History
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Chronological Timeline
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Unlike so many other educational programs, the MicroSociety program was started by a teacher in a New York City classroom who was trying to address a need. As the program spread by word of mouth and found success in schools in more than 40 states, data confirmed that it is a powerfully effective approach to teaching and learning.

Our Governance Boards
Business, education, and community leaders with a passion for excellence, guide MicroSociety in the fulfillment of its mission. They work to ensure the organization’s health and viability, provide financial oversight and legal accountability. They serve as advocates for the empowering of children through educational innovation, particularly MicroSociety’s experiential, real-world programming. See below to view the list of MicroSociety’s Board of Directors and Advisors.

Board of Directors

James W. Benkard, Esq., Senior Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, NY
Jannie L. Blackwell, City Councilwoman, Philadelphia, PA
Jack D. Dale, Superintendent, Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax, VA
Carolynn King-Richmond, Ed.M., Esq., President/CEO, MICROSOCIETY
Kristin N. Lund, Midtown Commercial Real Estate, New York, NY
Stephen K. Mack, President, Gnomist, New York, NY
David McCarthy, Former Director, SpencerStuart, Claremont, CA
Reverend Dr. Frank M. Reid, III, Chief Spiritual Officer, Bethel AME Church, Baltimore, MD
Richard B. Wickersham, Jr., Esq., Partner, Post & Schell, PC, Philadelphia, PA

Board of Advisors

Roland S. Barth, Ed.M., Ed.D., Author, Founder, Principals’ Center at Harvard University, Education Consultant
Evans Clinchy, Author, Senior Field Associate, Institute for Responsive Education, Boston, MA
Gerald Dawkins, Superintendent of Schools, Shreveport, LA
J. Robbie Fabian, President, ABS CBN Foundation International
John J. Mack, Chairman of the Board, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY.
Lew Gantwerk, Ph.D., Director, Center for Applied Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Harris Lewin, former Area Superintendent, Philadelphia Public Schools, Philadelphia, PA
Steve Mariotti, President, National Foundation For Teaching Entrepreneurship, New York, NY
Warren V. “Pete” Musser, Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Epitome Systems; Managing Director, The Musser Group, Wayne, PA
Ronald Noble, former Undersecretary of Treasury, Dept. of Treasury, Washington, D.C., Secretary General, Interpol
Judith Stein, Ph.D., Executive Director, Magnet Schools of America, Adjunct Professor of Education, NOVA Southeastern University, Miami, FL