Commonwealth Education Continuum and Work Group Members

The Commonwealth Education Continuum (CEC) is comprised of 28 members whose expertise ranges from early childhood to the workforce. 

To view upcoming meetings, visit the meeting schedule and records archive. To learn more about the CEC, visit the Commonwealth Education Continuum page.

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Commonwealth Education Continuum

Co-Leads

• Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman
• Aaron Thompson, CPE President
• Robbie Fletcher, Kentucky Commissioner of Education

Membership

• Mason Dyer, president of the Association of Kentucky Independent Colleges and Universities
• Amber Snell, board chair of the Education Professional Standards Board
• David Young, chief executive officer of the Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative
• Lynn Baker, interim executive director of the Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood
• Jim Flynn, executive director of the Kentucky Association of School Superintendents
• Sharon Porter-Robinson, board chair of the Kentucky Board of Education
• Diana Woods, at-large member and proxy for Sharon Porter-Robinson, Kentucky Board of Education
• Ashli Watts, president and CEO of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
• John Hughes, senior manager of public affairs and proxy for Ashli Watts, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
• Ryan Quarles, president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System
• Madison Silvert, board chair of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
• Beth Hargis, associate commissioner of the Office of Career and Technical Education, Kentucky Department of Education
• Eddie Campbell, president of the Kentucky Education Association
• Jo Carole Ellis, executive director of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
• Diana Barber, chief operating officer of the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority
• James Tipton, Kentucky House of Representatives
• Sherlyn Bratcher, president of the Kentucky School Counselor Association and Project ACCESS school counselor liaison of the Green River Region Educational Cooperative
• Kevin Stull, superintendent, Garrard County Public Schools
• Heather Bushelman, board president of the Kentucky School Counselor Association
• Steve West, Kentucky Senate
• Jamie Link, secretary of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet
• Alisher Burikhanov, executive director of the Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board
• Debbie Dennison, deputy executive director and proxy for Alishar Burikhanov, Kentucky Workforce Innovation Board
• Vacant, P-12 student representative
• Kathleen Christian, president of the 16th District Parent Teacher Association
• Macy Waddle, postsecondary student representative
• Jenny Sawyer, executive director of admissions, University of Louisville
• Corinne Murphy, dean of College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University
• Robert Jackson, president of Murray State University
• Robert Hayes, director of the Student Transitions and Family Programs, University of Kentucky
• John Gregory, executive director of the Office of Adult Education, Department of Workforce Investment, Education and Workforce Development Cabinet
• Matt Berry, executive director of the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS)

CEC Data Team

• Matt Berry, executive director, Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS)
• Dede Connor, division director, Office of Education Technology, Kentucky Department of Education
• Alicia Crouch, vice chancellor of research and policy analysis, Kentucky Community and Technical College System
• Travis Muncie, Chief Information Officer, CPE