Board Members
R. Scott Gordon serves as board chair of the National Council of State Education Attorneys (NCOSEA), an affiliate of NASBE, and is an ex officio member of NASBE’s board. Now in his fourteenth year with the Kansas State Department of Education, Gordon serves as General Counsel to the agency for whom he provides legal counsel […]
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Kim Lewis was appointed to the Maryland State Board in 2024 and is chair of the board’s education policy committee. With over 44 years of experience in education, Lewis taught in four counties in Pennsylvania and Maryland. She served as the executive director of special education in Baltimore City Public Schools and as the program […]
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Randy Spaulding serves as board chair of the National Council of State Boards of Education Executives (NCSBEE), an affiliate of NASBE, and is an ex officio member of NASBE’s board. He has served as the executive director for the Washington State Board of Education since 2018. Spaulding has worked in education policy in Washington for […]
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Nisha Lodhavia is a retired professor of epidemiology and biostatistics with more than 25 years of experience teaching and mentoring students. A committed community advocate, she has held extensive volunteer leadership roles in education and healthcare access. She currently serves as a Trustee at the University of Delaware, sits on the board of Easterseals Delaware […]
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Lu S. Young, Ed.D., is a clinical professor in the Department of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky College of Education. She also serves as chief leadership officer for the UK Center for Next Generation Leadership. Dr. Young is a former public-school superintendent with more than three decades of service in Kentucky’s P–12 […]
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Dr. Steven Isoye was appointed as the Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education by Governor JB Pritzker in 2022. His term will expire in January 2027. Dr. Isoye is a retired educator having worked in Illinois high schools for 37 years—from science teacher to department chair, curriculum leader, principal, and superintendent. Most recently, […]
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Matt Hymas has served on the Utah State Board of Education since 2021 and was reelected in November 2024 for another four-year term. Hymas has chaired the Utah board’s Law & Licensing Committee since 2023. He also serves on the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice and is a member of the NASBE Governmental Affairs […]
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Dr. Byron Ernest was the 2010 Indiana “Teacher of the Year” and 2011 Christopher Columbus Foundation Outstanding National Agriscience Teacher. As a globally recognized speaker and facilitator, Byron founded Leadery Global to offer custom tailored speaking and consultative packages for clients in education and other industries all around the world. Through his professional service firm, he […]
