Board of Directors

	Newell Clark Mayor, City of Lexington, North Carolina
	Dr. Ed Croom Former Superintendent, Johnston County Schools Former Chair, Low Wealth Schools Consortium
	Ferrel Guillory – Vice Chair and Editorial Advisor Executive Director, Program in Public Life & Professor of the Practice of Journalism, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Author, Reporter, and Former Editor of the Editorial Page, News & Observer Member, NC Journalism Hall of Fame
	Gerry Hancock – Chair and Publisher Attorney and Partner, Everett Gaskins Hancock LLP Former Member, North Carolina Senate Founding Chair, Public School Forum of North Carolina
	Andrew Holton – Treasurer Former Senior Adviser to Janet Cowell, State Treasurer of North Carolina
	Debra Horton – Secretary Former Executive Director and Former Board President, North Carolina PTA Founder, Parental Involvement Initiative, NCPTA
	Mebane Rash – CEO, President, and Editor-in-Chief Former Director of Law and Policy, NC Center for Public Policy Research
	Chris William Executive Producer and Moderator, Carolina Business Review Wells Fargo Advisors