Jim Kohlmoos
President and CEO
2008 Board of Directors
Tom Barlow
(Executive Committee)
Pacific Resources for
Education and Learning

Denise Borders
(Executive Committee)
Academy for Educational
Development

Joanne Brady
Education Development Center

Christine Dwyer
RMC Research Corporation

Mark Elgart & Jill Hawley
AdvancED

Steve Fleischman
(Executive Committee)
American Institutes for Research

Joan Herman
(Executive Committee)
Center for Research on
Evaluation, Standards, and
Student Testing, UCLA

Wes Hoover
(Executive Committee)
SEDL

Paul Kimmelman & Gina
Burkhardt
Learning Point Associates

James Kohlmoos
(President)
Knowledge Alliance.
Laura Lefkowits
Mid-continent Research
for Education and Learning

Max McConkey
(Chair)
WestEd

James McPartland
Center for Social Organization of
Schools,
Johns Hopkins University

David Monk & Kyle Peck
College of Education
Penn State University

Dean Nafziger & Don Barfield
Edvance Research, Inc

Robert Pasternack
Voyager Expanded Learning

Doris Redfield
(Executive Committee)
Edvantia

Ludwig David van Broekhuizen
SERVE, Inc.,
University of North Carolina
Greensboro

Robert "Bud" Spillane
CNA Education Center

Carol Thomas
Northwest Regional Educational
Laboratory.
Jim Kohlmoos
President
Jim started his career in education with the U.S. Teacher Corps in
California in 1971 and subsequently served in the Peace Corps in
Malaysia for two years. Prior to joining Knowledge Alliance in 2001, he
was a vice president for The Implementation Group, a Washington,
DC-based government relations firm. From 1993-99, Jim served at the
U.S. Department of Education as both a deputy assistant secretary of
Elementary and Secondary Education and as a senior adviser. Prior to
joining the Department of Education, he was vice president of the Close
Up Foundation.  Jim is a graduate of Stanford University.
John Waters
Advocacy Coordinator & Office Manager
John has been a staff member since August 1997. Prior to joining
Knowledge Alliance, John worked as a consultant for the National
Institute of Real Estate (NIRE) Career Institute. He has also held sales
positions in the retail sector. Included among his leisure time interests
are mountain biking and golf.  John holds a B.A. in Government from
the College of William and Mary.
Kate Bannan
Policy Director
Kate began her career in education as a Kindergarten teacher at the
American School of Guatemala.  Prior to joining Knowledge Alliance  in
2007, she was a Legislative Director for the University of California
system, working on appropriations, research and education issues
across several federal agencies.  Kate has a BA in Spanish from
Kalamazoo College, and an MA in Legislative Affairs from the George
Washington University.
Max McConkey
WestEd
Board Chair
2008 Executive Committee
Steve Fleischman,  Max McConkey, Tom Barlow, Denise Borders,
Doris Redfield, Wes Hoover, Joan Herman,  JimKohlmoos
Staff