-Coordinator
Executive Director, Communications
Foundations

Foundations, Inc.
Foundations builds the quality of education and educational opportunities for disadvantaged children, youth, and families through work with public and charter schools, school districts, education organizations, and the afterschool field. As a capacity building organization, Foundations focuses on professional development, technical assistance, program development, and supporting services for individuals and organizations across the country.

The Annenberg Foundation
The Annenberg Foundation is the successor corporation to the Annenberg School at Radnor, Pennsylvania, established in 1958 by Walter H. Annenberg. A key focus of the Foundation is on K-12 public education reform in the United States, in the areas of redesigning school districts, developing and supporting educational leadership, rethinking accountability, and fostering community-centered approaches to education reform.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Since 1948, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization, has worked to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families in the United States. The primary mission of the Foundation is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.

Carol Auerbach Berger
Trustee
Auerbach Family Foundation

Albert J. Berger
Chairman (Retired)
Allied-Barton Security Services

Jerry Blanchard
Director
21st CCLC, Shawnee State University

K.C. Burton
Senior Associate for Philanthropy Initiatives
The Annie E. Casey Foundation

W. Wilson Goode, Sr.
Senior Advisor
Public/Private Ventures

Lois Harrison-Jones
Professor
Howard University

Eric Jolly
President
Science Museum of Minnesota

Charlie Mae Knight
President
Beyond School Foundation

Joseph Kretovics
Senior Research Professor
Western Michigan University College of Education

Rhonda H. Lauer
Chief Executive Officer
Foundations

Carol Mitchell
Former Program Manager
21st CCLC Program,
U.S. Department of Education

Marguerite Peebles
Section Chief
North Carolina State Board of Education

Terry Peterson
Director
Afterschool and Community Learning Network

Della Pitts
Senior Program Manager
21st CCLC,
Morehouse School of Medicine

Linda Romano
Director of Professional Development
Hilliard City School District

Wendy Russell
Research Associate
RMC Research Corporation

Robert S. Schwartz
President
Foundations

William F. Snell
Executive Director
In-Care Network, Inc.

Robert Stonehill
Chief Program Officer
Learning Point Associates

Ki-Ki Walton
Education Program Specialist
Georgia Department of Education

Tyra Witsell
Manager
Orange County Citizens' Commission
for Children