Board of Directors

WestEd's Board of Directors comprises leaders from public and private education, business, and human services communities. Our board takes an active role in agency leadership and strategic planning.

The Board of Directors meets quarterly. View the board agenda in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format.

Tacy C. Ashby Former Superintendent Cave Creek Unified School District Cave Creek, AZ Jorge O. Ayala Superintendent of Schools Yolo County Office of Education Woodland, CA Mark Baldwin Dean, College of Education California State University San Marcos, CA John M. Baracy Former Superintendent Scottsdale Unified School District Scottsdale, AZ Associated website Nadine Mathis Basha Chair of the Arizona Early Childhood Development and Health Board Chandler, AZ Nancy Y. Bekavac Former President Scripps College Santa Monica, CA David C. Berliner Regents' Professor of Education Arizona State University Tempe, AZ Jan Biggerstaff Nevada State Board of Education Las Vegas, NV W. Bryan Bowles Superintendent Davis School District Farmington, UT M. Christopher Brown II Professor and Dean University of Nevada Las Vegas, College of Education Las Vegas, NV Ruby L. Collins Executive Director Variety Day Home Las Vegas, NV Rena Dorph Director, Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Lawrence Hall of Science Berkeley, CA Patricia Gándara Co-Director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles; and Professor Graduate School of Education & IS Los Angeles, CA Carlos A. Garcia Superintendent of Schools San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco, CA David Gordon Sacramento County Superintendent of Schools Sacramento County Office of Education Sacramento, CA Patti Harrington Superintendent of Public Instruction Utah State Office of Education Salt Lake City, UT Glen H. Harvey Chief Executive Officer WestEd San Francisco, CA Edmond Heatley Superintendent of Schools Chino Valley Unified School District Chino, CA Guilbert C. Hentschke Professor, Rossier School of Education University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Research California State University Long Beach, CA Associated website Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction Arizona Department of Education Phoenix, AZ Paul D. Houston President Center for Empowered Leadership Tucson, AZ Beverly Hurley Superintendent Buckeye Union High School District Buckeye, AZ Carol Simon Kamin Former Executive Director Arizona Children's Action Alliance Brookline, MA

Lawrence Lucero Director of Government Relations Tucson Electric Power Co. Tucson, AZ Francine Mayfield Director of Education Nevada State College Henderson, NV Robert S. McCord Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV Wade McLean Superintendent Whiteriver Unified School District Whiteriver, AZ Edwin C. Myers Chief Administrative Officer WestEd San Francisco, CA Barry Newbold Superintendent Jordan School District Sandy, UT Gavin Payne Chief Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction California Department of Education Sacramento, CA Keith W. Rheault Superintendent of Public Instruction Nevada Department of Education Carson City, NV Walt Rulffes Superintendent Clark County School District Las Vegas, NV Sylvia Samano Former Vice President, External Affairs AT&T Wichita, KS William E. Sparkman Dean, College of Education University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV David J. Sperry Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy and Visiting Scholar - Office of the Commissioner The University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT Bernice Stafford Principal Consultant Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration San Diego, CA Suzanne Tacheny Educational Consultant, Former member California State Board of Education Minneapolis, MN Judge William A. Thorne, Jr. Court of Appeals Salt Lake City, UT Bill Todachennie Navajo Nation TANF Program Aneth, UT Ricardo L. Valencia Chairman ZAMAS HOLDINGS LLC Phoenix, AZ Ms. Rae Waters Governing Board Member, Kyrene School District No. 28 Phoenix, AZ LeAnna Willmore Teacher, Riverton High School Bountiful, UT Deanna D. Winn Former Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs Utah System of Higher Education Logan, UT Beverly Young Assistant Vice Chancellor California State University System Long Beach, CA