Jim Rosica
State Board Of Education Chair Marva Johnson and University Of Florida Board of Trustees member Mori Hosseini have agreed to co-chair Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis‘ Transition Advisory Committee on Education and Workforce Development, the transition team announced Thursday.
The committee “is comprised of a diverse group of education experts, including traditional K-12 public school system leaders, education advocates, elected school board members, academics and current and former leaders of Florida’s higher education system,” a press release said.
“These individuals will advise the Transition Team as they develop a plan to implement Governor-elect DeSantis’ vision of ensuring that every student in Florida has the chance to get a world-class education and develop the skills they need to get a great job and pursue their dream.”
The other members of the committee are:
Dr. Elizabeth M. Béjar, Vice President For Academic Affairs, Florida International University
Dr. Desmond Blackburn, CEO, New Teacher Center
Emily Bouck, Policy & Advocacy Director, Higher Learning Advocates
Bob Cortes, former state Representative
Brenda Dickinson, President, Home Education Foundation
Erika Donalds; former Collier County School Board Member
Aubrey Edge, President & CEO, First Coast Energy
T. Willard Fair, President & CEO, Urban League Of Greater Miami
Dr. Angela Garcia Falconetti, President, Polk State College
Dr. Alvin S. Felzenberg, Presidential Historian & Lecturer, Annenberg School for Communication, University Of Pennsylvania
Bruce Ferguson, President & CEO, Careersource Northeast Florida
Keith Flaugh, Managing Director, Florida Citizens Alliance
Don Gaetz, former Senate President
Robert Haag, President & CEO, Florida Consortium Of Public Charter Schools
Jonathan Hage, CEO Charter Schools USA
Greg Haile, President, Broward College
Bill Heavener, Chairman, University Of Florida Board Of Trustees
Warren Hudson, President, Lake Highland Preparatory School
Russell Hughes, Superintendent, Walton County School District
Dr. Allan I. Jacob, Chairman & Chief Medical Officer, Physicians Dialysis
Mimi Jankovits, Executive Director, Teach Florida
John Kirtley, Founder And Chairman, Step Up For Students
Eugene Lamb, Board Of Trustees, Tallahassee Community College
Craig Mateer, Founder & CEO, Bags, Inc.
Dr. Kim McDougal, education policy expert and lobbyist, former Chief of Staff to Gov. Rick Scott
Dr. Edward Meadows, President, Pensacola State College
Connie Milito, Chief Government Relations Officer, Hillsborough County Public Schools
Keli Mondello, Co-Founder & Board Chairman, Lift Academy
Steve Moore, President, The Vestcor Companies, Inc.
Dr. Ed Moore, President, Independent Colleges and Universities Of Florida
Lubby Navarro, Miami-Dade County School Board member
Lynn Norman-Teck, Executive Director, Florida Charter School Alliance
Dr. Madeline Pumariega, Former Chancellor of the Florida College System
Randle Richardson, CEO, Accelerated Learning Solutions
Lyn Stanfield, Strategic Relations Manager, Apple
The Rev. Rick Stevens, Managing Director, Florida Citizens Alliance
John Thrasher, former lawmaker and lobbyist, President of Florida State University
Andy Tuck, Vice Chairman, Florida State Board Of Education
Fernando Zulueta, President, Academica Corporation
One comment
Vicky
December 7, 2018 at 1:44 pm
And since he selected the most rabid gun control activist in the Fl legislature to be his Lt. Gov., we can be rest assured his school plan will most likely include disarming the rest of Florida’s law abiding citizens that Scott and Congress didn’t get to.
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