Senior leadership collaborating on the future of education.

The MAT@USC Advisory Council includes some of the foremost thinkers in school reform, committed to improving student achievement and teacher preparation, particularly in urban and high needs schools. The advisors meet regularly with program administrators to share their thoughts on the direction of the MAT@USC and help keep it at the forefront of teacher education. The Council includes members from a number of sectors within Education, including traditional universities, the reform community, teachers, principals and administrators. Learn about how the MAT@USC can prepare you to earn your teacher credentials.

Meet our Advisory Council.

Joseph Aguerrebere, Jr.
President and CEO
National Board of Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)

Norman Atkins
Founder and Board Chair
Uncommon Schools

Deborah Loewenberg Ball
Dean
School of Education,
University of Michigan

Katherine Bradley
President
CityBridge Foundation

Milton Chen
Executive Director
The George Lucas Educational Foundation

Gail Connelly
Executive Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

Rudy Crew
Professor of Clinical Education
Rossier School of Education,
University of Southern California

Dick Flanary
Senior Director
National Association of Secondary School Principals

Sarah Heine
Vice President
Training and Certification,
The New Teacher Project

Gary Huggins
Director
Aspen Institute

Lisa Keegan
Principal Partner
The Keegan Company

Bill Kurtz
Head of School
Denver School of Science
and Technology

Arthur McKee
Director
CityBridge Foundation

Julie Mikuta
Partner
NewSchools Venture Fund

Ellen Moir
Executive Director
New Teacher Center,
University of California Santa Cruz

Maria Ott
Superintendent of Schools
Rowland Unified School District,
California (RUSD)

Paul Peterson
Professor of Government and
Director of the Program on
Education Policy and Governance
Harvard University

Ted Quinn
Vice President
Teach for America

Ken Zeichner
Associate Dean
School of Education,
University of Wisconsin

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