Dr. Luis Proenza (Chair)
Dr. Luis Proenza is president of The University of Akron, providing overall leadership to more than 4,500 faculty and staff and overseeing an annual budget of $300 million. The University serves more than 25,000 students in 350 academic programs, including a consortium medical school and three branch campuses. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Proenza to serve on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the nation's highest-level policy advisory group for science and technology. Dr. Proenza also is a member of The Council on Competitiveness and The Council on Foreign Relations. He was appointed by Governor Bob Taft to Ohio's Third Frontier Advisory Board, and he chairs the Ohio Aerospace Council and the Ohio Supercomputer Center. He also sits on the board of the States Science and Technology Institute. Dr. Proenza holds a bachelor's degree from Emory University (1965), a master's degree from The Ohio State University (1966), and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota (1971).

Dr. Robert Calfee
Dr. Robert Calfee is a cognitive psychologist. His research focuses on the effect of schooling on the intellectual potential of individuals and groups. Dr. Calfee's interests have evolved over the past three decades from a focus on an assessment of beginning literacy skills to a concern with the broader reach of the school as a literate environment. His theoretical efforts are directed toward the nature of human thought processes, as well as the influence of language and literacy in the development of problem-solving and communication. Dr. Calfee has written critical papers on the effects of testing and educational indicators, ability grouping, teacher assessment, and the psychology of reading.

Ms. Kathy Clark
Ms. Kathy Clark is a doctoral fellow in the Mid-Atlantic Center for Mathematics Teaching and Learning (MAC-MTL) at the University of Maryland, College Park. During the past three years at MAC-MTL, Ms. Clark has participated in a number of professional development and research projects sponsored by the Center. Ms. Clark's research and educational interests include in-service teacher education, challenging traditional teacher-centered classrooms, and investigating the impact of the history of mathematics on teaching in the secondary classroom. Prior to graduate school, Ms. Clark taught high school mathematics in Florida and Mississippi. In addition to teaching courses ranging from Algebra to Advanced Placement Calculus and Statistics, Ms. Clark designed courses focusing on mathematical art and the history of mathematics. In 2001, Ms. Clark was selected as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. In this capacity, Ms. Clark worked on various education policy issues for the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in the U.S. Senate.

Mr. Edwin Leonard
Mr. Edwin Leonard is chief technology officer of DreamWorks Animation SKG. In this capacity, Mr. Leonard is responsible for the overall technical direction of the company. During his tenure, Mr. Leonard has spearheaded a number of advancements and innovations for the DreamWorks studio, many leading to industry-wide improvements. He has contributed to, and received credit on, more than a dozen feature length animated films including DreamWorks Animation's Academy Award winner "Shrek", "Shrek2", and the recently released "Shark Tale". Prior to entering the entertainment industry, Mr. Leonard held several engineering positions in the aerospace industry, where he specialized in visual and simulation systems research. Mr. Leonard holds degrees in Computer Science/Math from Cal Poly Pomona.

The Honorable M. Peter McPherson
The Honorable M. Peter McPherson is a founding co-chair of the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa and President Emeritus of Michigan State University (MSU). From April - October 2003 he took a leave of absence from MSU and served as the Director of Economic Policy in Iraq under the Coalition Provisional Authority. He retired as President of MSU in December of 2004 after serving 11 years. Prior to assuming the presidency at MSU, Mr. McPherson was a group executive vice president at Bank of America. Prior to that he was deputy secretary of the Treasury, administrator of the Agency for International Development, and special assistant to President Gerald Ford. He was the managing partner of the Washington office of a large Ohio law firm. Mr. McPherson serves on the board of Dow Jones and Company.

Dr. Maxine Savitz
Dr. Maxine Savitz recently retired as general manager for technology partnerships at Honeywell after over 30 years of managing research, development, and implementation programs for the public and private sectors. Dr. Savitz' areas of expertise include materials development, production, and utilization; research and development management; technology transfer; energy policy; energy efficiency research and development. From 1983-1985, Dr. Savitz was president of the Lighting Research Institute at which her primary role was to promote and sponsor basic and applied research related to lighting phenomena. From 1974-1983, Dr. Savitz was employed at the U.S. Department of Energy and its predecessor agencies; from 1979 to 1983, she served in the capacity of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Conservation at the Department of Energy. Dr. Savitz has also served on several government advisory boards, including the National Science Board (1998-2004). She is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Savitz received a bachelor of arts from Bryn Mawr College and a doctorate in chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California at Berkeley.

Dr. William H. Schmidt
Dr. William H. Schmidt carries the title of University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and is currently co-director of the University's International Policy Center for Curriculum Studies. Previously, Dr. Schmidt served as National Research Coordinator and Executive Director of the US National Center, which oversaw participation of the United States in the IEA sponsored Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Dr. Schmidt was also a member of the Senior Executive staff and head of the Office of Policy Studies and Program Assessment for the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC from 1986-1988. He has published in numerous journals and co-authored seven books. His current writing and research concerns issues of academic content in K-12 schooling, assessment theory, and the effects of curriculum on academic achievement. Dr. Schmidt received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Concordia College and his doctorate from the University of Chicago in psychometrics and applied statistics.

Dr. Charles V. Shank
Dr. Charles V. Shank served as Director of Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California from September 1989 until August 2004. A nationally recognized scientist and research leader, he has overseen the oldest and most varied of the Department of Energy's multi-program research laboratories, with a budget of more than $500 million and a workforce of 3,900. In addition to his position as Laboratory Director, Dr. Shank had a unique triple appointment as professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the departments of physics, chemistry, and electrical engineering and computer sciences. Dr. Shank has served on various state and national committees and councils. His scientific and service contributions have been recognized through numerous honors and awards. Dr. Shank has also been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Shank graduated from U.C. Berkeley in 1965 and went on to receive his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees there in 1969.

Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr.
Dr. Lee T. Todd Jr. is the eleventh president of the University of Kentucky. Prior to taking the helm of the University, Dr. Todd served as senior vice president of Lotus Development Co., a subsidiary of IBM, and an engineering professor at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Todd also successfully launched two worldwide technology companies (DataBeam Corp. and Projectron). Dr. Todd received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1968 and his master's, advanced electrical engineering, and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970, 1971, and 1973, respectively.

Dr. Alvin W. Trivelpiece
Dr. Alvin W. Trivelpiece is a consultant to Sandia National Laboratories. Prior to joining Sandia National Laboratories, Dr. Trivelpiece served as director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where he was responsible for ORNL's applied research and engineering development in the support of the Department of Energy's fusion, fission, conservation, and fossil energy technology programs and basic scientific research in selected areas of the physical and life sciences. From 1981-1987, Dr. Trivelpiece served as director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Research. From 1966-1976, Dr. Trivelpiece was a professor of physics at the University of Maryland, and from 1959-1966 he was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, in the Department of Electrical Engineering. From 1973-1975, Dr. Trivelpiece served with the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission as assistant director for research in the Division of Controlled Thermonuclear Research. In 1993 he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Trivelpiece holds a bachelor of science from California Polytechnic State University, and a master of science and a doctorate from the Californa Institute of Technology.

Ms. Julie Meier Wright
Ms. Julie Meier Wright is president and chief executive officer of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation (EDC), the premier business development organization for the greater San Diego region. EDC markets the region for investment, and focuses on assistance to San Diego's growth industries - biosciences, telecommunications, software, electronics, defense and space, and recreational goods - and on the public policy issues that affect the region's competitiveness for their investment and growth. Prior to coming to San Diego, Ms. Wright served as California's first Secretary of Trade and Commerce, as well as a member of Governor Pete Wilson's Cabinet from 1991-1997. In 2003, she served on gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's Economic Recovery Council. Ms. Wright currently serves as a senior advisor to the California Budget Education and Action for Reform project. Ms. Wright holds a bachelor of arts in criminology from the University of Maryland. She also completed the Stanford University Advanced Management College, the Stanford Financial Seminar, and a special program on competitiveness at Harvard University.