{"id":80182,"date":"2024-10-09T10:28:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casel.org\/?p=80182"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T21:16:11","slug":"casel-welcomes-new-board-members-who-bring-expertise-across-education-research-philanthropy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casel.org\/casel-welcomes-new-board-members-who-bring-expertise-across-education-research-philanthropy\/","title":{"rendered":"CASEL Welcomes New Board Members Who Bring Expertise Across Education, Research, Philanthropy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, leading education nonprofit the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) announced five new board members. The new members bring experience and expertise from across the education sector including parent engagement and advocacy, research, education leadership, and philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCASEL is proud to welcome these&nbsp; education leaders&nbsp; with decades of experience to our Board,\u201d said Dr. Aaliyah A. Samuel, CASEL president and CEO. \u201cAs we looked to expand our Board, we specifically sought out leading local and national experts from a variety&nbsp; of sectors&nbsp; in the education world. Daniel, Summer, Tommy, Rose, and Melissa bring a wealth of talent, expertise, insight, and invaluable experience to our team. As we celebrate CASEL\u2019s 30th anniversary this year, I look forward to how they will shape the decades to come. I am certain their valuable contributions and guidance will further our mission, \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The five new board members are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daniel Anello, CEO, Kids First Chicago. Anello brings deep quantitative analytical skills and authentic lived experience to his role in supporting parent-led and data-informed change within Chicago\u2019s public schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Summer Braun, Assistant Professor, Psychology, University of Alabama. Braun\u2019s research focuses on&nbsp; the intersection of teachers\u2019 social and emotional competencies, their occupational health and well-being, and their students\u2019 social, emotional, and behavioral development using a variety of methodological approaches. &nbsp;She is an alumnus of the inaugural&nbsp; CASEL Weissberg Scholars program.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Tommy Chang, CEO, New Teacher Center (starting Fall 2025). A national new teacher mentoring and professional learning nonprofit leader, Chang brings 25 years of experience as a former teacher, principal, and superintendent. He has also served on multiple education-focused non-profit boards, always centering research and evidence in service of students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Rose Prejean-Harris, Assistant Superintendent 6-12 Curriculum &amp; Instruction, DeKalb County School District. Prejean-Harris brings 29 years of experience working as a principal, assistant principal, counselor, and science teacher, as well as the social emotional learning director for Atlanta Public Schools.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melissa Johnston, CEO, Lemnis. Johnston brings a wealth of experience in education policy and nonprofit leadership, with a strong commitment to advancing learning opportunities for every student, from her years working with organizations such as NWEA and the Council of Chief State School Officers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs CASEL looks to the future of education, it\u2019s crucial that we have the leadership, expertise, and guidance on our Board to steer us in the direction that benefits all children in their classrooms and homes and communities,\u201d said Dr. Timothy Shriver, CASEL co-founder and Board chair. \u201cThe additions to our Board today bring all of those qualities and then some. Our newest Board members have insights and leadership experience from almost every part of the field of education. I cannot wait to collaborate with them going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new members will be announced at CASEL\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/selexchange.casel.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>SEL Exchange<\/em><\/a>, the nation\u2019s largest SEL conference, held Nov. 12-14 in Chicago. They join twelve current members of CASEL\u2019s Board, who include leading researchers, education nonprofit leaders, and school system experts. See the full <a href=\"https:\/\/casel.org\/about-us\/board-of-directors\/\">CASEL Board of Directors here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, leading education nonprofit the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) announced five new board members. The new members bring experience and expertise from across the education sector including parent engagement and advocacy, research, education leadership, and philanthropy. \u201cCASEL is proud to welcome these&nbsp; education leaders&nbsp; with decades of experience to our Board,\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30141,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-80182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30141"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80182"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80535,"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80182\/revisions\/80535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casel.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}