2016 Gala

CEF Executive Director Sheryl Cohen and CEF President Makese Motley

CEF President Makese Motley

CEF Past President Noelle Ellerson

Thomas Skelly, former Budget Service Director at the Department of Education

Thomas Skelly and CEF President Makese Motley

Representative Tom Cole (R-OK)

Representative Tom Cole and CEF Vice President Jocelyn Bissonnette

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Legislative Conference, CEF President Makese Motley

Legislative Conference, Panelist Joshua Starr, Phi Delta Kappa International

Legislative Conference Keynote Speaker, Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)

Legislative Conference, Moderator Alyson Klein, Education Week

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Gala MC Kavitha Cardoza, Education Week and PBS NewsHour

Joel Packer, former CEF Executive Director

Joel Packer and Carolyn Henrich, University of California

Jeff Carter, CEF Treasurer, and Representative Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)

Representative Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)

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