Board of Directors

Partners for Educational Leadership’s Board of Directors brings passion, deep expertise, and eclectic experience to school and district improvement.  The board members have served as top leaders drawn from the worlds of not-for-profit, business, government, philanthropy, and higher education.

Steven Hernández

Board Chair

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Paul Diego Holzer

Secretary

Robert Blakey - Treasurer

Robert Blakey

Treasurer

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Mónica Byrne-Jiménez

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David Daye

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Jennifer Gifford

Jennifer Husbands, board member

Jennifer Husbands

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Dr. Dwayne Smith

Richard Sugarman, board member

Richard Sugarman

Leslie Torres-Rodriguez

Dr. Leslie Torres-Rodríguez