Dave Saba
As President of the American Board of Certification of Teacher Excellence, Dave Saba led the effort to recruit more than 7,500 potential teachers into its rigorous, self-paced online teaching certification program, a 300% increase in enrollment. The program is now accepted in nine states and has issued more than 1800 certifications. Prior to serving as President, Mr. Saba served as Vice President of Development and Evaluation and was responsible for candidate recruitment, all test development, program evaluation, new program development and candidate resource development. Before joining ABCTE, Mr. Saba served as the Mid Atlantic Regional Director for Kaplan Test Prep. Mr. Saba is a Naval Academy graduate who served as a helicopter pilot in the Navy for 8 years and was awarded both the Battle E and Navy Achievement Medals. He completed his master’s degree in Engineering Management from the University of South Florida. He lives in Virginia with his wife and two college aged daughters.