The Lastinger Center team leverages extensive educational experience, research, and policy expertise to lead the design, production and delivery of strategic educational initiatives across the nation.
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Director
Phil Poekert, Ph.D.
Director
Executive Leadership
Cathy Cavanaugh, Ph.D.
Chief Experience Officer
Zandra de Araujo, Ph.D.
Chief Equity Officer
Mathematics Principal
Shaunté Duggins, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Julie Henderson
Senior Manager
Communications
Leland Hill, M.I.B.
Assistant Director
Business Services
Paige Pullen, Ph.D.
Chief Academic Officer
Literacy Principal
Lisa Sutter
Assistant Director
Products
Management Team
Pam Alfaro. M. Ed.
Manager
Literacy Implementation
Mary Bratsch-Hines, Ph.D.
Senior Manager
Research and Evaluation
Pamela Chalfant, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
Academics
José De León Alejandro, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Strategic Initiatives: Mathematics
Raquel Diaz, Ed.D.
Senior Manager
Leadership and Early Learning Partnerships
Erika Fritz-Ochs, M.Ed.
Manager
New Worlds Reading Intiative District Engagement
Dayna Galganski, M.A.
Coordinator
Experience, Design and Development
Luiz Franco Giovanini, Ph.D.
Manager
New Worlds Reading Initiative
John-Michael Gonzales, MPH
Manager
External Affairs and Communications
Robin Gregory
Manager
New Worlds Reading Initiative Operations
Bryn Humphrey, M.B.A.
Senior Manager
Product Development and Marketing
Ginno Kelley
Assistant Director
Learning Design
Nadeige King
Manager
Finance
Bryan Lutz
Product Manager
Technology
Alex Prinstein, M.Ed.
Product Manager
Coaching
Jessica Richards, M.Ed.
Manager
Language and Literacy Partnerships
Ellen Zinzeleta
Manager
Hillsborough Early Learning Network
Associates
Marissa Balbuena
Specialist
Design
Leah Benn, MS
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Melissa Brown
Specialist
Implementation Support
David Bryant
Coordinator
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Adrienne Campbell
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Jennifer Cao, MS
Specialist
Implementation Support
Anna Clark
Specialist
Content Design
Fernando Franco Crespo
Specialist
Help Desk
Nasseeka S. Denis
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Dulcy Dillinger
Specialist
Learning Services
Ana Lantigua Duran, M.Ed.
Specialist
Implementation Support
America El Sheikh
Graduate Assistant
IES Goal 2 DIAL
Diane Evans, MS
Specialist
Business Services – New Worlds Reading Initative
Matthew Faiello
Graduate Assistant
Research and Evaluation
Megan Fields
Specialist
Communications – New Worlds Reading Initaitive
Deza Free
Specialist
Learning Services
John Fuller
Specialist
Business Services
Maggie Gardner, Ed.D.
Coordinator
Coaching
Angie Gomez, M.Ed.
Coordinator
Learning Enrichment
Brittany Gonzalez, MBA
Coordinator
Business Services
Rebecca Gonzalez, Ed.S.
Coordinator
Network Support
Lucianna Grasso, MS
Coordinator
Client Services
Matthew Griffin
Specialist
Business Services
Natasha Hall
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Rosie John-Baptiste
Specialist
Literacy Coaching Implementation
Marie Johnson
Specialist
Business Services
Liza Leonard, MSW, LCSW
Coordinator
Community of Practice Implementation
Gabriel Lipartito, MS
Coordinator
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Theresa Loch, M.Ed.
Specialist
Implementation Support
Ash Long
Production Assistant
Erica Lopez
Specialist
Business Services
Marielle Matheus, MA
Coordinator
Early Language & Literacy
Nemir Matos-Cintron
Specialist
Instructional Design
Elizabeth McConney
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Y. Michelle McGriff, MBA
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Danielle McMaster
Coordinator
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Ryan Meador
Coordinator
IT Analyst
Jordan Miles
Coordinator
Communications
Karen Molinario
Coordinator
Implementation Support
Marianela Morán, M.Ed.
Specialist
Content Design
Laura Morton, MS
Specialist
Literacy Content – New Worlds Reading Initiative
Tim Mosunich
Coordinator
Technology
Monica O’Dea, M.Ed.
Coordinator
Literacy Implementation
Karen Osarenkhoe
Specialist
Implementation Support
Amanda Pate
Specialist
Lead Literacy Navigator
Hema Patel
Coordinator
Business Services
Shelli Payne
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Tammy Perez-Njezic
Specialist
Client Services
Susan Phan
Coordinator
Business Services
Danielle Pico, M.Ed.
Graduate Assistant
Literacy Implementation and Research and Evaluation
Takeshia Pierre
Graduate Assistant
Math Matrix and Leadership for Professional Learning
Jennifer Reed
Specialist
Business Services
Matthew Richmond
Specialist
Content Design
Karina Rivera
Specialist
Academics
Michele (Shell) Romano
Research Administrator
College of Education Post Award Services
Christine Salama, M.Ed.
Coordinator
Learning Sciences
Lourdes Salgado, MS
Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Ananthi Sankaranarayanan, Ph.D.
Post Doctoral Associate
Mathematics
Lourdes Santiago-Poventud, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Content Design
Donny Shrum, MS
Coordinator
Data Sciences
Stephanie Snidarich, Ph.D.
Coordinator
Research
Tiffany Taylor-Jones, M.Ed.
Coordinator
Instruction
Ana Valdes, M.Ed.
Specialist
Implementation Support
Ron Viafore, Ed.S.
Coordinator
Early Learning Implementation
Betsy Westra
Administrative Specialist
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Brendan Williams
Coordinator
New Worlds Reading Initiative
Amanda Wilson, MA
Specialist
Content Design
Paul Wonsavage
Post Doctoral Associate
Mathematics
Affiliate Faculty
Alyson Adams, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor, Associate Director for Teaching and Teacher Education
School of Teaching and Learning
Anthony F. Botelho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Taryrn Brown, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Chonika Coleman-King, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
F. Christopher Curran, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Anne Corinne Huggins-Manley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Research and Evaluation Methodology
Associate Director of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Nicholas Gage, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher in Special Education
WestEd
ngage@wested.org
Ashley S. MacSuga-Gage, Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor of Special Education and Special Education Program Area Leader
School of Special Education, School Psychology and Early Childhood Studies
Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Public Policy and the Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at FPG Child Development Institute at University of North Carolina
Hyunyi Jung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Fiona King, Ed.D.
Associate Professor
School of Inclusive and Special Education, Dublin City University
Walter Leite, Ph.D.
Professor, Research and Evaluation Methodology Program
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Kathrin Maki, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies
Matthew Ohlson, Ph.D.
Dir Taylor Leadership Inst | Associate Professor
Taylor Leadership Institute | Academic Affairs Division
University of North Florida
Catherine Paolucci, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Yuxi Qiu, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Counseling, Recreation and School Psychology
Jinnie Shin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Research and Evaluation Methodology Program
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education
Wanli Xing, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Teaching and Learning
Pengfei Zhao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education