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The latest leadership changes in the education sector

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Dr. Heather Harding, former executive in residence at Education Leaders of Color, will join the NEA foundation as their senior vice president for programs.

July 2026

Ethan Gray, founding partner at City Fund, is launching a new organization called Ed City Labs.

June 2026

Joshua Starr, former chief executive officer of PDK International and superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, is joining the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) as chief executive officer.

Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, chief knowledge officer at CASEL, has been appointed chair of the organization’s board of directors.

June 2026

Ángel Cabrera, current president of the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been selected to serve as The Aspen Institute’s next president and chief executive officer.

June 2026

Dr. Kristen McQuillan, former chief program officer at StandardsWork, is now executive director of Knowledge Matters.

June 2026

Amy Yamashiro, previously director of school community and improvement programs, has transitioned to director of division of efficiency, data quality, and special projects in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education.

June 2026

Shakira Petit, former chief executive officer of SLP Consultants LLC, is now executive director of Educators for Excellence’s New York chapter.

June 2026

Dan Goldhaber has stepped down from the position of managing director of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at the American Institutes of Research.

June 2026

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