National Association of Charter School Authorizers

Leadership & Staff

Greg Richmond Founder, National Association of Charter School Authorizers

• Founder

James Blew Trump nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education

• Former Board*

Shenita Johnson Garrard

• regional director ('07→?)

Shari Berland educational consultant, specializing in charter school expansion

• consultant*

Board Members

Hanna Skandera NM Secretary of Education-designate

• Director ('12→?)

Donors

Walton Family Foundation Inc Philanthropic foundation affiliated with family that owns Walmart

• Donation/Grant · 2,630,455 USD ('15→'16)

Joyce Foundation Charitable foundation in Great Lakes region

• Donation/Grant · 100,000 USD ('12)

Donations

Regents Research Fund Privately funded think tank within the NYS Education Dept

• Donation · 50,000 USD

Miscellaneous Relationships

Policy Innovators In Education Network

• Affiliation

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Federal Ed Reform Legislation Signed by Obama in 2015

• Affiliation

Bellwether Education Partners

• Affiliation

Education Commission of the States State Level Policy Making Organization Begin In The 1960s

• Affiliation