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Hattie
Daniels-Rush: Wisconsin
Hattie
Daniels-Rush is a licensed marriage and family Therapist
in the state of Wisconsin. She is a former teacher of
secondary English, and has worked in the Milwaukee Public
School District as a school social worker, case manager,
and program coordinator for HR Academy. Mrs. Daniels-Rush
is extremely active in her church and community. She
is a weekly radio talk show host, and, in 2001, was
appointed by Milwaukee's Mayor John Norquist to serve
as the city's Faith-Based Liaison. She serves on numerous
boards, including the Salvation Army Advisory Board,
COGIC Social Services, Christian Business and Professional
Alliances, Hysop Diagnostic and Treatment Center, and
V&J Foods (a franchise of Burger King and Pizza
Hut). She is the recipient of many honors, including
the 2003 Outstanding Community Involvement and the 2003
Planters of Positive Seed awards.
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Williamson
M. Evers: California
Research Fellow at Stanford University's
Hoover Institution and a member of the Institution's Koret
Task Force on K-12 Education; served on the U.S. Department
of Education's National Educational Research Policy and
Priorities Board; served on the California State Academic
Standards Commission; serves on the California state testing
system's question-writing panels for history and mathematics;
member of the policy board of the California History-
Social Science Project; President of the board of directors
of the East Palo Alto Charter School; editor of and contributor
to several books on education policy; member of the editorial
board of Texas Education Review, and Education
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Jeanne
Ferst: Georgia
Mrs. Ferst has been deeply involved international,
public, and civic affairs for over 30 years. She has
served as a participant in many international conferences,
including the Ditchley Conference of 1996 & 1999,
the German-American Economic Relations Conference in
1997, and was a member of the President's Commission
Hostage Compensation in 1981. She studied at the University
of Chicago and then began working with the United Nations.
Since then, she was a member of the President's Panel
on South Asian Relief Assistance, the Acting Chairman
of the Cultural and Civic Affairs Committee in Atlanta,
Georgia, and a member of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary
Foreign Aid with the Agency for International Development/US
State Department. She is a board member of several international
organizations, including the Southern Center for International
Studies, and is a Trustee of the Morris Brown College.
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Michael
A. Galiazzo: Maryland
Dr. Michael Galiazzo is president of Get
Results, a project management company that specializes
in collaborative workforce development efforts involving
business, labor, government and education. He has served
in a variety of leadership roles in community-based organizations,
and worked in higher education. Dr. Galiazzo has earned
a Doctor of Philosophy, Education Administration, Community
College Leadership Program, The University of Texas at
Austin; Leadership Certificate, Center for Creative Leadership,
Greensboro, North Carolina; Master of Science, Applied
Behavioral Science, The Johns Hopkins University; Hopkins
Fellow, Community and Organizational Systems, The Johns
Hopkins University; Bachelor of Arts, Human Services Administration,
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Robert A. Gleason, Jr., Pennsylvania
Robert A. Gleason Jr., a leading insurance broker, has served in his family’s business since 1965, after 4 years as a Captain in the US Air Force. Rob led Gleason, Inc., as President from 1970-1994, when he became Chairman and CEO. In 1985, he held a 2-year term as Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Since returning to Gleason, he has kept active in national, state and county politics: in 1996 he took office as Chair, Cambria County Republican Committee, winning unanimous reelection in 1998. From 1993-1997, Governor Casey named him to the State Turnpike Commission; in 1997, Governor Ridge tapped him for the Transportation Commission. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Rob is a University Trustee, also serving St. Francis College for 10 years as Trustee, and for two years as Vice Chair. In 1999, The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers elected him Chair. Rob is also director/secretary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown’s Foundation; trustee/former Chair of Memorial Medical Center; trustee of Conemaugh Health System; and Chair of his Parish Finance Council. |
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