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Alabama Expanded Learning Alliance Executive Leadership Team

Ada Katherine van Whye

Government Relations and Education Policy with the Alabama Association of School Boards

Ada Katherine van Whye

Mrs. van Whye earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Alabama in 2017 and is a Blackburn Institute fellow. Her work is driven by the vision that from the very start, all children in Alabama deserve equal access to opportunities to thrive, learn, and grow to their fullest potential. She came to Alabama as a 2012 Teach for America corps member in Lowndes County, where she taught high school English Language Arts and Social Studies. She is civically active by serving on the University of Alabama Division of Community Affairs Board of Advisors, PARCA (Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama) Roundtable, and holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the College of the Holy Cross.

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