Office of the President
Stephen L. Pruitt
President
Stephen Pruitt took office as the sixth president of the Southern Regional Education Board in July 2018.
He started his education career as a high school chemistry teacher in Fayette County, Georgia. During his career, Pruitt has amassed education policy, assessment and instructional background at the local, state and national levels.
Dan Mollette
Chief Development Officer
Dan Mollette is chief development officer for SREB. He previously served as director of school improvement programs and resources. He joined SREB in 2010 as the director of training and lead math consultant for the school improvement team, where he led literacy and mathematics efforts in six SREB states. Prior to SREB, he was a math teacher and math specialist for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Linda Tyree
Program Director, SREB Crisis Recovery Support Network
Linda Tyree leads the Crisis Recovery Support Network at SREB, managing, directing and providing professional learning for the crisis recovery counselors across the SREB region. She joined SREB in 2025, bringing more than 35 years of experience in the public education sector. Linda served as a teacher, school counselor and school safety consultant. She led crisis response teams in Kentucky at both the regional and state level. She is also a past president of the Kentucky School Counselor Association.