Council for Corporate and School Partnerships

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The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships was founded in 2001 by Coca-Cola to serve, according to its website, as a "forum for the exchange of information, expertise and ideas to ensure that partnerships between businesses and schools achieve their full potential for meeting key educational objectives."[1] Chaired by former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley, the Council works to further school soda contracts to provide resources for school programs.

Personnel

  • The Honorable Richard W. Riley, Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Governor of South Carolina; Chairman.

Members:

  • Ronald Blackburn-Moreno, President & CEO, The ASPIRA Association, Inc.
  • Dr. Anne Bryant, Executive Director, National School Boards Association
  • Warlene Gary, Chief Executive Officer, National PTA
  • Dr. Paul Houston, Executive Director, American Association of School Administrators
  • Mr. Stephen Jordan, Vice President and Executive Director, Business Civic Leadership Center U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Dr. Terry Peterson, Director, National Resource Network for Afterschool and Community Education
  • Dr. Larry Price, Superintendent, Wilson County Schools (Wilson, NC)
  • Dr. Mel J. Riddile, Principal, T.C. Williams High School (Alexandria, VA)
  • Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi, Executive Director, National Association of Secondary School Principals
  • Ms. Brenda Welburn, Executive Director, National Association of State Boards of Education
  • Dr. Judith Young, Vice President for Programs, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
  • Mr. John H. Downs, Jr., Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
  • Mr. Carlton L. Curtis, Vice President, Industry Affairs, Coca-Cola North America

Articles and resources

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References

  1. Council for Corporate and School Partnerships, "About the Council", Council for Corporate and School Partnerships website, accessed October 2008.

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