Archived: Co-chairs and Steering Committee Members

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Steering Committee Members

Region I (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)

*Aaron Lieberman*	Jumpstart
J. Randall MacDonald	GTE
The Honorable Thomas Menino	Mayor: Boston, Massachusetts
Carroll Miller	Family Education Network
James Orr	UNUM Foundation
Milt Goldberg	National Alliance of Business
Richard Robinson	Federation for Children with Special Needs

Region II (NJ, NY, PR, VI)

*Arlene Chasek*	Center for Family Involvement in Schools (Rutgers University, New Jersey)
*Paula Gavin* Gary Wartels	YMCA of Greater New York
Tara Holland	Miss America, 1997 (platform statement, Literacy in America: The power of One)
Rabbi Jan Caryl Kaufman	Rabbinical Assembly
Hugh B. Price	National Urban League
Mr. Herb Scannell	Nickelodeon
Oren Teicher	American Booksellers Association

Region III (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

*Raj Barr-Kumar* Stuart Binstock	American Institute of Architects
Linda Chavez Thompson	Biography -->
Leslie Collins	National Engineers Week
Richard Deasy	Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership
Carlesa Finney	Anne Arundel Community College
Dr. A. Lee Fritschler	Dickinson College
Dr. Nancy Grasmick	Maryland State Department of Education
Dr. John J. Mahlmann	Music Educators National Conference
Dr. Arnold Mitchum	National Council of Educational Opportunity Association
Annette Norsman	National Association of Retired Teachers
Nancy Ware	Reclaim Our Youth Campaign

Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)

*Dr. Gerry House*	Memphis City Schools
Rosalind K. Hurley Richards	1997 Kentucky Teacher of the Year
Cassius Johnson	Phi Theta Kappa International
Bishop Donald Ming	African Methodist Episcopal Church
Dr. John Richards	Turner Learning
Sister Mary Angela Shaughnessy	Spalding University

Region V (IL, OH, IN, WI, MI, MN)

*Dr. Allen Arnold*	Mott Community College
Dr. Jennifer Blitz	The Chicago Academy of Sciences
The Honorable Paul Helmke	Mayor: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Richard F. Odell	Interlochen Center for the Arts
Dr. James Ray	Superintendent of Community Education
Robert Wehling	Education Excellence Partnership

Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)

*George Abshire*	Teacher of the Year, 1997
John Anthony	Learning for Life
Belen Robles	League of United Latin American Citizens
Beth Rudolph	Very Special Arts New Mexico

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This page last updated on August 8, 1997 (smj)