Marilyn Hinton
A former teacher, Hinton serves on school board in Plano, Texas. She has also served as a youth director for a nonprofit agency that assists homeless and transitional families, as a visiting scholar teaching early childhood education at Brookhaven College, and as a counselor and adjunct professor at Richland College. She mentors students throughout her school district and also chairs the Family Services Committee for the Sough Collin County Habitat for Humanity. Marilyn holds a bachelor’s degree in speech and drama from Fisk University in Nashville, and a master’s degree in education from Howard University in Washington, D.C
Susan Sclafani
Prior to joining Pearson Foundation, Susan Sclafani held several key staff and leadership posts during a long and distinguished career in education. She is the former Coordinator/Principal of a magnet school in Houston; former Executive Director of Curriculum Development, Associate Superintendent and Chief of Staff for Houston’s Independent School District; former counselor to the US Secretary of Education; former Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult Education; and former Director of State Services at the National Center on Education and the Economy. With each position held, she worked tirelessly to improve K-12 education systems at the local, state and national levels. Susan holds an AB in German and Mathematics from Vassar College, an MA in German and Mathematics from the University of Chicago, and M.Ed. and Ph.D. degrees in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
