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