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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 E. Barrett, Ph.D.
Assistant Principal
George W. Collins High School
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District Administration

Corporate Representative

Dr. Ronald Williams
Assistant Superintendent/Education Accountability
Detroit Public Schools
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Tai Jones
Regional Account Executive, Southwest Region
Voyager Learning
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Governance in Education
Higher Education

Michael D. Scott, Sr.
Gary Community Schools Corporation
Board Member
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Anthony A. Fears, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Coppin State University, Baltimore and
The University of Phoenix, Maryland
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Program Development Research & Evaluation

Instruction & Instructional Support

Gail Clark Dickson
Regional Director
Association for Supervision & Curriculum (ASCD)
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Cassondria L. Greene
Baltimore City Public Schools
Co-Teacher
410.396.6241
410.523.7557

Local School Administration

Special Projects Administration

Keith D. Greer
Partner, The Principal's Office, LLC
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Bernadette Corsey Graham, Ed.D.
Los Angeles Unified School District
Corporate Liaison/Consultant
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Retired Educators

Superintendents

Mable W. Robertson
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Dr. Fadhilika Atiba-Weza
Superintendent
Enlarged City School District of Troy New York
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Parents

Mid-West Affiliate Representative

Anthony White, Sr.
Supervisor
Newark Public Schools
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Jeannette Henson
Coordinator of Learning Systems
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-Stevenson, Ed.D.
President
California State Alliance of Black School Educators
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Southwest Affiliate Representative

Southeast Affiliate Representative

Elaine Bailey, Ed.D.
President, HAABSE
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Henry R. Flenory
President
Metro Nashville 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