Executive Leadership Team
CEO Derek S. Mitchell, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Chris Thorn, Ph.D.
Chief of Program and Operations
Jesse Hinueber
Senior Director of Program Support & Knowledge Systems
Kristina Martin
Chief Staff & Strategy Officer
Ryan Stewart
Regional Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic
Tovi Scruggs-Hussein, M.A.
Regional Executive Director, California
William Hill
Executive Director of National Customized Services
School and District Transformation Team
Reena Patel
Senior School Innovation Partner
Uchenna Lewis
Director of Program Implementation & Success
Tim Burke
District Partnership Director
Stephen Ajani
District Partnership Director
Shawn Nealy-Oparah, M.Ed.
District Partnership Director
Sanee Ibrahim Nashashibi
Director of Customized Services
Melissa Shaughnessy
Network Transformation Partner
Megan Kizer
Senior School Innovation Partner
Mallory Berger, M.S.Ed.
Senior School Innovation Partner
Juliana Houston
School Innovation Partner
John Zachary
School Innovation Partner
Jessica Gammell
District Partnership Director
Jae Fusco
School Innovation Partner
Jaclyn Damole
Customized Services Director
Itoco Garcia, Ed.D.
Customized Services Director
Heather Clary-Wheeler, Ed.D.
Customized Services Director
Emily Becker
Transformation Network Partner
David Sanders
Customized Services Director
Cynthia Ho
Director of Program Implementation & Success
Amanda Faulkner
School Innovation Partner
Amanda Bachelor
Transformation Network Director
Alex Maclver
School Innovation Partner
Aletheia Higgins
School Innovation Partner
National Team
Milton Ma
Data Systems Director
Mercy Sanchez
Program Evaluation Director
Pól Stafford
Director of Technology
Brian Edwards
Advancement Manager
Becky Haywood
Director of Development