Dan is the President of the (Michigan Association of Public School Academies) MAPSA and serves as a leading advocate and spokesperson for charter public schools and 21st century education in Michigan and the nation.Dan is a member of the Board of Directors of New Detroit, member and past Chair of the Education Alliance of Michigan, a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, an organization he helped form, and has served twice as chair of the State Leaders Council of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. He has served as president for MAPSA since 1998.
Dan’s counsel and advice are sought by policy makers on every aspect of K-12 education policy, from charter schools, education accountability, 21st century school funding, literacy and educator evaluations. He is frequently interviewed as an influential voice in Lansing by the media, radio, television and varied local state and national news outlets.