IDEA Public Schools National Board Members: Collin Sewell - Chair, Ed Rivera - Vice-Chair & Secretary, Erich Holmsten - Treasurer, Gary Lindgren, Theresa Barrera-Shaw, Dr. Nanette Cocero, Connie Miner. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.