Our Board of Trustees

Backed by prominent experts and leaders with a passion for promoting student success.

Our esteemed Board of Trustees includes nationally-recognized assessment experts, accomplished state and district education leaders, insightful policy experts, and trusted business advisors, all committed to advancing student success through improved educational assessment and accountability.

Henry Braun, Chair

Boisi Professor of Education and Public Policy and Director, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Public Policy at Boston College

Carl Cohn, Vice-Chair

Executive Director of California Collaborative for Educational Excellence and former Superintendent of both Long Beach, and San Diego School Districts

Linda Cook

Former Vice President of Assessment and Director of the Center for Validity Research at Educational Testing Service

Joel Degenaars, Treasurer

Director, Fiscal Services, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital

Gerunda Hughes

Professor Emerita, Howard University

Scott Marion

President and Executive Director, Center for Assessment

Scott Norton

Former deputy executive director of programs, Council of Chief State School Officers

Stephen Pruitt, Secretary

President, Southern Regional Education Board

Carina Wong

Founder, Craft Strategies and Former Senior Advisor, K12 Education/Innovation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Judy Wurtzel

Senior director of education grantmaking, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Meet the Center Team