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NEW BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED

Learning Forward congratulates the candidates who received the plurality of votes in the recent board election. Their three-year term of office began at the end of the annual conference in Anaheim, Calif. this December. Learning Forward will seek nominations at the end of summer for the 2012 fall election.

The new members of the board of trustees will be:

Clara Howitt Windsor, Ont. A 7-year member of Learning Forward, Howitt is superintendent of curriculum, professional learning, and leadership development K-12 for The Greater Essex County District School Board (Ontario, Canada).

Myra Whitney Memphis, Tenn. A 7-year member of Learning Forward, Whitney is associate superintendent and executive director of professional development and staff in service for Memphis City Schools (Memphis, Tennessee).