Executive Leadership
Bryan Goodwin
CEO & President
bgoodwin@mcrel.org
303.632.5602
Sue Desch
Chief Financial Officer
sdesch@mcrel.org
303.632.5515
Ron Miletta
Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
rmiletta@mcrel.org
303.632.5644
Senior Leadership
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
Roger Fiedler
Senior Director of Marketing and Publications
rfiedler@mcrel.org
303.632.5579
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
Beth Watson
Senior Director of Sales and Client Partnerships
bwatson@mcrel.org
303.632.5536
Karen Baptiste
Consulting Director
kbaptiste@mcrel.org
303.632.5539
Tedra Clark
Research Director
tclark@mcrel.org
303.632.5629
Kent Davis
Consulting Director
kdavis@mcrel.org
303.632.5537
Meghan Kandel
Human Resources Director
mkandel@mcrel.org
303.632.5634
Jeanette Rope
Senior Controller
jrope@mcrel.org
303.632.5540
Susan Shebby
Director, Research & Evaluation
sshebby@mcrel.org
303.632.5613
Ok Park
Senior Fellow
opark@mcrel.org
303.325.7163
Research, Program, and Administrative Staff
Cheryl Abla
Senior Managing Consultant
cabla@mcrel.org
303.632.5604
Katie Allen
Senior Managing Consultant
kallen@mcrel.org
303.632.5596
Mya
Birrell-
Jackson
Project Specialist
mbjackson@mcrel.org
303.632.5543
Keri Budinger
Sales and Executive Administrator
kbudinger@mcrel.org
303.632.5533
Betsy Callaway
Security Specialist
bcallaway@mcrel.org
303.632.5504
Kara Contos
Accountant
kcontos@mcrel.org
303.632.5559
Hilary Cooper
Sales Manager
hcooper@mcrel.org
303.632.5541
Judy Counley
New Media Developer
jcounley@mcrel.org
303.632.5548
Ben Cronkright
Senior Manager, Research Practitioner Partnerships
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
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
Senior Managing Consultant
tgibson@mcrel.org
303.632.5652
Marc Graeber
Business Operations Analyst
mgraeber@mcrel.org
303.632.5647
Fayce
Hammond
Research Associate
fhammond@mcrel.org
303.632.5646
Diana
Hirabayashi
Communications Manager
dhirabayashi@mcrel.org
808.664.8189
Rachel Imlay
Administrative Specialist
rimlay@mcrel.org
303-632-5653
Kanoa
Ishihara
Administrative Specialist
kishihara@mcrel.org
808.664.8190
Haley Johnson
Researcher
hjohnson@mcrel.org
303.632.5590
Kim Jones
Administrative Specialist
kjones@mcrel.org
303.376.2876
Lisa Jones
Senior Managing Researcher/Eval
lmjones@mcrel.org
303.632.5517
Jeanette Joyce
Managing Researcher
jjoyce@mcrel.org
303.632.5551
Michele Kimball
Managing Consultant
mkimball@mcrel.org
303.632.5603
Andrea Kreuzer
Project Manager
akreuzer@mcrel.org
303.632.5643
Tinsley Long
Support Specialist
tlong@mcrel.org
303.632.5503
Bradley Rentz
Researcher
brentz@mcrel.org
808.664.8184
Brittany Roos
Human Resources Generalist
broos@mcrel.org
303.632.5529
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
Ollie Smith
Accountant
osmith@mcrel.org
303.632.5550
Sinton Soalablai
Regional Advisor
ssoalablai@
mcrelpalau.org
808.650.7906
Meagan Taylor
Senior Managing Consultant
mtaylor@mcrel.org
808.664.8180
Nancy Taylor
Senior Development Manager
ntaylor@mcrel.org
304.347.1863
Mary Alice Uniack
Administrative Manager
muniack@mcrel.org
303.632.5563
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
Immediate
Past Chair
Educational Consultant; former National Director of Strategic Partnerships at Blueprint Schools Network
John Canuel
Chair
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
Chair-Elect
Executive Director at Texas Region 13 Education Service Center
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