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NABSE Board of Directors

NABSE is proud to present our Board of Directors.
To learn more about a director, please click on his or her name.

President

President-Elect

Carrol A. Thomas, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Beaumont ISD
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Bernard Hamilton, Ed. D.
Jefferson County Public Schools
Title I Administrator
Louisville, KY,
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Recording Secretary

Treasurer

Marietta English
President
Baltimore Teachers Union
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Doreen BarrettDoreen E. Barrett, Ph.D.
CEO
D.E. Barrett & Associates
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District Administration

Corporate Representative

Ronald WilliamsDr. Ronald Williams
Assistant Superintendent/Education Accountability
Detroit Public Schools
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Tai Jones-Chapman Tai Jones Chapman
Senior Enterprise Sales Executive
Desire2Learn
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Governance in Education
Higher Education

Ellis A. Alexander
St. Charles Parish Public Schools
School Board Member
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Betty J. Goyens, Ed.D.
Faculty-Doctoral Programs-School of Advanced Study
University of Phoenix
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Program Development Research & Evaluation

Instruction & Instructional Support

Gail Clark Dickson
Consultant
Association for Supervision & Curriculum (ASCD)
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Gerri H. Bohanan
BTU Liaison for Support Services
Coppin State University

Local School Administration

Special Projects Administration

Keith D. Greer
Partner, The Principal's Office, LLC
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Dwight A. Bonds
Granada Hills, CA
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Retired Educators

Superintendents

Lois Hopson Reeder
Washington, DC
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Dr. Fadhilika Atiba-Weza Dr. Fadhilika Atiba-Weza, Ed. D.
CEO
DynaTeck Solutions
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Parents

Mid-West Affiliate Representative

Anthony White, Sr.
Parental Involvement Consultant
Newark Public Schools
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Betty Maceo
Guidance Counselor
Adams Junior High School
Sandusky City Schools
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Northeast Representative

West Representative

Russell Hopewell
President
Maryland State Alliance of Black School Educators
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Sandy Carpenter-StevensonSandy Carpenter-Stevenson, Ed.D.
President
California State Alliance of Black School Educators
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Southwest Affiliate Representative

Southeast Affiliate Representative

Kimberly Mitchell-McLeod, Ph.D.
Houston Area ABSE President
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Geneva Stark Price, Ph.D.
Specialist/Coordinator, MTRP/FEA Programs
Jefferson County Public Schools
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C.D. Moody Research & Development Institute

International Representative

Wesley L. Boykin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director of Research and Policy, National Center for Educational Achievement, Austin, Texas
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Jacqueline Smith-Herriott
President
Nova Scotia Alliance of Black School Educators
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Executive Director

Government Relations and Legislative Liaison to Board

Quentin R. Lawson
NABSE
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LaRuth Gray, Ph.D.
Scholar in Residence, New York University
Metropolitan Center for Urban Education
email: laruth.gray@nyu.edu

Immediate Past President

Legal Counsel

Deborah Hunter-Harvill, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Westwood Heights School District
Flint, MI
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Derrick Humphries
Humphries and Brooks, LLC
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Carrol Thomas, Ed.D.
Carrol Thomas

With almost 40 years of experience in the field of education, Carrol Thomas is a veteran academic leader whose career includes five years as a teacher, 14 years as a school administrator and nearly two decades as a superintendent. A noted author and speaker, he is also president-elect of the nation's premier organization of African American educators. Awards and honors include teacher of the year, principal of the year and superintendent of the year. He is at the helm of one of the most successful urban school districts in Texas. This district is financially and academically sound with an annual budget exceeding $200 million and academic ratings yielding several exemplary and recognized schools.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1996-Present Beaumont Independent School District  

Superintendent  
1989-96    North Forest Independent School District, Houston, Texas

 Superintendent  
1981-89    Estacado High School Lubbock, Texas  

 Principal  
1979-81    Alderson Junior High School , Lubbock, Texas

 Principal  
1978-79    Estacado High School Lubbock, Texas  

 Vice-Principal  
1976-78    Estacado High School Lubbock, Texas  

 Assistant Principal  
1974-76    Estacado High School Lubbock, Texas  

 Administrative Staff  
1971-74    Estacado High School Lubbock, Texas  

 History Teacher/Coach  
1970-71    Estacado High School Lubbock, Texas   Physical Science Teacher