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New ACT Board Chair
Chad P. Wick
Chad P. Wick’s tenure as ACT Board Chair began September 1, 2017. Wick joined the ACT Board of Directors in 2012, and was named vice chair of the board in 2015.
Prior to joining the ACT Board, Wick founded the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, serving as its president and CEO from 1998 to 2013. The Foundation, headquartered in Cincinnati, seeks to advance economic opportunity in order to prepare students for college, work, and citizenship.
Wick has long worked to achieve equity and respect for diversity inside and outside education. Wick led the development of the Ohio College Access Network, which supports the college aspirations of more than 165,000 students each year, and assists in turning neighborhood schools into community learning centers. Wick, a veteran of the US Air Force, has also served as president and CEO of RISE Learning Solutions, president of Mayerson Company, and CEO of Southern Ohio Bank.
In addition to his ACT board service and leadership, Wick currently serves as University Ambassador for Texas Woman’s University.
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