The Churn

Pedro Martinez, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, will be the new Massachusetts commissioner of elementary and secondary education starting July 1.

Anastasios “Stasi” Kamoutsas, formerly the deputy chief of staff to Governor Ron DeSantis, was appointed as the Florida commissioner of education. Manny Diaz, the current commissioner, will serve as interim president of University of West Florida.

Phillip M. Robinson, Jr., an Ohio state representative and chief impact officer at Reading Partners, will become the new CEO of the Forum for Youth Investment at the end of June.

Kaitlyn Chantry, who was director of communications for Education Resource Strategies, is now the chief communications officer for the organization.

Ash Vasudeva, currently the president and CEO of ConnectED, has been named the next director of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Education Program.

Stephen Pruitt, president of the Southern Regional Education Board, has been named the new president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

Lisa Guernsey, formerly director and co-founder of the Learning Sciences Exchange at New America, is now the organization’s senior director of education policy for birth through 12th grade.

Laura Hamilton, previously senior director of education measurement and assessment at the American Institutes for Research, is now senior associate at the Center for Assessment.