RALEIGH, NC (May 20, 2015) – The Board of Directors of the Public School Forum of North Carolina elected several new Directors and At-Large Forum members at its May 11, 2015 meeting. The two-year terms officially begin July 1, 2015. The Board also elected Malbert Smith, President and Co-Founder of MetaMetrics, as the board’s chair-elect. Malbert will become Chairman of the Public School Forum on July 1, 2016, succeeding current Chairman Dr. Michael Priddy.
“We’re fortunate to add so many distinguished leaders from business, education and government to our Board of Directors and Forum Membership,” said Keith Poston, President & Executive Director, Public School Forum of North Carolina. “For nearly 30 years we’ve drawn on leaders like these to provide guidance to our organization and to inform and underpin all that we do to advance public education in this state.”
Board of Directors
New Board Members
Miles Devaney, Director of Manufacturing, Biogen
Paul Spreen, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Enterprise Sales, Quintiles
Current Board Members elected to new two-year terms:
Bruce Beasley, Partner, The Beasley Group
Bob Eaves, Business Owner/Investor
Matty Lazo-Chadderton, President, Lazzo-Chadderton, LLC
Caroline McCullen, Director of Education Initiatives, SAS
Pamela Townsend, Senior Vice President, Dewberry
Willis “Bill” Whichard, Attorney, Tillman, Hinkle & Whichard, PLLC
Tom Williams, President, Strategic Educational Alliances, Inc.
Public School Forum Membership
New Forum At-Large Members
J.B. Buxton, Principal, Education Innovations Group
Dr. Jeni Corn, Director of Evaluation Programs, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University
Dr. Ed Croom, Superintendent, Johnston County Schools
Lou Fabrizio, Director, Data, Research and Federal Policy, NC Department of Public Instruction
Richard Schwartz, Founding Partner, Schwartz & Shaw PLLC
Current At-Large Forum Members elected to new two-year terms:
Evelyn Bullock, Chair, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools
Jayne Fleener, Dean, School of Education, NC State University
John Hayes, President, NC World Trade Association
Virginia Parker, Senior Vice President/Triangle Market Manager, Bank of America
Shirley Prince, Executive Director, NC Principals and Assistant Principals’ Association (NC PAPA)
Senator Gladys Robinson, NC General Assembly