Our Team

Leadership Team

  • Lisa Gordon

    Director

  • Eric Bucher, EdD

    Deputy Director for Resource Development

  • Shervaughnna Andersen-Byrd

    Leadership Team

  • Walter S. Gilliam, PhD

    Leadership Team

  • Kristine Ho, PhD

    Leadership Team

  • Kent McIntosh, PhD

    Leadership Team

  • Cara Sklar

    Leadership Team

Research, Communications, and Program Operations

  • Afua Ameley-Quaye, PhD

    Project Coordinator

  • Darielle Blevins, PhD

    Research & Evaluation Lead

  • Iheoma Iruka, PhD

    Research & Evaluation Senior Advisor

  • Eric Martinez

    Communications/Media Lead

  • Allison Wachtel

    Creative Consultant

Content Team

  • Rosemarie Allen, EdD

    Content Lead, Pedagogy of Early Learning and  Parent & Family Partnerships to Support Regular Attendance

  • Shervaughnna Anderson-Byrd

    Content Lead, Early Literacy Instruction

  • Laura Bornfreund, MPA EdL

    Content Lead, Pedagogy of Early Learning and Kindergarten Transitions

  • Sarah Falcon, PhD

    Content-Co Lead, Parent & Family Partnerships to Support Regular Attendance

  • Kristine Ho, PhD

    Content Lead, Early Math Instruction

  • Dalhia Lloyd, PhD

    Content Co-Lead, Parent & Family Partnerships to Support Regular Attendance

  • Wendy Machalicek, PhD

    Content Co-Lead, Pedagogy of Early Learning, Kindergarten Transitions; Parent & Family Partnerships to Support Regular Attendance

  • Karen Recinos, M.Ed.

    Content Co-Lead, Early Math Instruction

  • Amy Schmidtke, EdD

    Content Lead, Kindergarten Transitions and Early Literacy Instruction

  • Dr. Angela Turrou

    Content Co-Lead, Early Math Instruction

  • Chloe White

    Coordinator, Early Math Instruction

  • Joy Zimmerman

    Content Co-Lead, Early Math Instruction