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The Council of the Great City Schools is a coalition of 66 of the nation's largest urban public school systems.

Council Staff

All staff members may be reached at:
Council of the Great City Schools
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Suite 702
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 393-2427 • (202) 393-2400 (fax)

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or don't know who to ask? E-mail Tonya Harris

ADMINISTRATION	LEGISLATION
Executive Director	Director of Legislation
Michael Casserly (Bio)	Jeff Simering (Bio)

Director of Administration, Finance & Conferences	Legislative Counsel
Teri Valecruz (Bio)	Julie Wright Halbert

Finance Manager	Manager of Legislative Services
Alisa Adams	Manish Naik

Conference Manager	Manager of ELL Policy & Research
Terry Tabor	Gabriela Uro

System & Administrative Specialist
Shirley Lathern	RESEARCH
	Director of Research
Accounting & Conference Specialist	Sharon Lewis (Bio)
Lenise Rutherford
	Research Manager
Receptionist/Secretary	Amanda Horwitz
Anthony Lee
	Research Manager
COMMUNICATIONS	Renata C. Uzzell
Director of Communications
Henry Duvall (Bio)	Research Manager
	Candace Simon
Communications Manager
Tonya Harris	SPECIAL PROJECTS
	Special Projects Manager
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION	Michell Yorkman
Director of Academic Achievement
Ricki Price-Baugh (Bio)

MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
Director of Management Services
Robert Carlson (Bio)