Organizational Structure
Learning is global… and so should leadership!
This unique non-profit community is lead by our passionate Community volunteers.
Each year, open elections are held for leadership seats for the global and locale specific communities.
Governance Structure
A4L Board of Directors
Association Board of Directors is made up of nine (9) representatives, consisting of voting member representatives from each of the approved Leadership Groups.
AU Leadership Group Representative:
Jim Madytianos
Education Services Australia
NZ Leadership Group Representative:
Martin Rothbaum
Ministry of Education, New Zealand
NA Leadership Group Representatives:
Patrick Devanney
Classlink
June Gerred
Oklahoma Department of Education
Ramah Hawley
The Education Co-operative (TEC)
Heather Mahoney
Madison-Oneida BOCES, NY
Jim McGlynn
Athru Advisors LLC
Jen Sauro
Infinite Campus
International Leadership Group Representative:
Alex Jackl
Bardic Systems
The A4L Board of Directors also includes Emeritus members: Tim Magner, Patrick Plant & George Gatsis
Australian (AU) Community
AU A4L Community members elect officials every year for terms on the AU Leadership Group.
AU Leadership Group
Michael Haigh
National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC)
Paul Queeney
Association of Independent Schools NSW
Nimit Rawal
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)
Barry Wallett
Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA)
Kiki Tanousis
Semaphore Consulting Group
The AU Technical Project Team is comprised of the Lead of each locale Project Team, plus nominated representatives, and may include other locale Community representatives needed to perform the relevant duties on behalf of the Community.
AU Technical Project Team
ACT Education Directorate:
Greg Shuhardt
Bill Williamson
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA):
Damien Bradburn
Karen Henry
Rajesh Kandpal
Navneet Kumar
Australian Government Department of Education, Skills & Employment (DESE):
Dennis Beissner
Jade Carson
John Koulouris
Catholic Education Office – Melbourne:
Michael Fenton
Chandika Gunawardana
ACT Education Directorate:
Michael Cheung
Anthony Yip
Department of Education & Childrens Services, SA:
Zac Anstee
Department of Education & Training (VIC):
Robert Clissold
Michael Curtin
Ray Farrugia
Russell Gill
O Myung Kwon
Damian Vujicic
Debra Webster
Department of Education & Training (Queensland):
Martin Banks
Paul Canavan
Department of Education (Northern Territory Government):
Tim Egan
Department of Education, Tasmania:
Stephen Brain
Trevor Hill
Education Services Australia (ESA):
Ben Chadwick
Stuart Mitchell
Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA):
Maurice Cummins
Ian Quartermaine
NSW Department of Education:
Gonzalo Chasling
Nilani Eugnan
Vincent Lui
Sandra Scenna
Darryn Van Tonder
Vendor Members:
Joerg Huber, Systemic Pty Ltd
David Jones, Sempahore Consulting
Mark Vanderkley, SIMON Schools
North American (NA) Community
NA A4L Community members elect officials every year for terms on the NA Leadership Groups.
NA Privacy Leadership Group 2026-2027
James Chasse
Maine Department of Education
Candice Coppock
Aiken County Public School District, SC
Connie Coy
MOREnet
Patrick Devanney
Classlink
Desarie Green
Cengage Learning
Ramah Hawley
The Education Co-operative (TEC)
Isabella Lai
ClassDojo
Amparo Macias
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Heather Mahoney
Madison-Oneida BOCES, NY
Laurel Nava
California IT in Education (CITE)
Libbi Nelson
Learn21
Diana Olin
Khan Academy
Jill Pierce
Tennessee Education Technology Association (TETA)
Fil Santiago
NJ Education & Technology Association (NJETA)
Dawn Schiavone
Northern Buckeye Education Council (NBEC), OH
Duane Shaffer
Learning Technology Centers of Illinois (LTC)
Jim Siegl
Privacy Is Hard
NA Privacy Leadership Group also includes:
George Gatsis
Emeritus
Patrick Plant
Emeritus
NA Interoperability Leadership Group 2026-2027
Chris Campbell
West Ada Jt School District No. 2, ID
Patrick Devanney
Classlink
June Gerred
Oklahoma Department of Education
Alexander Jackl
Bardic Systems
Mike Lencioni
Common Goal Systems
Eric Levy
Cambridge Public Schools, MA
Jim McGlynn
Athru Advisors LLC
John Paul
Wyoming Department of Education
Roger Petersen
Iowa Department of Education
Mike Reynolds
Level Data
Jennifer Sauro
Infinite Campus
Steve Setzer
Loop Data
Kathy Warren
Maine Department of Education
TQ White II
Emeritus
NA Interoperability Leadership Group also includes:
Ross Santy
NCES / CEDS (Common Education Data Standard) Liaison
Patrick Plant
Emeritus
The NA Technical Advisory Committee is comprised of the Lead of each of the following Project Teams, and may include other locale Community representatives needed to perform the relevant duties on behalf of the Community.
NA Technical Advisory Committee
SEDM Project Team
State Requests Project Team
Unity Adoption Project Team
States helping States
United Kingdom (UK) Community
A4L Community Members elect officials every year for a two-year term on the UK Management Board.
International
International Technical & Privacy Leadership Group comprises of one member from each of the International Project Teams, 1-2 representatives from each Locale Leadership Group, and up to a maximum of four (4) elected ‘At-Large’ seats.
Elected ‘At-Large’ Members
Joerg Huber
Systemic Pty Ltd
Alexander Jackl
Bardic Systems
Roger Petersen
Iowa Department of Education
Anthony Yaremenko
Department of Education and Training (VIC)
International Representation
Australia Leadership Group
TBD
NZ Leadership Group
TBD
NA Interoperability Leadership Group
TBD
NA Privacy Leadership Group
TBD
Project Teams & Committee Leads
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
TQ White II
Infrastructure
Mike Reynolds, Level Data
Policy & Procedures
Jeff Simons, WSIPC
Global Education Security Standards (GESS)
TBD
Vendor
TBD
Staff
Provides direction and leadership toward the achievement of the organization´s philosophy, mission, strategy, and its annual goals and objectives. Support includes; Board Administration and Support, Program and Service Delivery, Financial and Human Resource Management, Community Relations and Fundraising.
Provides technical leadership and as the primary resource for all things technical – from internal IT support to driving the global community efforts statewide, nationally and internationally focused on both technical specification development and privacy support.
Provides leadership and ownership over providing “value-add” for members and potential members of the Association. This position gauges all aspects of member services including communications, marketing, support member working activities, organizational meetings and strategic partnerships to ensure initiative success.
Provides advice on the implications of student privacy regulations to schools and vendors, identifying emerging trends, and managing and expanding the SDPC’s data privacy agreements; contributes to the sustainability of the A4L community, building relationships with school districts, technology providers, and policymakers to strengthen and promote A4L and SDPC’s privacy initiatives.
Oversees Registry 2.0 implementation and user engagement, managing migration from Registry 1.0 and collaborating with SDPC members, Alliances, and vendors to ensure effective adoption and sustained performance.