Our Team

Serving Kansas and Missouri statewide, our team works with rural, urban and suburban communities to drive impact to all students.

President
Torree Pederson
913.484.4202

A passionate education advocate, Torree Pederson has spent the past 15 years running business leader led organizations focused on workforce development. As founding President of Aligned, Torree has helped grow the dual state organization focused on...

Vice President
Linda Rallo
314.330.8442

Linda Rallo has supported education advocacy for more than 20 years, the last four as the vice president of the Aligned (formerly the Alliance for Childhood Education) where she oversees education policy and legislation in Missouri. She received a...

Director of Policy
Jim Malle
314-258-1366

Jim Malle joins Aligned as the Director of Policy, where he will oversee legislative and advocacy initiatives in Missouri. He will lead the implementation of a comprehensive advocacy strategy, build and maintain stakeholder relations, and analyze...