Past Forum Speakers: 2008

May 29, 2008 - Pittsburgh
Sue Mukherjee
Special Assistant to Secretary of Education and State Lead for Pennsylvania’s STEM Initiative
Barry Nathan
Vice President, Workforce Initiatives for Catalyst Connection, the Southwest PA Industrial Resource Center
Jim Denova
Vice President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
Reeny Davison
Executive Director, ASSET, Inc.
Topic: Pennsylvania STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Initiative and the Southwest PA STEM Network
Power Point Presentation on STEM

May 14, 2008 - Harrisburg
Topic: A Documentary - “Two Million Minutes”

April 21, 2008 - Philadelphia
Roy Romer
Former Governor of Colorado
Topic: "ED in ‘08 Campaign”

February 21, 2008 - Philadelphia
Ron Cowell
President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Donna Cooper
Secretary of Policy and Planning, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Tim Allwein
Assistant Executive Director, PA School Boards Association
Carol Fixman
Executive Director, Philadelphia Education Fund
Sharon Richardson
Director of Legislative Services, Montgomery County Intermediate Unit
Topic: "Governor Rendell's Education Budget Proposal for 2008-09"
Power Point presentation by Ron Cowell

February 14, 2008 - Pittsburgh
Ron Cowell
President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Tim Allwein
Assistant Executive Director, PA School Boards Association
Linda Croushore
Executive Director, The Consortium for Public Education
Topic: "Governor Rendell's Education Budget Proposal for 2008-09"
Power Point presentation by Ron Cowell

February 13, 2007 - Harrisburg
Ron Cowell
President, The Education Policy and Leadership Center
Tim Allwein
Assistant Executive Director, PA School Boards Association
Jay Himes
Executive Director, PA Association of School Business Officials
Stinson Stroup
Executive Director, PA Association of School Administrators
Topic: "Governor Rendell's Education Budget Proposal for 2008-09"
Power Point presentation by Ron Cowell