Team Members
National Advisory Council (NAC)
R&A is pleased to announce the creation of the R&A National Advisory Council (NAC). This newly formed entity is an esteemed group of educators and business leaders chosen to counsel the company on its search, placement, and educational leadership efforts.
As the nation's oldest and largest superintendent search organization, R&A is committed to partnering with districts across the country as they move forward out of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the critical steps in this direction is the formation and activation of a National Advisory Council.
The R&A NAC is a robust assembling of some of the top education leadership in America. The individual members were selected on not only their experience, but also their history of exemplary public-school leadership which has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of children over recent decades.
Name | Title | Current & Previous Experience |
|---|---|---|
Deb DeLisle | Co-Chair | 2019-Present - President and CEO of Alliance for Excellent Education (ALL4ED); 2015-2019 - Executive Director and CEO of ASCD; 2012-2015 - Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education; 2008-2011 - Ohio State Superintendent |
John Ramos | Co-Chair | 2012-Present - Leadership Consultant/Learning Facilitator at Equity and Excellence Imperative (EEI); 2015-2017 - Superintendent of Schools for School District of South Orange and Maplewood; 2005-2012 - Superintendent of Schools for Bridgeport Public Schools |
Stuart Berger | Member | 1992-1996 - Superintendent for Baltimore County; 1987-1992 - Superintendent for Wichita Public Schools; 1980-1987 - Superintendent for Frederick County |
Paolo DeMaria | Member | 2021-Present - President and CEO for NASBE; 2016-2021 - Ohio State Superintendent of Public Instruction; 2010-2016 - Principal Consultant for Education First Consulting; |
Dan Good | Member | 2013-2017 - Superintendent for Columbus City Schools; 2008-2013 - Superintendent for Westerville City Schools; 2004-2008 - Superintendent for Wooster City Schools |
Anita Johnson | Member | 1996- Present - Executive Director and President, National Center for Education Research and Technology |
Cheryl Logan | Member | 2018-Present - Superintendent for Omaha Public Schools; 2015-2018 - Chief Academic Officer for the School District of Philadelphia |
Ronn Nozoe | Member | 2020-Present - Chief Executive Officer for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP); 2015-2020 - ASCD Senior Advisor for Community Engagement; 2019 - ASCD Interim CEO and Executive Director |
Lee Nunnery | Member | 2007-Present - Founder and Principle of Plus Ultre LLC; 2013-Present - Subject Matter Expert for the Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG); 2014-2015 - Special Assistant to the Commissioner, NJ Department of Education |
Nate Salazar | Member | 2020-Present - Vice President for Salt Lake City Board of Education (Board Member, 2019); 2016-Present - Associate Director of Community Empowerment |
Carolyn Stanford-Taylor | Member | 2019-2021 - Wisconsin State Superintendent of Public Instruction; 2001-Present - Assistant State Superintendent for Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction |
James Thompson | Member | 2011-Present - Superintendent of Schools for Bloomfield Public Schools; 2007-2011 - Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Schools for Hartford Public Schools |
Charlie Wilson | Member | 2013-Present - Emeritus Law Professor; 2020-2021 - President of National School Boards Association; 2007-Present - Worthington Board of Education |