Staff

Executive Office

  • Tracy White Weeden, Ed.D., President and CEO
  • Sai Pathi, MBA, Chief Financial Officer
  • Catherine Hungerford Scott, Ed.D., CALT, Reading Specialist, Chief Academic Officer
  • Shaina Pyrtle, Executive Liaison to the President and CEO


Advancement

  • Katie Wisian, MPA, Vice President of Advancement
  • Elizabeth Crockett, Associate Director of Advancement
  • Adriana Melesio, Advancement Coordinator


Curriculum & Instructional Design

  • Heather Arabie, M.Ed., CALT, Vice President of Curriculum & Instructional Design
  • Kati Barnett, CALT, Content Specialist
  • Kim Brending, Instructional Designer
  • Allison Farley, M.Ed., Content Specialist and Project Manager
  • Jennifer Schmidt, Instructional Design Manager
  • Nicole Simpson, Ed.D., Content Specialist


Family Support and Adult Literacy

  • Lara Speights, M.Ed., LDT, CALT, Vice President of Family Support and Adult Literacy
  • Kay Allen, M.Ed., CALT, QI-R, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Jenifer Ben-Shoshan, Psy.D., Family Support Coordinator
  • Tammy Black, LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Carol Ciampi, M.A.T., LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Sarah Finley, M.S., LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Suz Hall, LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Linda McKnight, M.S., CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Natalie Serrano, Adult Literacy Program Liaison
  • Jenny Skjonsby, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-QI, C-SLDS, Family Support Coordinator


Finance

  • Lauren Amani, Vice President of Finance & Operations
  • Daisy Brioso, Accounting Manager
  • Vanessa Velez, Accounting Specialist
  • Peyton Shelley, Accounting Specialist


Human Resources & Strategy

  • Megan McGraw, SPHR, Vice President of HR and Strategy
  • Mary M. North, M.Ed., Project Coordinator


Literacy Initiatives

  • Samuel McCollum, Vice President of Literacy Initiatives
  • Michelle Berry, M.A., Customer Success Manager
  • Cathie Fisher, M.Ed., Associate Vice President of Literacy Initiatives
  • Roxanne Lopez, Literacy Initiatives Scheduling Coordinator
  • Ebony Ponder, Literacy Initiatives Operations Manager


Operations

  • Maricela Jimenez, Director of Operations
  • Yasmin Dawson, Operations Coordinator
  • Faizan Malik, IT Specialist
  • Reyvielyn Fausto, Operations Assistant

Research

  • Karol Ann Moore, Ph.D., LDT, CALT, SLDS, Vice President of Research


Teacher Professional Development

  • Hailey Hunt, M.Ed., CALP, C-SLDI, Vice President of Teacher Professional Development
  • Angela Chandler, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-QI, C-SLDS, Associate Vice President of Teacher Professional Development
  • Bahiyyih Autry, CALP, C-SLDI, Instructional Staff
  • Ashlie Ballard, CALT, LDT, C-SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Shey Delgado, M.S., Instructional Team Coordinator
  • Holly Findeisen, CALT, C-SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Jennifer LaHaie, M.Ed., CALT-QI, C-SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Lauren Malone, M.Ed., C-SLCT, Instructional Staff

Certifications Programs 

  • Holli Hinton, Ed.S., LDT, CALT-QI, C-SLDS, Vice President of Certification Programs
  • Lisa Hand, M.Ed., CALT-QI, C-SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Linnie Reynolds, M.Ed., CALT, LDT, C-SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Mary Lou Slania, M.Ed., CALT-QI, Director of Preparation Programs
  • Andrea Thomas, M.Ed., CALT-QI, C-SLDS, Director of Online Certification Programs