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Tennessee College Access and Success Network (TCASN) Bob Obrohta, Executive Director [email protected] 615.983.6847 Tennessee Consortium on Research, Evaluation, and Development (TN CRED) Dr. Dale Ballou, Director TNconsortium@vanderbilt. edu 615.322.5538 Tennessee Education Association (TEA) Carolyn Crowder, Executive Director [email protected] 615.242.8392 Tennessee Educational Technology Association (TETA) Joan Gray, Executive Director [email protected] 931.580.9081 Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) Dr. Claude Pressnell, President [email protected] 615.242.6400 Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) Wayne Miller, Executive Director [email protected] 615.254.1955 Tennessee Principals Association (TPA) Dr. Ernest Bentley, Executive Director [email protected] 423.794.6664 Tennessee Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Charla Sparks, President [email protected] 615.383.9740 Jesus Fuentes, Legislative Director [email protected] 615.383.9740 Tennessee Rural Education Association (TNREA) Allen Pratt, Executive Director [email protected] 423.667.2165 Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) Dr. Tammy Grissom, Executive Director [email protected] 615.815.3901 Lee Harrell, Director of Government and Labor Relations [email protected] 615.815.3903 Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) Wesley Hall, Director [email protected] 615.727.1437 tnAchieves Krissy DeAlejandro, Executive Director [email protected] 865.621.9223 NATIONAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN TENNESSEE Battelle for Kids Dr. Jim Mahoney, Executive Director [email protected] 614.481.3141 Black Alliance for Educational Options, Tennessee Jennifer Littlejohn, Tennessee State Director [email protected] 800.378.4065 Learning Forward, Tennessee Gaye Hawks, Executive Director gayehawks.tnsdc@gmail. com 615.957.0729 New Leaders (formerly New Leaders for New Schools) Tim Ware, Memphis Executive Director [email protected] 901.881.5122 Stand for Children, Tennessee TBD, Executive Director TBD 615.636.8128 StudentsFirst Brent Easley, State Director - Tennessee [email protected] 615.830.2875 Teach For America (TFA) Athena Turner, Memphis Executive Director [email protected] 901.527.7510 Lindsay Wright, Interim Nashville Executive Director [email protected] 615.242.6263 Teach Plus Kristen Smith, Memphis Policy Program Lead [email protected] 615.533.9900 TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) Timothy Daly, President [email protected] 718.233.2800 Public Education in Tennesee | 23