| NAME | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Dr. Joseph Johnson, Chairman | Professor, School of Education, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville |
| Catherine S. Allen | Northeast Regional Director, NC Model Teacher Education Consortium, Ahoskie |
| Dr. Robert Bridges, Chair Emeritus | Former Superintendent, Wake County Public Schools |
| Derrick Byrd | President, Wake County PTA Council, Raleigh |
| Tom Campbell | Teacher/ESL, Jordan Matthews High School, Chatham County Schools |
| Eddie Davis III, Chair Emeritus | President, NCAE, Raleigh |
| Lucy Edwards | Director, Recruitment/Middle School Curriculum, Northampton County Schools |
| Dr. John Harrison | Executive Director, North Carolina Middle School Association, Pinehurst |
| Anthony Locklear | Senior Administrator, Project Quest, Wake County Schools |
| Dr. Alan Mabe | Vice President, UNC University School Programs, Chapel Hill |
| Tannis F. Nelson | Past President, North Carolina Parent/Teacher Association, Charter Schools Advisory Council |
| Dr. Anthony L. Parker | Superintendent, Johnston County Schools |
| Dwayne Patterson | Deputy Secretary, NC Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Raleigh |
| Leonard Peace Sr. | Board Member, Granville County Board of Education |
| Dr. Dwight Pearson | Director of Special Projects, Office of Educaton Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh |
| Rita Roberts | Retired Wake County Educator |
| John Stokes | Principal, Dillard Charter School, Wayne County |
| Audrey Thomasson | Executive Director, North Carolina School Counselor Association, Raleigh |
| Dr. Forrest Toms | President, Training Research Development, Inc., Hickory |
| Dorothy Whitherspoon | Member, Ashe County Board of Education |