With decades of combined educational, business and leadership experience, the Center for Civic Education’s Board of Directors guide and support the mission and vision of our organization to develop an enlightened and responsible citizenry committed to democratic principles and actively engaged in the practice of democracy in the United States and other countries. The Board ensures accountability, by setting the organization’s goals and ensuring its effective implementation. Together, the Board works with management to support and implement its programs, which include We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution, Project Citizen, and the Civitas International Programs.

Pauline WeaverChair
American Bar Association, Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
American Bar Association, Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division

Cheryl Cook-KallioVice Chair
Civic Educator and California State Coordinator, We the People & Project Citizen
Civic Educator and California State Coordinator, We the People & Project Citizen

Mark RitaccoTreasurer
Chief Government Affairs Officer, National Association of Counties
Chief Government Affairs Officer, National Association of Counties

Clara L. SlifkinSecretary
Deputy Attorney General, Administrative Law Judge, Mediator, and Professor at Pepperdine/Straus (Ret.)
Deputy Attorney General, Administrative Law Judge, Mediator, and Professor at Pepperdine/Straus (Ret.)

Henry L. Chambers, Jr. Professor of Law, University of Richmond

Timothy D. MooreDeputy Director, Center for the Study of the American Constitution, UW-Madison

Erin LewisExecutive Director of the Center for Innovation & Change, University of Evansville

Daniel M. MurphySenior Technical Specialist, Democracy International

Beth RatwayAmerican Institutes for Research Principal Technical Assistance Consultant

Dr Vicki Ross-NorrisAdjunct Professor and Lecturer (Ret.)

Terri D. StroudGeneral Counsel, D.C. Board of Elections

Prof. Jonathan D. VaratDean and Professor of Law Emeritus, UCLA School of Law

Diane YuChief of Staff and Deputy to the President, New York University (ret.)

Sandra WaithakaLeadership Development Professional and We the People Alumni
Members Emeriti
Ruth M. Gadebusch 
Dale Rogers Marshall
Leland R. Selna Jr.
Dale Rogers Marshall
Leland R. Selna Jr.






