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Board & Staff

2026 Officers and Directors

The Horace Mann League of the USA

Officers and Directors

  • Carl Hermanns

    Ret. Professor, Arizona State University, President-Elect

  • Jeanne Collins Deweese

    Ret. Superintendent, VT, Education Consultant, President- Elect

  • Toba Cohen-Dunning

    Executive Director, Omaha PS Foundation, NE, Vice President

  • Kevin Riley

    Retired Superintendent of Gretna (NE) Public Schools

  • James Minichello

    Alexandria, VA, Executive Director

The Board of Directors

  • Ruben Alejandro

    Leadership Consultant, Weslaco, TX, Director

  • Martin Brooks

    Executive Director. Tri-State Consortium, NY, Director

  • Martha Bruckner

    Ret. Supt & Professor, NE, Director

  • Douglas Burge

    Superintendent, Zillah School District, WA, Director

  • Linda Darling Hammond

    Professor, Stanford University, CA, Advisory Director

  • Jim Lloyd

    Superintendent, Olmstead Falls, OH, Director

  • Tobin Novasio

    Superintendent in Residence, Cook Center for Human Connection

  • Theresa Rouse

    Superintendent, Joliet Schools, IL, Director

  • Ray Sanchez

    Superintendent of Schools, Tarrytown, NY, Director

  • Michael Simeck

    Supt. of Schools, Deerfield 109, IL, Director

  • Kenneth Spells

    Superintendent, Hoke County School District, NC, Director

  • Jerry Thacker

    Ret. Supt, IN, Director

  • Louis Wool

    Superintendent, Harrison Central School District, NY, Director

  • Greg Wyman

    Ret. Superintendent, Exec. Dir. AZ Rural Schools Assoc, AZ

  • Roxanne Caserio

    Superintendent, No. Ridgefield City School District, OH, Director

Past Presidents and Executive Directors Whom Proudly Served Since 1922

"Seek not greatness, but seek truth and you will find both." ~ Horace Mann