ADVISORY BOARD

Scholarly guidance supporting TAFT’s mission and research initiatives.

TAFT Foundation is supported by a group of distinguished scholars, educators, and leaders who provide strategic guidance and academic insight to support TAFT’s research initiatives, program development, and long-term organizational vision.

Our advisory board members bring expertise in educational leadership, talent development, education equity, research, and education policy. Their perspectives help ensure that TAFT’s programs and research initiatives remain grounded in both practice and scholarship.

Through their guidance, TAFT continues to advance its mission of cultivating youth leadership, expanding educational opportunity, and promoting greater diversity within the U.S. teaching profession.

Lead Academic Advisor & Chief Methodologist

Dr. Sharon Ravitch, Professor of Practice, University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, Fulbright Fellow, 2023–2024

expert advisor in talent development

Dr. Jonathan Plucker, Professor of Education, Johns Hopkins School of Education

Expert Advisor in educational excellence & equity

Deborah Jewell-Sherman, first woman Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)

Expert Advisor in Education Policy

Dr. Max Altman, Director of Research and Policy, Southern Education Foundation