CoSN Announces New Board of Directors

Ted Richane
The Fratelli Group
202.822.9491
trichane@fratelli.com

Washington, DC (March 15, 2006) – The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) announced its new Board of Directors today, whose members consist of educators and private sector technology experts from across the country. CoSN’s membership elected five new members to the board and reelected six members.

“The CoSN Board includes an unparalleled group of thinkers, innovators, educators and leaders to guide our organization this year,” said Sheryl Abshire, Administrative Coordinator of Technology, Calcasieu Parish School System, Lake Charles, LA, who continues as CoSN’s Board Chair. “I’m honored to continue as Board Chair. I look forward to working with these distinguished colleagues to further the strategic use of technology to improve teaching and learning.”

“The strength of CoSN starts with the Board of Directors. We are privileged to have such a distinguished and talented group of people at the helm of our organization,” said Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN.

2006-2007 CoSN Board Officers

Sheryl Abshire, Chair
Administrative Coordinator of Technology
Calcasieu Parish School System
Lake Charles, LA

Katie Lovett, Chair-Elect
Chief Information Officer
Fulton County Schools
Atlanta, GA

Bob Moore, Chair Bob Moore, Immediate Past Chair+
Executive Director of IT Services
Blue Valley USD #229
Overland Park, KS

Beverly White, Secretary*
Technology Director
Wake County Public Schools
Raleigh, NC

Marianne Pack, Treasurer
Director, Delta Sierra Region 6
California Technology Assistance Project, Stanislaus County Office of Education
Modesto, CA

2006-2007 CoSN Board Members

Mark Cosby
VP of Marketing
LearningStation

L. Michael Golden*
Deputy Secretary, Office of Information and Educational Technology
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Harrisburg, PA

Don Hall*
Executive Director, Information Technology
Kent School District
Kent, WA

NEW Mike Hall
Deputy State Superintendent, Information Technology
Georgia Department of Education
Atlanta, GA

NEW Karen Greenwood Henke
Consultant
Nimble Press
San Francisco, CA

Jim Hirsch
Past Chair of CoSN
Associate Superintendent for Technology
Plano ISD
Plano, TX

Arjan Khalsa
Co-founder of IntelliTools and Senior Vice President of Cambium Learning Technologies

NEW Sharnell Jackson
Chief eLearning Officer
Chicago Public Schools
Chicago, IL

Amy Perry-del Corvo*
Education Strategist
Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES
Newark, NY

John Q. Porter+
Deputy Superintendent for Information and Organizational Systems
Montgomery County Public Schools
Rockville, MD

NEW Barbara Stein
Senior Policy Analyst, External Partnerships and Advocacy
National Education Association
Washington, DC

NEW one-year interim appointment
Steve Zsiray
Principal and CEO
Early College High School
North Logan, UT

CoSN board members are elected by the CoSN membership each fall and serve three-year terms. The group is responsible for all CoSN policy and business decisions.

* Elected to their first full terms after interim appointments
+ Reelected

About the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) is the country’s premier voice in education technology leadership with a mission to serve as the national organization for K-12 technology leaders who use technology strategically to ultimately improve teaching and learning. CoSN provides products and services to support and nurture leadership development, advocacy, coalition building, and awareness of emerging technologies.

CoSN leadership initiatives include: Accessible Technologies for All Students (www.accessibletech4all.org); Cyber Security for the Digital District (www.securedistrict.org); Data-Driven Decision Making (www.3d2know.org); Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse (www.safewiredschools.org); Taking Total Cost of Ownership to the Classroom (www.classroomtco.org); and the development of the Council of School District Chief Technology Officers (CTO Council).

CoSN’s membership includes a unique blend of education and technology leaders, policy makers, and influencers from the public and private sectors. Our audience includes key technology leaders (often called Chief Technology Officers—CTOs) in leading-edge states and districts, policy makers, private sector leaders, as well as those technology leaders who wish to accelerate their districts’ or states’ systemic technology use. Visit www.cosn.org or phone 866.267.8747 to find out more about CoSN’s programs and activities supporting leadership development to ensure that information technology has a direct and positive impact on student learning in elementary and secondary schools.