As an 8th grader, Stephanie Hirsh ran for vice president of the student council. Why aim for the second spot? In her campaign speech, she said winning the “sandwich position” would enable her to help both the top and the bottom of the ticket get the work done. She won the election. On July 1, Hirsh will move from a significant behind-the-scenes “sandwich position” as NSDC’s deputy executive director into a job that puts her center stage as the Council’s executive director. In her 19 years with NSDC, Hirsh has distinguished herself as a professional skilled at building personal relationships and developing partnerships by helping competing interests find common ground — all with the goal of improving what and how educators learn so that student