The 2008 Annual Conference Think Tank is an advisory group of independent school opinion leaders who have helped to guide programming and planning for the NAIS "Schools of the Future" conference.  Annual Conference planning begins at NAIS 18 months before each conference and we have just selected the 2009 Think Tank to begin planning our Chicago event.  Please watch for more information. 

The NAIS Annual Conference is enriched by volunteers like those named below, who have offered their time generously in order to serve school leaders by creating innovative and exciting programming to inspire and enlighten participants. We, at NAIS, are indebted to:

	Tiffany Bridgewater Director of Diversity Development & Community Outreach The Potomac School Mc Lean, VA
	Tony Featherston Headmaster Elmwood Franklin School Buffalo, NY
	Jennifer Fox Head of School Purnell School Pottersville, NJ
	Linda Gibbs Head of School The Hewitt School New York, NY
	Bruce Haines Board Chair Westtown School Westtown, PA
	Steve Hinds Headmaster The Meadowbrook School of Weston Weston, MA
	Rudy Jordan Head of School Bank Street School for Children New York, NY
	Doreen Oleson Head of School Saint Mark’s School Altadena, CA
	Rick Schubart History Department Chair Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH
	Barbara Swanson Associate Director for Professional Development  New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) New York