Executive Leadership
Bryan Goodwin
CEO & President
bgoodwin@mcrel.org
303.632.5602
Sue Desch
Chief Financial Officer
sdesch@mcrel.org
303.632.5515
Melissa Gray
Chief People Officer
mgray@mcrel.org
303.632.5511
Ron Miletta
Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
rmiletta@mcrel.org
303.632.5644
Senior Leadership
Kellie Kim
Vice President
of Research Partnerships
kkim@mcrel.org
303.632.5552
Sheila Arens
Executive Director
of Research, Evaluation, and Technical Assistance
sarens@mcrel.org
303.632.5625
Dale Lewis
Executive Director
of Research, Evaluation, and Technical Assistance
dlewis@mcrel.org
303.632.5522
Kris Rouleau
Executive Director
of Learning Services
krouleau@mcrel.org
303.632.5547
Joe Simpson
Senior Director
of Research, Evaluation, and Technical Assistance
jsimpson@mcrel.org
307.222.5261
Christina
Tydeman
Senior Director
of Research, Evaluation, and Technical Assistance
ctydeman@mcrel.org
808.664.8186
Roger Fiedler
Senior Director of Marketing and Publications
rfiedler@mcrel.org
303.632.5579
Beth Watson
Senior Director of Sales and Client Partnerships
bwatson@mcrel.org
303.632.5536
Karen Baptiste
Consulting Director of Learning Services
kbaptiste@mcrel.org
303.632.5539
Tedra Clark
Research Director
tclark@mcrel.org
303.632.5629
Faith Connolly
Research Director
fconnolly@mcrel.org
303.632.5518
Jeanette Rope
Senior Controller
jrope@mcrel.org
303.632.5540
Ok Park
Senior Fellow
opark@mcrel.org
303.325.7163
Research, Program, and Administrative Staff
Cheryl Abla
Managing Consultant
cabla@mcrel.org
303.632.5604
Katie Allen
Managing Consultant
kallen@mcrel.org
303.632.5596
Mya
Birrell-
Jackson
Administrative Specialist
mbjackson@mcrel.org
303.632.5543
Keri Budinger
Administrative Specialist
kbudinger@mcrel.org
303.632.5533
Paul Burkander
Managing Researcher
pburkander@mcrel.org
720.798.0884
Betsy Callaway
Security Specialist
bcallaway@mcrel.org
303.632.5504
Kara Contos
Accountant
kcontos@mcrel.org
303.632.5559
Kevin Cooney
Facilities Manager
kcooney@mcrel.org
303.632.5555
Hilary Cooper
Sales Manager
hcooper@mcrel.org
303.632.5541
Tracie Corner
Consultant
tcorner@mcrel.org
303.632.5524
Judy Counley
New Media Developer
jcounley@mcrel.org
303.632.5548
Ben Cronkright
Managing Consultant
bcronkright@mcrel.org
303.632.5521
Marisa Crowder
Researcher
mcrowder@mcrel.org
808.664.8181
Erin D’Amelio
Consultant
edamelio@mcrel.org
808.664.8183
Kent Davis
Associate Director of Learning Services
kdavis@mcrel.org
303.632.5537
Darienne Dey
Research Associate
ddey@mcrel.org
808.664.8177
Dallas Duncan
Marketing Manager
dduncan@mcrel.org
303.632.5566
Katie Gao
Managing Researcher
kgao@mcrel.org
808.664.8178
Tonia Gibson
Managing Consultant
tgibson@mcrel.org
303.632.5652
Kimberly Good
Managing Evaluator
kgood@mcrel.org
303.632.5546
Marc Graeber
Business Operations Analyst
mgraeber@mcrel.org
303.632.5647
Halley Halford
Support Specialist
hhalford@mcrel.org
808-664-8177
Fayce
Hammond
Research Associate
fhammond@mcrel.org
303.632.5646
Diana
Hirabayashi
Communications Manager
dhirabayashi@mcrel.org
808.664.8189
Hsiang-Yeh Ho
Managing Evaluator
hho@mcrel.org
304.347.1845
Eric Hübler
Writer/Editor
ehubler@mcrel.org
303.632.5520
Ashley Hunt
Managing Researcher
ahunt@mcrel.org
303.376.3794
Kanoa
Ishihara
Administrative Specialist
kishihara@mcrel.org
808.664.8190
Kim Jones
Administrative Specialist
kjones@mcrel.org
303.376.2876
Lisa Jones
Managing Researcher
lmjones@mcrel.org
303.632.5517
Meghan Kandel
Human Resources Manager
mkandel@mcrel.org
303.632.5634
Michele Kimball
Managing Consultant
mkimball@mcrel.org
303.632.5603
Andrea Kreuzer
Project Specialist
akreuzer@mcrel.org
303.632.5643
Tinsley Long
Support Specialist
tlong@mcrel.org
303.632.5503
Kirsten Miller
Communications Manager
kmiller@mcrel.org
303.632.5632
Tameka Porter
Managing Consultant
tporter@mcrel.org
303.325.7162
Bradley Rentz
Researcher
brentz@mcrel.org
808.664.8184
Susan Ryan
Program Manager
sryan@mcrel.org
303.632.5531
Natasha Saelua
Researcher
nsaelua@mcrel.org
808.664.8179
Savannah Sato
Administrative Specialist
ssato@mcrel.org
808.664.8175
Lylia Shantz
Senior Accounting Associate
lshantz@mcrel.org
303.632.5502
Susan Shebby
Managing Researcher
sshebby@mcrel.org
303.632.5613
Ollie Smith
Accountant
osmith@mcrel.org
303.632.5550
Meagan Taylor
Managing Consultant
mtaylor@mcrel.org
808.664.8180
Nancy Taylor
Development Manager
ntaylor@mcrel.org
304.347.1863
Debra Van Zile
Administrative Specialist
dvanzile@mcrel.org
808.664.8192
Jason Victor
Communications Specialist
jvictor@mcrel.org
808.664.8188
Mark Yu
Researcher
myu@mcrel.org
808.664.8193
Board of Directors
Kenneth
Anderson
Director
Former Chair of the University of Nebraska at Kearney Department of Teacher Education
Deborah Backus
Chair
Educational Consultant; former National Director of Strategic Partnerships at Blueprint Schools Network
Mickey Bogart
Director
Former Instructor at Kansas State University College of Education
John Canuel
Chair-Elect
Director of Strategic Planning at iLearn Collaborative
Nancy Commins
Director
Clinical Professor Emerita at the University of Colorado at Denver School of Education and Human Development
Jim Edwards
Director
Former Assistant Executive Director at the Kansas Association of School Boards
Rich Elsasser
Director
Executive Director at Texas Region 13 Education Service Center
Leanne Emm
Treasurer
Former Deputy Commissioner of School Finance and Operations at the Colorado Department of Education
Michael
Middleton
Director
Former Deputy Chancellor and Interim President at the University of Missouri
Sione
Thompson
Director
Complex Area Superintendent at the Hawaii Department of Education