Beyond School Hours XIV Conference

Conference Planners

The United States Department of Education, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and Foundations, Inc. are providing the Beyond School Hours Winter Institute as a major professional development experience for all participants. The Winter Institute advances innovative and creative programs and activities that demonstrate a positive impact on student achievement.

Conference Principals

Rhonda H. Lauer
Conference Co-Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer
Foundations, Inc.

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

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

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

Foundations' National Advisory Committee

Carol Auerbach Berger
Trustee
Auerbach Family Foundation

Sylvia Lyles
Deputy Director
Student Achievement and School Accountability Programs
U.S. Department of Education

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

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

Jerry Blanchard
Director
21st CCLC, Shawnee State University

Terry Peterson
Director
Afterschool and Community Learning Network

K.C. Burton
Deputy Director
Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Della Pitts
Principal Consultant
Pitts-Fowler Enterprises

Andee Press-Dawson
Executive Director
California Afterschool Network

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

Linda Romano
Director of Professional Development
Hilliard City School District

Lois Harrison-Jones
Professor
Howard University

Robert S. Schwartz
Chairman
Foundations, Inc.

Eric Jolly
President
Science Museum of Minnesota

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

Charlie Mae Knight
President
Beyond School Foundation

Robert Stonehill
Chief Program Officer
Learning Point Associates

Joseph Kretovics
Senior Research Professor
Western Michigan University College of Education

Dr. Gregory Thornton
Superintendent
Chester Upland School District

Arline Kitchen
Consultant
Trainers and Consultants Group

Ki-Ki Walton
Consultant
KCW-Consulting

Rhonda H. Lauer
President and Chief Executive Officer
Foundations, Inc.

Tyra Witsell
Manager
Orange County Citizens' Commission
for Children