| Joanne Brannon Board Member Metro Nashville Public Schools | Meria Carstarphen Superintendent Austin Independent School District |
| Carol Comeau Anchorage Superintendent Anchorage Public Schools | Eileen Cooper Reid Board Member Cincinnati Public Schools |
| Lawrence Feldman Board Member Miami-Dade County Public Schools | Jerrell Francois Board Member Baltimore City School District |
| Carlos Garcia Superintendent San Francisco School District | Stephanie Gatewood Board Member Memphis City Schools |
| Terry Grier Superintendent Houston Independent School District | Jumoke Hinton Hodge Board Member Oakland Unified School District |
| William Isler Board Member Pittsburgh Public Schools | Dwight Jones Clark County School Superintendent Miami-Dade Public Schools |
| Michael Hanson Superintendent Fresno Unified School District | Mary Seawell Board Member Denver Public Schools |
| Valeria Silva Superintendent St. Paul School District | Felton Williams Board Member Long Beach Unified School District |
| Deborah Shanley Dean Brooklyn College City University of New York | Nury Martinez Board Member Los Angeles Unified School District |
| Craig Witherspoon Superintendent Birmingham City Schools | Yvonne Brandon Superintendent Richmond Public Schools |
