From a storied
past to a new era:
Investigating the most promising strategies to impact individuals and communities.
Our Mission
IntermediaryEd is embarking on a process to determine our mission, objectives, and strategy. Currently, our Board of Directors is evaluating the most promising tactics to achieve the greatest impact for individuals and communities.
We look forward to updating our partners and stakeholders on our progress as we determine the path forward.
Board of Directors
IntermediaryEd’s Board of Directors brings broad, diverse backgrounds and perspectives on education and workforce issues. These perspectives will play a vital role in shaping our future strategy and ensuring the best path for long-term impact and success.
The Board of Directors is responsible for the governance of IntermediaryEd, provides general direction and guidance to the management team, and will play a key role in developing the organization’s mission and vision.
Ranjit Sidhu
Ranjit Sidhu’s career has been consistently anchored in leading education organizations to enhance both social impact and organizational growth. In May 2024, Ranjit was named Executive Director of IntermediaryEd. Before assuming his current role, Ranjit returned to ACT as Chief Strategy Officer, having previously served on the organization’s executive team.
Prior to rejoining ACT, Ranjit served in multiple executive roles, including CEO of ASCD, president and CEO of the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (the national GEAR UP organization), and on the executive teams at the College Board and ACT.
Ranjit started his career as a high school social studies teacher in the Washington, D.C., and Prince George’s County, Maryland, public school districts.
Curt Yedlik
Prior to transitioning to IntermediaryEd in May 2024, Curt spent nine and a half years at ACT, Inc., serving in leadership roles for Internal Audit/Risk Management, Test Administration, Test Security, Information Security, Accommodations Eligibility, Planning Office and Business Process Engineering teams. From October 2020 through April 2024, Curt served as ACT’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Before joining ACT, Curt worked in public accounting at Ernst & Young, LLP for four years followed by more than 12 years with a global financial services organization in various Internal Audit, compliance, and operational risk management roles.
Curt earned a B.B.A in Accounting and B.S. in Sociology from the University of Iowa. In addition, Curt is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds numerous certifications in the audit, risk, and security fields.
Emily Kasik
Emily joined the legal team at ACT, Inc. in 2021 and made the transition to IntermediaryEd to serve as Senior Counsel. Prior to moving to an in-house career, Emily worked in private practice at firms in Iowa City, IA and Fairfax, VA.
Emily earned her B.A. in Business from Furman University, and her J.D. from Wake Forest University.