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Dr. John Heim

Dr. John Heim is the Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer of the National School Boards Association (NSBA). Founded in 1940, NSBA is a federation of state associations and the U.S. territory of the Virgin Islands. Through its member state associations that represent locally elected school board officials serving approximately 51 million public school students, NSBA advocates for equity and excellence in public education through school board leadership. To advance the association’s mission and serve its members, Heim leads a team of policy, member services, legal, communications, and business experts.
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Verjeana McCotter-Jacobs

Verjeana McCotter-Jacobs, Esq serves as NSBA's Chief Transformation Officer. McCotter-Jacobs has a lead role in executing the organization’s transformation around member engagement, as well as in building upon the progress in member services and equity. She also engages state association members in ongoing partnerships to create programs and resources for state associations and their member school districts. 

 

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Francisco Negrón

As Chief Legal Officer of NSBA, Francisco M. Negrón, Jr., directs NSBA’s nationally recognized Legal Advocacy Program, which files more amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court and in federal and state appellate courts across the country each year than all national education associations combined. Negrón also leads the 3,200-member Council of School Attorneys, the national network of lawyers representing K-12 public schools. 
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Jane Mellow

Jane Mellow is the Interim Chief Advocacy Officer for NSBA, where she leads the Federal Advocacy & Public Policy group, which represents state school board associations and their members before the U.S. Congress and the Administration. She also heads the efforts of the National School Boards Action Center, NSBA’s national grassroots organization, and the Center for Public Education, NSBA’s research tank.  
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