PAVE 2011 Leadership Series
The Source: Twelve Principles of Governance that Power Exceptional Boards
PAVE's 2011 Leadership Series will focus on board governance, and its importance in building sustainable, high quality schools. The Series will kick off in May when PAVE hosts a workshop on board governance led by Susan Meier of Boardsource, the nation's premier source for cutting edge thinking and resources related to non-profit board governance. Attendance will be by invitation only.
Susan Meier is vice president of consulting and training for BoardSource, and a BoardSource senior governance consultant. Susan is a proven nonprofit leader who has specialized in organizational capacity building, nonprofit governance, and nonprofit management throughout her 18 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. In her capacity as a senior governance consultant, Susan has worked with a wide variety of organizations including Council on Foundations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Volunteers of America, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Association of Junior Leagues International, Girls Inc., NeighborWorks, and the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits, among others.
As a partner in building excellent education in Milwaukee, PAVE convenes groups of school leaders from throughout Milwaukee for an annual Leadership Series. Each Series is devoted to a topic critical to the development of sustainable, high quality urban schools. Participants in PAVE's Leadership Series learn from top national experts and their local peers. Previous years' topics have included building strong school cultures and the use of assessment data to guide instruction.