Accelify Announces the Addition of David Tokofsky
December 15, 2009
Accelify is proud to announce the addition of David Tokofsky to its National Board of Advisors. David will serve as Director of Development in the State of California and will also join Accelify’s National Board of Advisors.
David Tokofsky was first elected to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Board of Education in June 1995. As the Board Member for District Five, he represented a population of over 600,000 stretching from Northeast Los Angeles through East Los Angeles to the Southeast Cities for more than 12 years.
During his tenure, David served as chairperson of the Committee of the Whole of the Board of Education, the Ad Hoc Committee on After School Program, and the Ad Hoc Committee on Parent Community Advisory Councils. In addition, he was a member of the Curriculum & Instruction Committee, the Human Resources Committee, and the School Safety, Health and Human Services committee. He also represented the local School Board on the Board of the California State Board Association and the County Committee for School District Reorganization. Additionally, he served on the Boards of Project Restore, Junior Statesmen, Arts Net, and the Los Angeles County Art Museum’s Art Initiative.
David taught Social Studies and English as a Second Language courses at John Marshall High School for 12 years . He coached the Los Angeles Unified School District’s first National Academic Decathlon Championship Team in 1987. He was active in drafting John Marshall’s School-Based Management plan and served on various governance committees during his tenure there. As a grant writer, he secured significant funding for his high school to develop a Next Century School. David also served on two working groups that helped to shape L.E.A.R.N., which is Los Angeles’ major educational reform effort.
While in the classroom, David received several honors for leadership and excellence in teaching, including the United States Department of Education’s Christa McAuliffe Fellowship. He has received three National Endowment for Humanities study grants and was a Fulbright-Hayes Scholar in Mexico and Central America. U.C. Berkeley’s Law School awarded him a Clio Fellowship for the study of the U.S. Constitution. Stanford University twice gave him COE Fellowship to study 20th century United States History.
“We are thrilled to be joined by such a leader in education,” explained Alex Brecher, COO of Accelify. “Accelify is committed to working with school districts to improve the quality of education provided to children. David has demonstrated a passion for just that through his experience as an educator and his tenure as a LAUSD board member. We are confident that his thought leadership will significantly enhance our product and service offerings for years to come.”
“I am proud to be joining a team of experienced people who share the same ideals for education that I have advocated throughout my career,” David said. “I look forward to helping further Accelify’s mission of accelerating the future of children nationwide.”
David graduated with honors from the University of California at Berkeley in 1983 receiving degrees in both Spanish and History. He earned his teaching credentials in History, Spanish and Social Studies from California State University at Northridge.
About Accelify, LLC:
Accelify is one of the largest and fastest growing school-based Medicaid billing agents in the country, currently serving hundreds of school districts and local education agencies nationwide. The company’s core business is providing intuitive technology solutions and comprehensive services to ensure that schools make the most of the fee–for–service and Medicaid administrative claiming programs. Accelify has more than 20 years of experience with school–based Medicaid, and it shows. The company’s focus is on improving participation, enhancing regulatory compliance, reducing workloads for district staff, and driving reimbursement increases. Based in New York, Accelify also has regional offices in several states to provide on–site service to its client districts. Accelify is endorsed by a number of state school board associations and other educational associations for its people, technologies, processes, and training.
For more information about Accelify, please contact:
Megan McCann
Public Relations Manager
Accelify, LLC
Phone: 347-532-3 240
Email mmccann@accelify.com
Andrew Fishman
Director of Sales
Accelify, LLC
Phone: 347.532.3239
Email: Andrew@accelify.com