School leaders and policymakers from the following organizations helped launch EDvancenet in February, 1998:

Alabama Department of Education
Ron Wright, Education Technology Specialist

Alaska Department of Education
Rick Cross, Deputy Commissioner

Arizona Department of Education
Alex Belous, Internet Technology Manager

Arizona School Boards Association
H. Allen Schockley, Director, Membership Services

California Department of Education
Jackie Lamb, Division Director, ISSD

California School Boards Association
Kari Becker, Research & Policy Analyst
Jonathon Velasco, Director, Technology

Colorado Department of Education
Deborah Bernau, Senior Consultant
Eric Feder, Consultant, Education Telecommunications

Connecticut Association of Boards of Education
Nick Caruso, Senior Staff Associate for Communications

Connecticut Department of Education
German Bermudez

Delaware Department of Education
Wayne Hartschuh, Chief Education Officer, Delaware Center for Educational Technology

Delaware School Boards Association
Ann C. Case, Executive Director

Florida Information Resource Network
Bill Schmid, Director

Florida School Boards Association
Marcus Johnston, Executive Director of Florida School Labor Relations Service

Georgia Department of Education
Richard Brock, Technology Consultant

Georgia School Boards Association
Gil Parrish, Deputy Executive Director

Hawaii Department of Education
K. Kim, Telecom Director

Idaho Department of Education
Dawn Wilson, Networking and Telecommunications

Illinois Association of School Boards
Ellen Murray, Manager

Indiana Department of Education
Michael Huffman, Special Assistant, Technology

Iowa Association of School Boards
Wayne J. Lueders, Associate Executive Director

Iowa Department of Education
Rich Gross, Director, Office of Technology

Kansas Association of School Boards
Ann Johnson, Coordinator of Research and Information Resources

Kansas Department Of Education
Jayne James
Greg Rasmussen

Louisiana Department of Education
Sheryl Abshire, Lousiana Tech Advisory Committee
Carol Whelan, Director, Educational Technology

Maine Department of Education
Raymond Poulin, Deputy Commissioner

Maine School Boards Association
Dale Douglass, Executive Director
Terry McCabe, Director, Membership Services

Maryland Association of Boards of Education
Carl Smith, Executive Director
Marie Coenen, Executive Assistant

Maryland Department of Education
Barbara Reeves, Director, Instructional Technology
Gregg Talley, Education Coordinator

Massachusetts Association of School Committees, Inc.
Michael Gilbert, Technology Director

Massachusetts Department of Education
Thomas Iacobucci, Special Projects Coordinator

Merit Network, Inc.
Gregory A. Marks, Associate Director, Online Services and Support

Michigan Association of School Boards
Bob Geier, Policy Services/Technology

Minnesota Dept. of Children, Families & Learning, MN
Mark Manning, Director, Information & Technology

Mississippi Department of Education
Nathan Slater, Director, Management Information Systems

Missouri Research and Education Network
Bill Giddings, Director, MOREnet

Missouri School Boards Association
David Nonemaker, Technology Specialist

Nebraska Department of Education
Wayne Fisher, Internet Program Specialist

New Hampshire Department of Education
Cathy Higgins, Education Technology Consultant
Chrys Bouvier, Education Technology Consultant

New Hampshire School Boards Association
Dean Michener, Director of Info Services

New Jersey School Boards Association
Dr. Howard Tilis, Director

New Jersey Department of Education
Julia Stapleton, Education Technology Coordinator

New Mexico Department of Education
Steven A. Sanchez, Director, Educational Technology
Kurt Steinhaus, Assistant Superintendent, Accountability and Information Services Division

New Mexico School Boards Association
J. Mack Mitchell, Executive Director

New York State Department of Education
Charles Devoe, Director, Office of Technology Policy

New York State School Boards Association
James Page, Director, Member Services

Public Schools of North Carolina
Patricia Simes, Chief Technology Officer

SENDIT, ND
Jody French, Director

Ohio Department of Education
Tim Best, Program Director, Information Learning & Technology Services

Ohio School Boards Association
Jeff Chambers, Deputy Director

Oklahoma State School Boards Association
Dr. June Ehinger, Assistant Executive Director

Oklahoma Department of Education
Bill Shafer, Director, OneNet

Oregon Public Education Network
Tom Cook, Director

Pennsylvania Department of Education
John P. Bailey, Director, Office of Educational Technology

Pennsylvania School Boards Association
Nancy Aponick, Director of Educational Technology Services

Rhode Island Department of Education
William J. Fiske, Education Technology Specialist IV

South Carolina Department of Education
David Altus, Director, Instructional Technology

South Carolina School Boards Association
Scott Price, General Counsel/Technology Coordinator

Associated School Boards of South Dakota
Linus Storms, Assistant Executive Director

Technology and Innovations in Education, SD
Harris Haupt, Director of Telecommunications

Tennessee Department of Education
Jackie Shrago, Director ConnecTEN

Tennessee School Boards Association
Randall Bennett, Assistant Director

Texas Association of School Boards
Karen Strong, Associate Executive Director

Utah Education Network
Mike Cleary, General Manager, Utahlink

Virginia School Boards Association [www.vsba.org]
Herb Cotrill, Research Specialist

Virginia Department of Education [www.pen.k12.va.us]
Jerry Matthews, Technology, Management Information Systems

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, WA
Dennis Small, Education Telecommunication Supervisor

West Virginia Department of Education
Phyllis Justice

Wyoming School Boards Association
Jerry Maurer, Executive Director