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 Directorof Sales and Client Partnerships
bwatson@mcrel.org
303.632.5536
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
Research, Program, and Administrative Staff
Cheryl Abla
Implementation Advisor
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
Betsy Callaway
Administrative Specialist
bcallaway@mcrel.org
303.632.5504
Johanna Carillo
Administrative Specialist
jcarillo@mcrel.org
808.664.8175
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
Research Associate
tcorner@mcrel.org
303.632.5524
Judy Counley
New Media Developer
jcounley@mcrel.org
303.632.5548
Ben Cronkright
Consultant
bcronkright@mcrel.org
303.632.5521
Marisa Crowder
Researcher
mcrowder@mcrel.org
808.664.8181
Erin D’Amelio
Research Associate
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
Tara Donahue
Managing Evaluator
tdonahue@mcrel.org
303.632.5551
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
Fayce
Hammond
Administrative Specialist
fhammond@mcrel.org
303.632.5646
Jodi Heilbrunn
Research & Evaluation Associate
jheilbrunn@mcrel.org
303.632.5503
Jane Hill
Managing Consultant
jhill@mcrel.org
303.632.5529
Arisa Himmelein
Administrative Specialist
ahimmelein@mcrel.org
808.664.8193
Hsiang-Yeh Ho
Managing Evaluator
hho@mcrel.org
304.347.1845
Samantha
Holquist
Researcher
sholquist@mcrel.org
808.664.8187
Eric Hübler
Writer/Editor
ehubler@mcrel.org
303.632.5520
Lisa Jones
Managing Researcher
lmjones@mcrel.org
303.632.5517
Misty LaMere
Support Specialist
mlamere@mcrel.org
303.632.5509
Lisa Maxfield
Program Manager
lmaxfield@mcrel.org
303.632.5561
Kirsten Miller
Communications Manager
kmiller@mcrel.org
303.632.5632
Chelsey Nardi
Research Associate
cnardi@mcrel.org
303.632.5653
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
Lylia Shantz
Senior Accounting Associate
lshantz@mcrel.org
303.632.5502
Susan Shebby
Managing Researcher
sshebby@mcrel.org
303.632.5613
Jeanette
Simenson-
Gurolnick
Managing Consultant
jsimenson@mcrel.org
303.632.5589
Ollie Smith
Accountant
osmith@mcrel.org
303.632.5550
Mathias Smrekar
Research Associate
msmrekar@mcrel.org
303.632.5590
Justin Stanford
Administrative Specialist
jstanford@mcrel.org
303.632.5603
Meagan Taylor
Managing Consultant
mtaylor@mcrel.org
808.664.8180
Nancy Taylor
Development Manager
ntaylor@mcrel.org
304.347.1863
Ayzia
Underwood
Administrative Specialist
aunderwood@mcrel.org
303.632.5643
Debra Van Zile
Administrative Specialist
dvanzile@mcrel.org
808.664.8192
Board of Directors
Kenneth
Anderson
Member
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
Member
Former Instructor at Kansas State University College of Education
John Canuel
Chair-Elect
Director of Strategic Planning at iLearn Collaborative
Nancy Commins
Member
Clinical Professor Emerita at the University of Colorado at Denver School of Education and Human Development
Jim Edwards
Member
Former Assistant Executive Director at the Kansas Association of School Boards
Rich Elsasser
Member
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
Member
Former Deputy Chancellor and Interim President at the University of Missouri