The Churn

Leslie Torres-Rodrigues, former superintendent and CEO of Hartford Public Schools has joined Education Resource Strategies‘ Board of Directors.

Vanessa Steinhoff, former communications officer at Walton Family Foundation, is now managing director of communications and public affairs at Teach For America.

Elyse Shaw, former director of policy and programs at the U.S. Department of Labor, is now director of education, labor and worker justice at the Center for Law and Social Policy.

Paul Johansen, former chief product and technology officer at Pathful Inc., is now chief product officer at BrainPOP.

Dr. Lisa Herring, former CEO/Superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools and strategic advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, is now chief executive officer at New Leaders.

Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer at Times Higher Education, has also taken on the role of chief operating officer.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appointed three members to the National Assessment Governing Board. Scott Marion, principal learning associate the the National Center for the Improvement of Education Assessment, is a reappointed member. New members include Kymona Burk, senior policy fellow in early literacy at ExcelinEd, and Michael Sidebotham, principal of Grafton Village Elementary School.

Mary Kingston Roche, founder of Live Curious LLC and former senior director at Penn Hill Group, is now director of strategic partnerships at National Center for Families Learning.