Meet Our Staff

Euna Bae

• Illinois Instructional Practice Director

Illinois

Donnell Bailey

• Regional Development Director

Lindsey Bird

• California Program Director and Education Leadership Coach

California

Laura Boyce

• Executive Director

Pennsylvania

Natalie Brown

• Texas Policy Director

Texas

Jason Carpp

• Vice President of Development

Ramón Carranza, Jr.

• Vice President of Federal Policy

Elias Casaus

• New Mexico Policy and Program Manager

New Mexico

Yohan Chang

• National Policy Curriculum Manager

Jie-Qi Chen

• Project Connect Plus Co-Director

Illinois

Kristen Ciciora

• Regional Development Director

Noemí Cortés

• Illinois Program Co-Director & Education Leadership Coach

Illinois

Sharae Curd

• Managing Director of Programs

Pennsylvania

Bill Curtin

• Illinois Policy Director

Illinois

Stephanie Devine

• Chief Regional Impact and Operations Officer

Anthony Drew

• Managing Director of Finance

Karen Drexler

• Program Director

Pennsylvania

Jaime Dusinberre

• National Director, Impact Reporting & Evaluation Operations

Sasha Dzubay

• Manager of Special Projects, Illinois

Illinois

Emily Feldhake

• National Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Manager

Rachael Garnick

• Coalition Manager

Pennsylvania

Nicole Gary

• Managing Director of People

Anya Grottel-Brown

• Vice President of Communications & Media

Liz Halfhill

• Literacy Leadership Coach

Pennsylvania

Emily Harper

• Executive Assistant to the CXO and the Center for Inspired Teaching & Exceptional Learning

Rachel Hathaway

• Indiana Executive Director

Indiana

Leigha Hayward

• Managing Director, Executive Support and Strategy

Kimberly Henderson

• Illinois Education Leadership Coach

Illinois

Jamita Horton

• Colorado Executive Director

Colorado

Camille Howells

• National Development Director

Nicole Hughes

• Managing Director of Insights and Knowledge Management

Rebecca Jacobi

• Program and Operations Associate

Crystal Jameau

• Illinois Education Leadership Coach

Illinois

Lanae Jimenez

• California Network and Teacher Mobilization Manager

California

Aaron Johnson

• Program Director

Pennsylvania

Khouri Johnson

• HR Generalist

Sanford Johnson

• Mississippi Executive Director

Mississippi

Alisha Kannarr

• Research Manager

Joshua Kaufmann

• Senior Executive Director

Illinois

Lauren Lewis

• Education Leadership Coach

Fran Lazette

• Teacher in Residence

Eric Lerum

• Interim Chief External Officer

Sarah Lillis

• California Executive Director

California

Jewel Lo

• Program and Operations Associate

Ben Locke

• Michigan Executive Director

Michigan

Chris Marino

• Massachusetts Executive Director

Massachusetts

Arely Martinez Simitsis

• Operations Project Manager

Hjamil Martinez-Vazquez

• Texas Policy Program Manager

Texas

Silvia Martinez

• National Policy Manager

Stacey McAdoo

• Managing Director of Learning and Development

Nabila Meghjani

• Program and Operations Associate

Dan Mendoza

• Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Aspire Fellowship Teacher Advisory Cabinet

Nicole Monroe

• Illinois Education Leadership Coach

Illinois

Bryan Monroy

• California Policy Manager

California

Hope Morales

• New Mexico Executive Director

New Mexico

LaShannon Morgan

• Senior Associate, Finance Operations

Natalie Neris

• Chief Engagement and Integration Officer

Zach Newirth

• Multimedia and Design Manager

Kimberly Nguyen

• Senior Program & Operations Associate

Kelly Pearce

• Media Manager

Tara Quash

• Senior Accountant

Amber Ravenell

• National Research Director

Rachel Rigsby

• Arkansas Program Manager

Arkansas

Cary Sabados

• National Director of Teacher Leadership Development

Emily Sagor

• Policy Manager

Pennsylvania

Antonio Sangueza, Jr.

• Houston Policy Manager

Texas

Michael Savoy

• Vice President, Impact Evaluation and Continuous Improvement

Dan Scarver

• Vice President of Growth and Impact

Lindsay Sobel

• Chief of Policy, Planning & External Affairs

Aubry Stapleton

• Illinois Early Childhood Education Policy Manager

Illinois

Kimmy Tremlett

• Massachusetts Manager, Policy and Programs

Massachusetts

Sofie Vastano

• Texas Program Director and Education Leadership Coach

Texas

Celeste Voyer

• Director of Development

Pennsylvania

Dominicca Washington

• Director, Educator Leadership (CITEL)

Clarissa Williams

• Illinois Program Director & Education Leadership Coach

Illinois

Liz Wolber

• Managing Director of Operations

Grant Wolfe

• National Director of Evaluation & Continuous Improvement