Mr. Antonio Aponte Honorable Jeffrion Aubry Director of Educational Services Assemblymember Boys Club of New York New York State Assembly Mr. David Banks Mr. Leroy Barr President Assistant Secretary Eagle Academy Foundation United Federation of Teachers Dr. Luis Barrios Ms. Crystal Barton Professor President John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Buffalo Council of Supervisors and Administrators Honorable Michael Blake Dr. Suzanne Carothers Assemblymember Professor New York State Assembly The Steinhardt School of Education Mr. Héctor Calderón Dr. Kriner Cash Cofounder and Former Principal Superintendent El Puente Academy Buffalo Public Schools Mr. Kevin Casey Mr. Michael Casserly Executive Director Executive Director School Administrators Association of NYS Council of the Great City Schools Ms. Linda Cimusz Dr. Sharon Contreras Interim Superintendent Superintendent Rochester City School District Syracuse City School District Honorable Marcos A. Crespo Dr. Rudolph Crew Assemblymember President New York State Assembly Medgar Evers College Honorable Ruben Diaz, Jr. Mr. Shawn Dove President Chief Executive Officer Bronx Borough Campaign for Black Male Achievement Chancellor Carmen Fariña Dr. Edward Fergus Chancellor Assistant Professor New York City Department of Education New York University Dr. Ronald Ferguson, Mr. Kesi Foster Faculty Co-chair and Director Administrative Coordinator Annenberg Institute of Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University School Reform, Brown University Ms. Catalina Fortino Mr. W Cyrus Garrett Vice President Director New York State United Teachers NYC Young Men’s Initiative Dr. Dorita Gibson Honorable Deborah Glick Senior Deputy Chancellor Chair, Higher Education Committee New York City Department of Education New York State Assembly Ms. Cheryl Hamilton Dr. Ramona Hernandez Director Professor Educational Opportunities Program The City College of New York

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Dr. Gerry House Mr. Roderick Jenkins President Senior Program Officer Institute for Student Achievement NYC Community Trust Foundation Dr. David Kirkland Mr. Timothy Kremer Executive Director, Metropolitan Center for Executive Director Research on Equity, New York University NYS School Boards Association Mr. Khary Lazarre-White Dr. Andrew Livanis Executive Director and Co-Founder President Elect The Brotherhood/Sister Sol NY Association of School Psychologists Mr. Ernest Logan Dr. Barbara Martin President Director Council of School Supervisors and Administrators Bronx Community College COPE Program Dr. Félix Matos Rodríguez Dr. Aletha Maybank President Associate Commissioner Queens College, CUNY NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Dr. Carlos N. Medina Honorable Velmanette Montgomery System Administrator Senator SUNY New York State Senate Honorable Walter T. Mosely Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Assemblymember Director New York State Assembly Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Mr. Jai Nanda Dr. Michael T. Nettles Founder and Executive Director Senior Vice President Policy Evaluation and Urban Dove Research Center, Education Testing Service Honorable Catherine Nolan Mr. Greg Owens Chair, Education Committee Director of Special Projects New York State Assembly NYS Office of Children and Family Services Dr. Roberto Padilla Honorable Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes Superintendent Assemblymember Newburgh City School District New York State Assembly Dr. Edwin Quezada Dr. Robert J. Reidy, Jr. Superintendent Executive Director Yonkers City School District NYS Council of School Superintendents

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Dr. Frank Sanchez Mr. Jabali Sawiciki Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Instructional Designer City University of New York Zearn Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz Ms. Iesha Sekou Associate Professor Founder and CEO Teachers College Columbia University Street Corner Resources, Inc. Mr. Diallo Shabazz Dr. Deborah Shanley Executive Director Professor of Secondary Education One Hundred Black Men Brooklyn College Dr. Warren Simmons Mr. Glenn E. Singleton Executive Director, Annenberg Institute of School President and Founder Reform, Brown University Pacific Educational Group Ms. Michele Stephenson Ms. Vanessa Threatte Producer/Director of “American Promise” Executive Director Author of “Promises Kept” New York State Cradle to Career Strategic Alliance Dr. Ivory Toldson Dr. Ronald Walker Deputy Director White House Initiative on Executive Director Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Howard Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color Mr. Paul Washington Mr. Jermaine Wright Director of Outreach Male Development University Director Empowerment Center, Medgar Evers College Black Male Initiative, City University of New York Rev. Dr. Alfonso Wyatt Ms. Irma Zardoya Founder Strategic Destiny: Designing Futures President and Chief Executive Officer Through Faith And Facts NYC Leadership Academy

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