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EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD

Our Education Advisory Board is an important component of the Creating Citizens education initiative. A healthy mix of educators and youth-invested community leaders, our Education Advisory Board members act as thought partners for Creating Citizens staff. Some members of our advisory board are in K–12 classrooms daily, while others are deeply involved in other Commonwealth Club World Affairs projects.

Creating Citizens Education Advisory Board

Linda Calhoun

Linda Calhoun
Founder
Career Girls
Charles Collins

Charles Collins
President Emeritus, Retired
YMCA of San Francisco
Melissa Donnelly-Gowdy

Melissa Donnelly-Gowdy
High School Teacher
River City High School, Washington Unified School District
Chris Dunham

Chris Dunham
Executive Director
Gruber Family Foundation
Leslie Garvin

Leslie Saul Garvin
Associate Director of Program Development, Executive Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Asha Guha

Asha Guha
Educator
Michelle Herczog

Dr. Michelle M. Herczog
Co-Director
California Civic Learning Initiative, Teach Democracy
Ben Holzemer

Ben Holzemer
Partner; Head of Global Human Capital
TPB Global
Co-chair
Ken Petrilla

Ken Petrilla
President
ClearView Advisors
Ravi Potharlanka

Ravi Potharlanka
Managing Partner
Pint Tembo LLC
Nicole Ripley

Nicole Ripley
Senior Program Officer
The Asia Foundation
Diane Schumacher

Diane Schumacher
History Teacher
Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Jackie Shonerd

Jackie Shonerd
K–12 Educator
Retired
Robert Sims

Robert E. Sims
Retired Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP
Francesca Sterling

Francesca Sterling
Zabrae Valentine

Zabrae Valentine
Principal
Public Good Group
Co-chair
Colleen Wilcox

Dr. Colleen Wilcox