Dr. Frank, former Executive Director of the Division of Curriculum and Instruction for the New York City Board of Education where she was also a teacher and supervisor, is Senior Vice President, Research and Development for McGraw-Hill Education of The McGraw-Hill Companies where she leads the Taskforce Initiative and coordinates the Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in Education for those who have made a difference in education. Most recently, she was one of twenty recipients for the Hunter College Hall of Fame, and one of the seven honored to be a Townsend Harris Medalist from the Alumni of the College of the City of New York. She has lectured extensively on the critical issues of education and their importance for the business community. She graduated with a B.B.A. from the City College of New York, a MS.ED. from Hunter College, and a Ph.D. from New York University.  She is a New York State Regent Emerita.