Education Leaders Honored SEED Foundation Co-Founders at the U.S. Institute of Peace

On October 2, education leaders and supporters of the SEED network of public, college-preparatory boarding schools gathered at the U.S. Institute of Peace to honor the innovation and dedication of SEED’s co-founders, Eric Adler and Raj Vinnakota. Event highlights included an interview with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, conducted by three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman; and remarks by Lesley Poole, The SEED Foundation’s new CEO.

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Co-Founders Eric Adler and Raj Vinnakota.

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“New York Times” columnist Thomas Friedman and Ann Friedman, SEED Foundation Board Chair.

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Anthony Francavilla, Ann Brown, SEED Foundation Board Member Emeritus Helen Colson, and SEED Foundation CEO Lesley Poole.

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Sarah Wallerstein and Dr. Sheila O. Walker.

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SEED Foundation Board Chair Emeritus Ginger Newmyer, Lesley Poole, and Martha Webb.

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Haise and Kevin Borgmann.

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Richard Miller, SEED Foundation Board Member Rosalia Miller, SEED Foundation Board Member Elizabeth Galvin, Juanita Bermudez, and Michael Galvin.

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SEED Foundation Board Member Marc Miller, Gina Coburn, Katie Byram, Raj Vinnakota, and SEED DC Board Member Brooke Coburn.

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Lesley Poole and SEED Maryland Board Member Harry Lebow.

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Jill Schwartz, Glenn Schwartz, Audrey Drossner, and Julia Vaughn.

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SEED DC Board Member Dr. Joseph Wright and Lesley Poole.

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Eric Adler, Lesley Poole, and Raj Vinnakota.

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Secretary Arne Duncan speaks with Tom Friedman during the event’s keynote interview.

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Lesley Poole with Secretary Duncan.