WLE Emerging State Executives Network

Cohort 1

  • Dr. Jennifer Alexander

    Dr. Jennifer Alexander

    Deputy Commissioner
    Texas Education Agency

  • Stevonia Allen

    Stevonia Allen

    Executive Director,
    Transformation Network Schools
    Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL

  • Quincy Boyd

    Quincy Boyd

    Chief of Staff
    Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD

  • Dr. Candice Castillo

    Dr. Candice Castillo

    Deputy Director of Academics
    Oregon Department of Education

  • Dr. Meghan Everette

    Dr. Meghan Everette

    Director of Teaching and Learning
    Utah State Board of Education

  • Amanda Peterson

    Amanda Peterson

    Director, Educational Improvement and Support
    North Dakota Department of Public Instruction

  • Dr. Heather Sánchez

    Dr. Heather Sánchez

    Chief Operating Officer
    Bellevue School District, WA

  • Hayley Sanon

    Hayley Sanon

    Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
    Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
    U.S. Department of Education

  • Sinthia Sone-Moyano

    Sinthia Sone-Moyano

    Deputy Commissioner of Educational
    Supports & Wellness
    Connecticut State Department of Education

  • Dr. Margarita Tovar

    Dr. Margarita Tovar

    Chief Talent Officer
    Colorado Department of Education

  • Dr. Shirley Vargas

    Dr. Shirley Vargas

    School Transformation Officer &
    Senior Administrator, Office of School and District Support
    Nebraska Department of Education

  • Shay Wise-Garland

    Shay Wise-Garland

    Director of District Leadership Supports
    Texas Education Agency