Board Of Directors
Current Board of Directors:
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Brian Fogle - Chair
Executive in Residence - Drury University
Springfield, MO
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Cyrus Driver - Vice Chair
Partnership for the Future of Learning (Retired)
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
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Melissa Harris - Secretary
Partner, Rural Ecosystems - Transcend Education
Snellville, GA
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Mike Knutson
Learning Network Orchestrator & Community Coach - Dakota Resources
Watertown, SD
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Tammy La Prad
Assistant Professor and Co-Chair, Educational Studies - Monmouth College
Monmouth, IL
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Nate McClennen - Chair Emeritus
VP of Innovation - Getting Smart
Jackson, WY
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Jan Miller
College of Education - University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL
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Nancy Van Milligen - Treasurer
President and CEO - Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
Dubuque, IA
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Andy Mink
Director of Smithsonian’s Rural Initiative
Durham, North Carolina
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Taylor McCabe-Juhnke - Ex-Offico
Executive Director - Rural Schools Collaborative
Galesburg, IL
Former Board Members:
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David Ardrey
Founding Board Member 2014-2019, Chair Emeritus
Murphysboro, IL
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Jim Beddow†, Ph.D.
Board Member 2016-2022, Chair Emeritus
Sioux Falls, SD
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Renee Carr
Founding Board Member 2014-2018, Chair Emeritus
Fox, AR
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Andrea E. Evans, Ph.D.
Founding Board Member 2014-2016
Chicago, IL
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Gary Funk
Founding Board Member 2014-2021
Philadelphia, PA
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Joshua D. Gibb
Founding Board Member 2014-2022, Chair Emeritus
Galesburg, IL
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Lavina Grandon
Founding Board Member 2014-2017
Valley Springs, AR
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Larry Lee
Board Member 2016-2021
Montgomery, AL
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Julie Leeth
Founding Board Member 2014-2021
Springfield, MO
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Michael R. Robinson
Board Member 2020-2023
Island Heights, NJ
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Susan Schroth
Board Member 2022-2025
Redding, CA
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Carol Silvey
Founding Board Member 2014-2022, Chair Emeritus
West Plains, MO