2018 Gala
Legislative Conference
Senator Baldwin and Jeff Carter Award Presentation
Senator Baldwin Group
Senator Baldwin
Legislative Conference – Harry Patrinos
Legislative Conference Panel 1 – Michael Feuer
Legislative Conference Panel 1 – Stephen Parker, Michael Feuer, Michael Stratford
Legislative Conference Panel 2 – Harry Patrinos, Matthew Chingos, Emily Wilkins
Legislative Conference Panel 2 – Matthew Chingos
Senator Schumer Award Group – Office Photo
Senator Schumer Award Presentation
Welcome to the Gala
2018 CEF Board Members
CEF ED Sheryl Cohen
CEF Past President Jocelyn Bissonnette
CEF President Jeff Carter
CEF Treasurer Valerie C. Williams
Karen McCarthy (Senator Murkowski) and Jocelyn Bissonnette
Assocation of Community College Trustees
Bose Washington Partners
FED ED
ISTE
NAFIS Past Presidents – Hilary Goldmann and Jocelyn Bissonnette
NAFIS Past Presidents – Hilary Goldmann and John Forkenbrock
NAFME – Ronny Lau and Tooshar Swain
NCLD Staff – Megkan Whittaker, Kelly Fomalont, Lindsay Kubatsky
Abbie Evans – MENTOR – and Erin Duncan – NEA
ACCT, Senate HELP, House Ed & Workforce staffers
Ally Bernstein (ISTE) and Kathryn Zekus (Advance CTE)
Charmione Kinder (Discovery Education) and Anton Casteneda (Rep. Hurd)
Jesse O’Connell (Lumina), Corey Williams (NEA), Kuna Tavalin (McKeon Group), Joel Packer
Kelly Vaillancourt and Kathy Minke (NASP) and Amanda Karhuse (NASSP)
Lodriguez Murray (UNCF) and Brittany Singleton (ISTE)
Moira Lenehan (Senator Reed), Corey Williams (NEA), Jeff Carter (NCL)
Patti Ross (Rep. Pelosi), Stephen Parker (NGA), Marc Egan (NEA)
Penn Hill Group and Kathy Valle (House Ed & Workforce)
Valerie Williams (NASDSE) and Kuna Tavalin (McKeon Group)
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