Commission Members
Tony Allen, Ph.D., Chairperson
Wilmington resident and senior executive with Bank of America
VACANT Vice-Chairperson
S. Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, Vice-Chairperson
Wilmington Parent, Education Advocate, and Public Allies Alumna
Ralph Ackerman
Vice-President, Brandywine School Board
Adriana Bohm, Ph.D.
Sociology Professor, Delaware County Community College
Eve Buckley, Ph.D.
Parent and Education Advocate, Christina School District
The Honorable Nnamdi Chukwuocha
Chair, Education, Youth & Families Committee, Wilmington City Council
Karen Eller
Teacher, Christina School District and Member of Wilmington Education Advisory Committee
Tim Foxx
President and Chief Executive Officer, Communities in Schools Delaware
Reverend Meredith Griffin
Chairperson, Education Committee Interdenominational Ministers Action Council
Frederika Jenner
Retired Educator, Red Clay Consolidated School District
Yvonne Johnson
Parent and Education Advocate, Red Clay Consolidated School District
Joseph T. Laws
President, Colonial School Board
Margie Lopez Waite
Head of School, Las Americas ASPIRA Academy Charter School
Mike Matthews
President, Delaware State Education Association
Harrie Ellen Minnehan
President, Christina School Board
Gregory Lloyd Morris
Special Assistant to the Mayor, Wilmington Mayor’s Office
Joe Pika, Ph.D.
Former President, State Board of Education
The Honorable Charles Potter, Jr.
Representative, Delaware General Assembly
The Honorable David Sokola
Senator, Delaware General Assembly
Committee Co-chairs
Redistricting Committee – Not Active
Joe Pika, Ph.D., Former President, State Board of Education
Henry Harper, Ph.D., Former Superintendent, Appoquinimink School District
Charter and District Collaboration Committee
Eve Buckley, Ph.D., Parent and Education Advocate, Christina School District
Margie Lopez Waite, Head of School, Las Americas ASPIRA Academy Charter School
Meeting the Needs of Students in Poverty Committee
Tim Foxx, President and Chief Executive Officer, Communities in Schools Delaware
Funding Student Success Committee – Not Active
Jill Floore, Chief Financial Officer, Red Clay Consolidated School District
Mike Jackson, Deputy Comptroller-General, State of Delaware
Parent, Educator, and Community Engagement Committee
S. Elizabeth Lockman, Wilmington Parent, Education Advocate, and Public Allies Alumna
Whitney Williams, Supervisor, Parents as Teachers New Castle County, Christina School District
Fiscal Impact Ad-Hoc Committee – Not Active
Joe Pika, Ph.D., Former President, State Board of Education
Commission Support
Provided by the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration
Dan Rich, Ph.D., Policy Director
Liz Farley-Ripple, Ph.D., Research Director
Kelly Sherretz, Project Manager
Haley Qaissaunee, Administrative Coordinator
Jerome Lewis, Ph.D., IPA Director and Senior Policy Advisor
Joe Pika, Ph.D., Senior Policy Advisor
Sarah Pragg, Communications Advisor
