The Campaign's Executive Committee recently named Ted McConnell Executive Director of the Campaign, replacing Patrick Phillips.

Prior to joining the Campaign, Ted directed the Campaign to Promote Civic Education, a fifty state effort to revitalize and strengthen civic education at the state and district levels, which was an initiative of the Center for Civic Education.  He also served as Co-Coordinator of the Congressional Conferences on Civic Education from 2003 to 2006.

Ted was a founding member of the CMS Executive and Steering Committees, and has been involved in the political, governmental and non-profit sectors for over thirty years.

The Campaign thanks Patrick Phillips for his service to the civic learning community during a two-year term as executive director.  Patrick’s dedicated stewardship helped make the Campaign what it is today, and we wish him all the best in his new post, as Superintendent of Schools for MSAD #61 in the lakes region of southern Maine.  Prior to Patrick’s service, the Campaign was led by former Congressman David Skaggs.