BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Criteria for Board Selection :

Business, political and university leaders with strong interest in public education reform were chosen to lead the Foundation in its objectives and policies.

Executive Board :

Robert D. Riley (Co-Chair)
Vice President, The Reily Companies
 
Alden J. McDonald, Jr. (Co-Chair)
President & CEO, Liberty Bank and Trust
 
C. Ray Nagin (Vice-Chair)
Mayor, City of New Orleans
James Reiss, Jr.
Reiss Companies, LLC
Kenneth E. Pickering (Finance Co-Chair)
Partner, Pickering & Cotogno
Elizabeth Rack (Finance Co-Chair)
Former OPSB Member
Paul G. Pastorek
General Counsel, NASA
Dr. Gerri Elie
Retired Professor, Dillard University
R. King Milling
President, Whitney National Bank
Herschel L. Abbott, Jr.
Former President, Bell South-Louisiana
Dr. Brenda L. Mitchell
President, United Teachers of New Orleans
Florida Woods
President, Professional Administrators of New Orleans Public Schools
Policy Board :
Dr. Scott S. Cowen
President, Tulane University
Dr. Norman C. Francis
President, Xavier University
Dr. Alex Johnson
President, Delgado Community College
Rev. William J. Byron, S.J.
President, Loyola University
Dr. Timothy P. Ryan
Chancellor, University of New Orleans
Dr. Press L. Robinson
Chancellor, Southern University of New Orleans
Dr. Paul T. Caesar
President, Our Lady of Holy Cross College