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2019 National Women’s Leadership Consortium

You are invited to join the only cohort specifically designed for women in top positions of leadership in school systems, corporations and nonprofit organizations.

 The 2019 meetings will be held in Alexandria, Va., May 14 -16 and Oct. 21-23, 2019. 

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Established in 2016, the AASA National Women's Leadership Consortium is designed to bring together successful women thought leaders in the education and business/nonprofit community to identify and address barriers women face when aspiring to the top leadership positions in K-12 education. 

We are grateful to the 10 women leaders who participated in the 2016-2017 inaugural group  and thank them for their contributions in the groundbreaking work. Funding for inaugural group was made possible by the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Building upon the successes of inaugural think tank, AASA has partnered with Horace Mann to relaunch the Consortium in 2018. The partnership provides new opportunities for more women leaders to participate. With the relaunch, the Consortium has increased in size from 10 to 25 members.  

The members of the 2018 National Women’s Leadership Consortium include the following:

	Sara Boucek, associate director, Illinois Association of School Administrators, Springfield, Illinois
	Rhonda Caldwell, deputy director, Kentucky Association of School Administrators, Frankfort, Kentucky
	Wanda Cook-Robinson, superintendent, Oakland Schools, Waterford, Michigan
	Talisa L. Dixon, superintendent Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District, University Heights, Ohio
	April Grace, superintendent, Shawnee Public School District, Shawnee, Oklahoma
	Kathryn Hawes, superintendent, Regional School Unit 21, Kennebunk, Maine
	Marnie Hazelton, superintendent, Roosevelt Union School District, Freeport, New York
	Catherine Huber, superintendent, Alexander Central School District, Alexander, New York
	Crystal Johnson, superintendent, Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7, Rossville, Illinois
	Melissa Kaczkowski, superintendent, Roselle School District 12, Roselle, Illinois
	Stephanie Maney-Hartlaub, leadership development director, Schools That Can Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
	Julie M. Marlette, director, governmental relations, New York State School Boards Association, Latham, New York
	Kristine McDuffy, superintendent, Edmonds School District, Lynnwood, Washington
	Lory D. Morrow, superintendent, Lincoln County School District, Lincolnton, North Carolina
	Michelle Mrakovich-Kalish, superintendent, Newbury Local School District, Newbury, Ohio
	Lesli C. Myers, superintendent, Brockport Central School District, Brockport, New York
	Meredith Nadeau, superintendent, Newmarket School District (SAU31), Newmarket, New Hampshire
	Courtney L. Orzel, superintendent, Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A, Lemont, Illinois
	Theresa R. Rouse, superintendent, Joliet Public Schools District 86, Joliet, Illinois
	Dawn A.  Santiago-Marullo, superintendent, Victor Central School District, Victor, New York
	Michelle Saylor superintendent, Bellefonte Area School District, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
	Joanne Shelmidine, superintendent, New York Mills Union Free School District, New York Mills, New York
	Ronna Steel, superintendent, Hillsdale County Intermediate School District, Hillsdale, Michigan
	Sue Townsend, superintendent, Rankin Co School District, Brandon, Mississippi
	Cynthia Walker, director of member development, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Columbus, Ohio