James Geringer
(Co-Chair) Governor of Wyoming, 1994 to 2002
Former two-term Wyoming Governor Geringer is Director of Policy & Enterprise Solutions for Redlands, Calif., based GIS software developer ESRI — a leading authority on the use of GIS data and systems in Western state governments. He is a past chair of Western Governors' Association, and has participated extensively in policy development for all levels of education. He was chairman of the Education Commission of the States, was appointed to Senator John Glenn's National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, the National Commission on Service-Learning, the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, and continues as charter member of board of trustees of the Western Governors University, which certifies competency based education.