Board of Directors and President

Ronnie L. Bryant, Chair

Ronnie L. Bryant LLC

Charlotte, NC

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Cecilia Wessinger, Secretary

Mass Collaboration

Tulsa, OK

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Robert G. Reiter Jr., Treasurer

Chicago Federation of Labor

Chicago, IL

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Tope Sadiku, Deputy Treasurer

McDonald's

Chicago, IL

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Michael Andrews

Alaska Work Partnership (ret.)

Anchorage, AK

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Dee Davis

Center for Rural Strategies

Whitesburg, KY

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Kelsey Davis

Walmart

Bentonville, AR

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Stephanie Farfan

Global Impact Strategist/Human Rights Advocate

Miami, FL

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Sarah Zehr Gantz

University of Illinois System

Urbana, IL

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Swati Ghosh

New Growth Innovation Network

Falls Church, VA

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S. Mayumi "Umi" Grigsby

Office of the Cook County State's Attorney

Chicago, IL

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Kimo Kippen

Aloha Learning Advisors

Honolulu, HI

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Robert Knight

Equus Workforce Solutions

Washington, DC

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William Lazonick

Academic-Industry Research Network

Cambridge, MA

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Chipo Nayambuya

CZL P.C. and Wisconnect LWCA

Chicago, IL

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Melody Lewis

Indigenous Community Collaborative LLC

Phoenix, AZ

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Cy Richardson

National Urban League

New York, NY

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Elizabeth Diane White

Author and Entrepreneur

Washington, DC

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Mary V. L. Wright

Workforce/HR Thought Leader

Orleans, MA

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Peter A.
Creticos, Ph.D.

President & Executive Director (ex officio, non-voting) 

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Consultants:

Kyle Harfst, Ph.D. 

Elvira M. Skuzinski, MPA 

Non-resident Fellows:

Carlos Baradello, Sr. Fellow, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, California | Amy Beeler, Sr. Fellow, Poverty and Community, Uganda 

Evan Breedlove, Fellow, Spatial Research, Ireland | Gustavo Giraldo, Sr. Fellow, Workforce Diversity, Illinois | Jeffrey Marcella, Sr. Fellow, Workforce Development, Illinois  | James Schultz, Sr. Fellow, Human Resources & Workforce Development, Arizona  |  A. William (Bill) Wiggenhorn, Sr. Fellow, Learning and Development, Florida