Rosemary Perlmeter serves on the founding board of SustainED Leaders to develop educational leaders committed to transforming urban public schools. In 2012, she joined Southern Methodist University, where she taught in and directed a practice based masters program in urban school leadership. In 1996, Rosemary founded Uplift Education, one of the first successful CMOs in Texas. She entered education after 15-years as an executive with a Fortune 500 company. Rosemary has served on a number of boards and has recently retired to focus on four young grandchildren. Rosemary received her B.A. and J.D. degrees from Southern Methodist University.