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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dr. Sandra Husk, Interim CEO and Executive Director of ASCD & former CEO of AVID, Joins United Planet’s Board of Directors
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 3, 2022 – United Planet is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Sandra Husk to its Board of Directors.
Sandy stated that “Dave [Santulli] and the team at United Planet are bridging the way for students to have impactful and meaningful experiences. Their passion for making our world a better place motivates me to volunteer and join the cause!”
Sandy is the interim CEO and Executive Director of ASCD. Having served as a member of the board of directors for 4 years, Sandy was appointed to lead the organization through this change in leadership. Sandy will guide ASCD’s leadership team in the mission to become that trusted partner to education in providing resources and services that help develop transformational learning communities.
Previously, Sandy served as Chief Executive Officer of AVID Center, a national education non-profit focused on closing the opportunity gap and preparing all students for college and careers. AVID has a more than 40-year record of positive impact on educators and students. Sandy is very proud that during her leadership at AVID, student impact grew to more than two million students per year.
As an educator, Sandy has been involved as a teacher, a school counselor, and all levels of school and district leadership. As Superintendent of Salem-Keizer Public Schools in Oregon she led the implementation of a districtwide strategic plan with an accountability system for all schools and departments. Prior to Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Sandy served five years as superintendent for the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System in Clarksville, Tennessee. In addition, she previously served as superintendent for Mapleton Public Schools in Colorado. She also served as the executive director of learning services in Westminster, Colorado; principal of an elementary and alternative middle school; staff development coordinator; elementary school counselor; and teacher.
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United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. Established in 2001, United Planet offers personalized, immersive, service-learning, international experiential learning, and internship experiences in more than 30 countries. Volunteers and interns have helped address important global issues—such as health, children and education, and environmental sustainability while developing leadership and other 21st century skills, building bridges across divides, and forging cohesive and productive cross-border relationships both in-person and online.
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ABOUT UNITED PLANET
United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. Established in 2001, United Planet offers volunteer abroad, virtual internships, internships abroad, gap year volunteering, and global virtual exchange in more than 40 countries.
