Ester R. Fuchs -
Director, Center for Urban Research and Policy, Columbia University
David N. Dinkins
Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, Columbia University
Ron Blackwell
Director, Corporate Affairs, AFL-CIO


Partnerships in Public Education
Chaired by Marilyn Gittell
Director, Howard Samuels State Management and Policy Center, CUNY

Michael Charney
Director, Community Affairs, Cleveland Teachers Union

Sally Covington
Director, National Center for Schools and Communities

Bruce Ellis
President, Community Advocates for Educational Excellence

Paul Vallas
Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools

Randi Weingarten
President, United Federation of Teachers

Living Wage Campaigns
Chaired by Immanuel Ness
Professor, Brooklyn College, CUNY

Stewart Acuff
President, Atlanta Central Labor Council

Sal Albanese
Former NYC Council member; Mayoral candidate

Stephanie Luce
Fellow, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts

Wade Rathke
Chief Organizer and Founder ACORN / SEIU

Joel Rogers
Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School
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