Educating the Educators through Professional Guidance and Informed Solutions
CDL is directed by a volunteer Board of Trustees comprised of business, education, and civic leaders from around the city and country who share in our passion for ensuring that every child, no matter their background or level of learning, has an equal opportunity for a quality education.
We have spent more than two decades developing an international network of education professionals and collaborating with the world’s best minds to draft CDL’s programs. With their help, we’ve crafted initiatives using research-based best practices that deliver increased student achievement. Our Board of Trustees, Professional Advisory Board, Community Advisory Board and professional staff provide CDL with sound leadership and valuable resources.
Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees is comprised of a governing board of 15 elected or appointed to direct the policies of CDL.
OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Charles Lacoste
Management Consultant
SECRETARY
Kathleen Riedlinger
CEO, Lusher Charter Schools
TREASURER
Ronnie Slone
Founder and President,
The Slone Group
MEMBERS
Kelvin Adams, Ph.D.
Superintendent, St. Louis Public Schools
Glenny Lee Buquet
Former Member, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Education Activist
Janet Connell
Founder and President, Quality Support Coordination, Inc.
Joan Coulter
Community Activist
Rev. Lawrence Houston
Principal, St. Peter Claver Catholic School
Scott Howard
President, New Orleans – Regions Bank
Elizabeth “Beth” Laine
Community Activist
Meg Marino, M.D.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Specialist
Cynthia Hedge Morrell
Community Activist
The Honorable Robin D. Pittman
Judge, Orleans Parish
Holly Sharp, CPA, CFE, CFF
Shareholder and Director, LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Arlinda Westbrook
Deputy Superintendent, New Orleans Police Department
Director of the Public Integrity Bureau
Professional Advisory Board
Our Professional Advisory Board is comprised of a group of 12 professional individuals who have volunteered to offer advice and guidance to CDL.
Robert B. Brooks, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Clinical Professor,
Harvard Medical School
Needham, MA
Louisa C. Moats, Ph.D.
Moats Associates Consulting, Inc.
G. Emerson Dickman, III, J.D.
Attorney at Law
Immediate Past President
International Dyslexia Association
Maywood, NJ
Joanne Quinn, MBA
Quinn Consultants, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
Michael Fullan, Ph.D.
Dean Emeritus
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Craig T. Ramey, Ph.D.
Distinguished Scholar and Professor
Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
Roanoke, VA
Sam Goldstein, Ph.D.
Clinical Instructor Department of Psychiatry,
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT
Carol Rolheiser, Ph.D.
Director
Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
Child & Adult Psychiatrist;
Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School;
Director, Hallowell Center for Cognitive and Emotional Health
Arlington, MA
Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
G. Reid Lyon, Ph.D.
Synergistic Education Solutions
Robert Sternberg, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
Community Advisory Board
A group of 9 individuals from the community who have volunteered to offer advice and guidance to CDL.
Gerard Ballanco, M.D., FAAP
Pediatrician (Ret.)
Stephen Hales, M.D.
Hales Pediatrics, New Orleans
Gordon Blundell, Jr., M.D.
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Ruby Bridges Hall
President, Ruby Bridges Foundation
Jack Donahue
Louisiana State Senator
President, Donahue Favret Contractors
Mary Lou Ochsner
Community Leader
Vaughan Fitzpatrick
Community Activist
Robert D. Reily
Chairman, The Standard Companies
The Honorable John W. Greene
Judge, 22nd Judicial District (Ret.)