Division A supports an examination of sources and types of PK-12 educational leadership, including school and district leaders and other formal and informal leaders inside and outside schools, and the effects of leadership on educational institutions and their staff and their effects on student learning and other outcomes. Division A is committed to supporting scholarly publications, training, fellowships, and meetings to advance research in the field of educational organization, leadership, and school reform; to disseminating knowledge; and to improving the capacity of the profession to enhance the public good.

Vice President (2012-2015)
Margaret Terry Orr
Bank Street College
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Vice President Elect (2015-2018)
Michael Dantley
Loyola University

Immediate Past Vice President (2010-2012)
Linda Skrla
University of the Pacific
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Secretary (2013-2015)
Megan Tschannen-Moran
College of William and Mary
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Secretary Elect (2015-2018)
Terah Venzant Chambers
Michigan State University
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Program Chair

Martin Scanlan
Marquette University
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Program co-Chair
April Peters-Hawkins
University of Georgia
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Affirmative Action Committee Chair
Lisa R. Bass
North Carolina State University
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Affirmative Action co-Chair
Camille Wilson
University of Michigan
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Senior Graduate Student Representative
Kate Rollert
Michigan State University
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Junior Graduate Student Representative
Priya Goel
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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