ә`lis/a-lees/Alies
What’s in a name?
It looks a little strange. It is difficult to pronounce. It is my name. My grandmother, Alies Cutler Muskin, came to the United States from Russia at the turn of the 20th century. With the stroke of an Ellis Island immigration officer's pen, Алиса (Alisa) became A-L-I-E-S. My parents gave my grandmother's name to me in its newly created form.
Meet Alies
Alies Muskin is a proven leader and advocate for public education. Her qualifications to serve as a member of the Board of Education are many. At the local school level, representing families in the Einstein, Blair, Kennedy, and Northwood clusters, or participating on countywide committees, Alies collaborates with parents, teachers, students, support staff, and administrators to advocate for improved education for all students. Professionally, Alies continues her lifelong commitment to education at the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, a national mental health organization focusing on education and advocacy. Her two children, Emily and Melanie Rosenberger, are graduates of MCPS’ Woodlin Elementary School, Sligo Middle School, and Albert Einstein High School. An eight-year breast cancer survivor, Alies and her husband, Alfie Rosenberger, an anthropologist and college professor, live in Silver Spring with their Old English Sheepdog, Sheba.
EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY & LEADERSHIP
Montgomery County Public Schools
- High School Plus Workgroup (2007–present)
- Academic Eligibility Workgroup (2004-2005)
- Planning Committee, Conference on Designing High Schools
for the Next Generation (2005)
- Guidance Advisory Committee (2001-2002)
- Committee to Develop the Downcounty Consortium (2000-2003)
- Various committees on boundary selection, searches for principals and community superintendents
Montgomery County Council of PTA’s
- Cluster Coordinator, Einstein Cluster – 6 terms (1999-2004;
2005-2007)
- Area Vice President, Blair, Einstein, Kennedy and Northwood
clusters – 2 terms (2004-2006)
- Member, Grading and Reporting Committee (2004-2006)
- Chair, High School Committee (2004-2006)
- Co-chair, Downcounty Consortium Committee (2003-2004)
Maryland State Board of Education
- Family Involvement Special Committee of Superintendent Nancy Grasmick, Maryland Dept of Education (2000-2002)
Chicago Public Schools
- District Committee for School-Based Management (1988-1990)
- School-Based Management for Audubon Elementary School (1987-1990)
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
- PTA President, Albert Einstein High School PTSA (2005–2006)
- Vice President, Albert Einstein High School PTSA (2001-2004)
- School Improvement Committee, Albert Einstein High School
(2001-present)
- Co-chair, Johns Hopkins National Network of Partnership
School, Albert Einstein High School (2002-2004)
- Founder and Coordinator, Einstein High School College Fair
(1999–2004)
- School Improvement Committees, Woodlin Elementary School
(1995-1999); Sligo Middle School (1998-1999); Einstein
High School (2001-present)
AWARDS
- Maryland Life Membership Award given by MCCPTA (2005)
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Award for Advocacy in Public Health (1988)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Executive and management positions at national nonprofits,
National PR firm and education
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
Adhesive & Sealant Council
American Association of Dental Schools
American Dietetic Association
Ruder, Finn & Rotman, Vice President, Health Care Public
Relations
Hunter College, Lecturer in Anthropology
EDUCATION
| City College, New York | Bachelor of Science (1977) |
| Graduate Center, CUNY | Doctoral program in Physical Anthropology (ABD 1985) |