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

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
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
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
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

Jane Hill
Managing Consultant
jhill@mcrel.org
303.632.5529

Diana
Hirabayashi
Communications Manager
dhirabayashi@mcrel.org
808.664.8189

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

Kanoa
Ishihara
Administrative Specialist
kishihara@mcrel.org
808.664.8190

Katherine
Jaramillo
Administrative Specialist
kjaramillo@mcrel.org
303.632.5560

Lisa Jones
Managing Researcher
lmjones@mcrel.org
303.632.5517

Andrea Kreuzer
Project Specialist
akreuzer@mcrel.org
303.632.5643

Misty LaMere
Support Specialist
mlamere@mcrel.org
303.632.5509

Tinsley Long
Support Specialist
tlong@mcrel.org
303.632.5503

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

Katie Puc
Administrative Specialist
kpuc@mcrel.org
303.632.5558

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

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