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Marian Wright Edelman President Children's Defense Fund Washington, D.C.

	Lan Bentsen Executive Vice President, Frontera Resources Houston, TX
	Carol Oughton Biondi Child Advocate/Commissioner Los Angeles County Commission for Children and Families Los Angeles, CA
	Angela Glover Blackwell, Vice Chair Founder and Chief Executive Officer PolicyLink Oakland, CA
	Geoffrey Canada, Vice Chair President and Chief Executive Officer Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc. New York, NY
	Leonard Coleman, Jr. Cendant Corporation New York, NY
	Leslie Cornfeld, Esq. Director Mayor's Task Force on Child Welfare and Safety New York, NY
	DD Eisenberg Child Advocate Coral Gables, FL
	Pat Fallon Chairman, Fallon Worldwide Minneapolis, MN
	James Forbes, Jr. Senior Minister Emeritus The Riverside Church New York, NY
	James Forman, Jr. Associate Professor Georgetown Law School Co-Founder, Maya Angelou Charter School Washington, D.C.
	Winifred Green President Southern Coalition for Educational Equity New Orleans, LA
	Dr. Dorothy Height President Emerita and Chair of Board National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Washington, D.C.
	Ruth-Ann Huvane Child Advocate Los Angeles, CA
	William Lynch, Jr. President Bill Lynch Associates, LLC New York, NY
	Katie McGrath Child Advocate Los Angeles, CA
	Ivanna Omeechevarria Child Advocate Alexandria, VA
	Wendy Puriefoy President Public Education Network (PEN) Washington, D.C.
	J. Michael Solar, Esq. Solar & Associates, LLP Houston, TX
	Thomas A. Troyer, Esq. Partner Caplin & Drysdale Washington, D.C.
	Laura Wasserman Movie Music Supervisor Los Angeles, CA
	Reese Witherspoon Actress Los Angeles, CA
	Deborah Wright, Esq. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Carver Bancorp, Inc. New York, NY

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