Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Education
Educational Policy and Leadership
Degrees Held
- B.S. Degree Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin
- M.S.A. Degree School of Applied Social Sciences, Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
- Ph.D., Sociological Foundations of Education, Marquette University
Professional Experience
Many years in both public service positions and the field of education, including:
- Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning (ITL), Marquette University. Supporting exemplary education options that transform learning for children, while empowering families, particularly those of low-income, to choose best school options
- Superintendent, Milwaukee Public Schools, June 1991—June 1995
- Director, Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services, 1988—1991
- Dean of General Education,Milwaukee Area Technical College, 1986—1988
- Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Employment Relations, 1983—1986
- Associate Director, the Educational Opportunity Program, Marquette University, 1979—1983
- Senior Fellow, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 1995—1997
Honors and Awards
- Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Carroll College, 1987
- Doctorate of Laws from Marian College, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin,1992
- Doctorate of Business and Economics, Milwaukee School of Engineering,1995
- Doctorate of Humane Letters, Edgewood College, Madison WI
Community
- Chair of the Board:
- Black Alliance for Educational Options
- Alliance for Choices in Education in Milwaukee
- CEO Leadership Academy
- Quest-Milwaukee
- Chair of The Charter School Review Committee for the City of Milwaukee
- Board of Directors, Member:
- Transcenter for Youth
- Johnson Foundation
- Joyce Foundation
- School Choice Wisconsin
- Advocates for School Choice
