Institute announces new additions to Board of Directors

Monday, March 13, 2006

(The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation)Richard C. Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, is pleased to announce that Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, and Dr. C. Kent McGuire, dean of Temple University's College of Education, have joined the Institute's Board of Directors.

"Kent and Deborah are two individuals for whom I have the highest regard," Harwood said. "Their broad range of expertise has already proven highly useful and I'm certain will be even more invaluable in the coming months and years."

Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez

Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez joined Goodwill Industries as president and CEO in March 2004. Known for her dynamic leadership style, and with 15 years of executive management experience spanning the non-profit, philanthropic, public and private sectors, Alvarez-Rodriguez has a track record of catalyzing change within organizations and leading them toward greater innovation, accountability and responsiveness.

Throughout her career Alvarez-Rodriguez has consistently aimed to advance disadvantaged individuals and communities by promoting and implementing new policies, services, and business opportunities based on cross-sector collaboration.
Prior to joining Goodwill, Alvarez-Rodriguez was Vice President of Silicon Valley's Omidyar Foundation, the family foundation created by the founder of E-Bay, where she developed community building, human services and grant making strategies. Previously, as the Director of San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF), she helped build one of the most comprehensive early childhood education and care systems in the nation and launched one of California's most comprehensive working wage and workforce development initiatives for childcare workers.

Before joining DCYF, Alvarez-Rodriguez specialized in evaluation, strategic planning and health system redesign at the Lewin Group, an internationally recognized health care consulting firm. Previous to that position, she was Founder and CEO of San Francisco's Every Child Can Learn Foundation, Executive Director of Intergovernmental and School-linked Services at the San Francisco Unified School District, and Assistant Director for Budget and Planning for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Alvarez-Rodriguez is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe College.

C. Kent McGuire

C. Kent McGuire is the Dean of the College of Education at Temple University. He also serves as Director of the Center for Research in Human Development and Education, a university-based research organization focused on the study and demonstration of effective strategies for educating poor and minority youngsters. Dr. McGuire is a tenured Professor in the Educational Administration Program, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Temple University.

Prior to joining Temple University Dr. McGuire was senior vice president at the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, where his responsibilities included leadership of the education, children and youth division. In 1998 through 2001, Dr. McGuire served in the Clinton administration as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, where he was the senior officer for the department's research and development agency. As the education program officer for the Philadelphia-based Pew Charitable Trusts from 1995 to 1998, he managed Pew's K-12 grants portfolio. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. McGuire served as Education Program Director for the Eli Lilly Endowment.

Earlier in Dr. McGuire’s career he was an assistant professor at the University of Colorado in their School of Education. Prior to this, Dr. McGuire worked for the Education Commission of the States, where he rose from policy analyst to senior policy analyst and director of the School Finance Collaborative.

Dr. McGuire is active in a variety of professional and civic associations. He currently serves on the following boards: Moorestown Public School; Institute for Education Leadership; Jobs for America’s Future; The New Teacher Project; Parents for Public Education; Wachovia Regional Foundation; and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation.

Dr. McGuire received his Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991, his M.A. in education administration and policy from Columbia University Teacher's College in 1979, and his B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan in 1977.

With these two additions, the Institute now has seven board members. Others include Harwood, Robert J. Kingston, Gil Thelen, Jane Prancan, and Jacqueline W. Harwood. Their bios can be found here.



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	Institute announces new additions to Board of Directors Monday, March 13, 2006 (The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation)Richard C. Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, is pleased to announce that Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, and Dr. C. Kent McGuire, dean of Temple University's College of Education, have joined the Institute's Board of Directors. "Kent and Deborah are two individuals for whom I have the highest regard," Harwood said. "Their broad range of expertise has already proven highly useful and I'm certain will be even more invaluable in the coming months and years." Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez joined Goodwill Industries as president and CEO in March 2004. Known for her dynamic leadership style, and with 15 years of executive management experience spanning the non-profit, philanthropic, public and private sectors, Alvarez-Rodriguez has a track record of catalyzing change within organizations and leading them toward greater innovation, accountability and responsiveness. Throughout her career Alvarez-Rodriguez has consistently aimed to advance disadvantaged individuals and communities by promoting and implementing new policies, services, and business opportunities based on cross-sector collaboration. Prior to joining Goodwill, Alvarez-Rodriguez was Vice President of Silicon Valley's Omidyar Foundation, the family foundation created by the founder of E-Bay, where she developed community building, human services and grant making strategies. Previously, as the Director of San Francisco's Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF), she helped build one of the most comprehensive early childhood education and care systems in the nation and launched one of California's most comprehensive working wage and workforce development initiatives for childcare workers. Before joining DCYF, Alvarez-Rodriguez specialized in evaluation, strategic planning and health system redesign at the Lewin Group, an internationally recognized health care consulting firm. Previous to that position, she was Founder and CEO of San Francisco's Every Child Can Learn Foundation, Executive Director of Intergovernmental and School-linked Services at the San Francisco Unified School District, and Assistant Director for Budget and Planning for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Alvarez-Rodriguez is a graduate of Harvard-Radcliffe College. C. Kent McGuire C. Kent McGuire is the Dean of the College of Education at Temple University. He also serves as Director of the Center for Research in Human Development and Education, a university-based research organization focused on the study and demonstration of effective strategies for educating poor and minority youngsters. Dr. McGuire is a tenured Professor in the Educational Administration Program, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Temple University. Prior to joining Temple University Dr. McGuire was senior vice president at the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, where his responsibilities included leadership of the education, children and youth division. In 1998 through 2001, Dr. McGuire served in the Clinton administration as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, where he was the senior officer for the department's research and development agency. As the education program officer for the Philadelphia-based Pew Charitable Trusts from 1995 to 1998, he managed Pew's K-12 grants portfolio. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. McGuire served as Education Program Director for the Eli Lilly Endowment. Earlier in Dr. McGuire’s career he was an assistant professor at the University of Colorado in their School of Education. Prior to this, Dr. McGuire worked for the Education Commission of the States, where he rose from policy analyst to senior policy analyst and director of the School Finance Collaborative. Dr. McGuire is active in a variety of professional and civic associations. He currently serves on the following boards: Moorestown Public School; Institute for Education Leadership; Jobs for America’s Future; The New Teacher Project; Parents for Public Education; Wachovia Regional Foundation; and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation. Dr. McGuire received his Ph.D. in public administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991, his M.A. in education administration and policy from Columbia University Teacher's College in 1979, and his B.A. in economics from the University of Michigan in 1977. With these two additions, the Institute now has seven board members. Others include Harwood, Robert J. Kingston, Gil Thelen, Jane Prancan, and Jacqueline W. Harwood. Their bios can be found here.
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