Staff

Executive Office

  • Tracy White Weeden, Ed.D., President and CEO
  • Sai Pathi, MBA, Chief Financial Officer
  • Allison Peck, Ph.D., LDT, CALT-QI, SLDS, Chief Academic Officer
  • Shaina Pyrtle, Executive Liaison to the President and CEO


Finance

  • Lauren Amani, Vice President of Finance
  • Greg Bilbrey, Accounting Specialist
  • Daisy Brioso, Accounting Manager
  • Vanessa Velez, Accounting Specialist


Advancement

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


Curriculum & Instructional Design

  • Catherine Hungerford Scott, Ed.D., CALT, Reading Specialist, Vice President of Curriculum & Instructional Design
  • Karol Ann Moore, Ph.D., LDT, CALT, SLDS, Director of Research and Associate Vice President of Curriculum & Instructional Design
  • Kati Barnett, CALT, Content Specialist
  • Kim Brending, Instructional Designer
  • Allison Farley, M.Ed., Content Specialist & 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
  • Lisa Bowman, CALT, Family Support Coordinator
  • Carol Ciampi, M.A.T., LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Sarah Finley, M.S., LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Suz Hall, LDT, CALT, Family Support Coordinator & Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Linda McKnight, M.S., CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Lily Vasquez Mejia, M.Ed., LDT, CALT, Adult Literacy Instructor
  • Mary M. North, M.Ed., Project Coordinator
  • Natalie Serrano, Adult Literacy Program Liaison


Literacy Initiatives

  • Samuel McCollum, Associate Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
  • Michelle Berry, M.A., Customer Success Manager
  • Cathie Fisher, M.Ed., Director of Strategic Partnerships
  • Roxanne Lopez, Administrative Assistant
  • Ebony Ponder, Literacy Initiatives Operations Manager
  • Bashelia Ward, Director of Strategic Partnerships


Marketing & Communications

  • Alisha Workman, MBA, CDMP, CTE, Director of Marketing & Communications


Operations

  • Megan McGraw, SPHR, Vice President of HR & Strategy
  • Maricela Jimenez, Director of Operations
  • Verla Fourcard, Receptionist & Administrative Assistant
  • Alison Hostetler, Registrar and Logistics Coordinator
  • Faizan Malik, IT Technician
  • Sydney McClelland, Registrar and Office Coordinator


Teacher Professional Development

  • Hailey Hunt, M.Ed., CALP, C-SLDI, Vice President of Teacher Professional Development
  • Holli Hinton, Ed.S., LDT, CALT-QI, SLDS, Vice President of Certification Programs
  • Bahiyyih Autry, Instructional Staff
  • Ashlie Ballard, CALT, LDT, Instructional Staff
  • Angela Chandler, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-QI, Associate Vice President of Teacher Professional Development
  • Shey Delgado, Administrative Assistant
  • Holly Findeisen, CALT, SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Tamara Hall, M.Ed., Instructional Staff
  • Lisa Hand, M.Ed., CALT, Instructional Staff
  • Jennifer LaHaie, M.Ed., CALT-QI, SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Lauren Malone, M.Ed., Instructional Staff
  • Phyllis Myers, M.S., LDT, CALT-QI, Director of Basic Language Skills Programs
  • Linnie Reynolds, M.Ed., CALT, LDT, SLDS, Instructional Staff
  • Jenny Skjonsby, M.Ed., LDT, CALT-QI, Instructional Staff
  • Mary Lou Slania, M.Ed., CALT-QI, Director of Preparation Programs
  • Andrea Thomas, M.Ed., CALT, Director of Online Certification Programs