Board of Directors

Elizabeth Horton, Chair 
Senior Fellow (Retired), National Council for Research on Women 

Matthew J. Berlin 
Senior Business Consultant, The ICA Group

Suzanne Carothers 
Professor, Steinhardt School of Education,  New York University 

Jacqueline Cook 
Literacy Specialist & Researcher 

Marian Lapsley Cross 
Founder, Literacy Assistance Center 

John Gordon 
Associate Executive Director for Programs, Friends of Island Academy 

Emily Hacker 
Senior Learning & Development Consultant,
​MetLife, Global Learning & Development 

Michael Hirschhorn 
Strategy Consultant for Non-Profits and Social Enterprises

Irwin Kirsch 
Director, Center for Global Assessment, Educational Testing Service (ETS) 

Donald Murray 
Partner, Covington & Burling LLP 

J. David Nelson 
COO (Retired), The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) 

Michael Wolfson 
Co-Founder & Partner, Vaudeville Ventures