Board of Directors

Our Board

NACSA’s Board of Directors is comprised of notable education advocates who are on the forefront of education reform. Their professional affiliations span a diverse selection of educational institutions, school districts, school boards, and nonprofits.

Ebony Lee

Board Chair

Chief External Affairs Officer, Charter School Growth Fund

Kathryn Mullen

Board Treasurer

Vice President for Sponsorship & Dayton Initiatives, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

Robbyn Wahby

Board Member

Executive Director, Missouri Charter Public School Commission

Carlos Lejnieks

Board Member

President & CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex Hudson & Union Counties

Elliot Smalley Easterling

Board Secretary

Interim Executive Director, Voorhees University Charter Institute for Learning

Kelli Peterson

Board Member

Founder, The Ed.ucateD Approach

Rick Hess

Board Member

Senior Fellow & Director, American Enterprise Institute

Sara Mead

Board Member

Assistant Superintendent of Early Learning, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Scott Bess

Vice Chair

President & CEO, Indiana Charter Innovation Center