Ronald Cowell

Ron served 24 years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1975-1998) and 12 years as majority or minority chair of the House Committee on Education. During that time he also served on the boards of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) and Pennsylvania's Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Intervention Programs. At the national level, Ron serves as a member of the board of directors of the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities and on several K-12 and higher education advisory committees. He has also served on the National Education Goals Panel, as past Vice-Chair of the Education Commission of the States, former chair of the Government Affairs Committee of the National Association of State Boards of Education, and former chair of the Education Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Ron is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and Widener University Law School.