The CAST board members

Meet our dedicated board members, committed to ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all. Through their guidance and passion, they drive us forward, inspire change, and uphold the values of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

Board Leadership

Anne Meyer CAST's Co-Founder and Chief of Education Design, Emeritus
David Rose CAST's Co-Founder & Chief Education Officer, Emeritus
Sheldon Berman, Board Chair AASA Lead Superintendent for Social-Emotional Learning

Board Members

Deborah Waber Director, Learning Disabilities Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Denise DeCoste Occupational Therapist & Special Educator (retired)
DeVone Holt Vice President of External Affairs, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky
Eleazar Vasquez Director of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute & Professor, UCF
Karla Estrada Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Los Angeles Unified School District
Kristina Ishmael Thought Leader | Speaker | Consultant, Ishmael Consulting
LaRon Scott Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion | Associate Professor, Special Education
Logan Smalley Director of TED-Ed
Michael Yudin Principal at the Raben Group
Stephen Crosby Independent Consultant & Co-Founder, The Civic Action Project