Chaired by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and co-chaired by Brad D. Smith, president of Marshall University in West Virginia and former Silicon Valley CEO, the commission brought together policymakers, education leaders and business executives from SREB’s 16 states in 2024 and 2025. 

Alabama              
Alan Baker, State Representative, Alabama 
Terri Collins, State Representative, Alabama  
Srinivas Javangula, Director-Data and Research, Alabama State Department of Education 
Eric Mackey, State Superintendent of Education, Alabama State Department of Education  
Nick Moore, former Education Policy Advisor & Coordinator, Governor’s Office of Education & Workforce Transformation, Alabama
Jim Purcell, Executive Director, Alabama Commission on Higher Education  
Amy Serafini, Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator of Educational Leadership, Auburn University
  
Arkansas             
Mason Campbell, Assistant Commissioner of Academic Affairs, Arkansas Division of Higher Education
Ethan Hodge, Computer Science Teacher, Russellville School District
Kelly Griffin, Special Advisor, Arkansas Department of Education  
  
Delaware             
Mara Gorman, State Representative, Delaware
Matthew J. Kinservik, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of English, University of Delaware  
Alyssa Moore, Education Associate, Digital Learning, Delaware Department of Education  
Dave Sokola, State Senator, Delaware 
Kevin Wright, Instructional Media Coordinator, Appoquinimink School District
  
Florida   
John Matthew Cortez, AI Educator, Pinellas County Schools  
Alex Rizo, State Representative, Florida  
Nancy Ruzycki, Instructional Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, University of Florida  
Juan Tovar, AI Teacher in Residence, University of Florida
  
Georgia  
D. Glen Cannon, President, Gwinnett Technical College  
Michael P. Shannon, President, University of North Georgia  
Xiaoming Zhai, Associate Professor, University of Georgia  
  
Kentucky            
Amanda Mays Bledsoe, State Senator, Kentucky
David Couch, Chief Information Officer and Associate Commissioner for the Office of Information Technology, Kentucky Department of Education  
  
Louisiana            
Tristan Denley, Deputy Commissioner for Academic Affairs and Innovation, Louisiana Board of Regents  
Jason Hughes, State Representative, Louisiana  
Ronnie Morris, President, Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education  
  
Maryland            
Eric Ebersole, State Delegate, Maryland
Katie Fry Hester, State Senator, Maryland 
Amy Pearlman, Chief Information Officer, Maryland State Department of Education
Shawn Rushing, Assistant State Superintendent, Maryland State Department of Education
Erin Senior, Director of Digital Learning and School Library Media, Maryland State Department of Education 
  
Mississippi         
Melissa Banks, Director of Data Use and Professional Learning, Mississippi Department of Education  
Kevin W. Felsher, State Representative, Mississippi 
Errick L. Greene, Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools  
Scott Delano, State Senator, Mississippi 
Kollin Napier, Director, Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Network (MAIN), Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
  
North Carolina                
Jay Chaudhuri, State Senator, North Carolina
Vera Cubero, Western Region Digital Teaching and Learning, North Carolina Department of
Public Instruction
Robert Van Dyke, Assistant Director for Computer Science, IT, and Technology Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction  
Vanessa Wrenn, Chief Information Officer, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction  

Oklahoma           
Arturo Alonso-Sandoval, State Representative, Oklahoma
Rhonda Baker, former State Representative; Director of Education Programs for the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Oklahoma
Allison Garrett, former Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 
Jennifer Monies, Managing Partner, Growth, Saxum
Adam Pugh, State Senator, Oklahoma
  
South Carolina                
Henry McMaster (Commission Chair), Governor of South Carolina
Charles Appleby, Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Council for Workforce Development, South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce 
Melanie Barton, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Education Advisor, South Carolina Governor’s Office
Jeff Bradley, State Representative, South Carolina
Kim Christ, Director of Workforce and Education Innovation, South Carolina Council on Competitiveness 
Corey Gheesling, Associate Vice President, SHEEO, and former Associate Director for Workforce Development at the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Stanton Greenawalt, former Professor of Cybersecurity, Horry-Georgetown Technical College  
Deepti Joshi, Associate Professor of Computer Science, The Citadel   
David Thornton, Information Technology Teacher, Spartanburg County School District  
 
Tennessee          
Steven Gentile, Executive Director, Tennessee Higher Education Commission  
Vijay Gollapudi, Chief Information Officer, Tennessee Department of Education
Robbie K. Melton, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President for Technology and Innovation, Tennessee State University 
Lizzette Reynolds, Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of Education  
  
Texas     
Giovanni Capriglione, State Representative, Texas
Tan Parker, State Senator, Texas
Michelle Singh, Assistant Commissioner, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Kyla Torre, Senior Director, Digital Learning, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Virginia               
Michelle Lopes Maldonado, State Delegate, Virginia 
Schuyler Van Valkenburg, State Senator, Virginia  
  
West Virginia     
Brad Smith (Commission Co-Chair), President, Marshall University  
Melanie Baker, Research and Policy Analyst, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Jade Irving, Senior Project Officer, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission  
Erika Klose, Director, Office of PK-12 Academic Support, Division of PK-Adult Instruction and Career Engagement, West Virginia Department of Education  
  
Business Leaders  
Youngjun Choi, Director of Advanced AI and Robotics, UPS Robotics AI Lab
Brian Eggleston, General Manager for Vehicle Manufacturing Innovation, Toyota Motors North America
Craig Klopatek, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, CenterWell & Corporate Services, Humana  
Kim Majerus, Vice President, US Public Sector Education, State, and Local Government, Amazon Web Services  
Rene Plasencia, Florida Lead Account Partner, IBM  
David Zasada, Vice President Education and Corporate Responsibility, Intuit