Tom Carroll, President, oversees NCTAF’s research, policy, and implementation projects, develops and maintains strategic partnerships, and provides thought leadership about transforming schools from teaching organizations into learning organizations. Prior to joining NCTAF in 2001, Tom founded the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (“PT3”) program, and created the Technology Innovation Challenge Grants Program at U.S. Ed....
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Melinda George, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, oversees the execution of NCTAF’s strategic plan, develops partnerships with not-for-profit, government, corporate and philanthropic entities and manages NCTAF’s financial, operational and personnel systems. Prior to NCTAF, Melinda was the Senior Director of Education Strategic Relations at PBS, where she developed national partnerships and oversaw the development of PBS...
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Ryan Brookshire, Executive Assistant, handles accounts, office management, scheduling, logistics, and IT. Ryan also contributes to NCTAF’s outreach efforts. Prior to joining NCTAF, Ryan taught middle and high school English in Cologne, Germany for two years (initially on a Fulbright grant), where he additionally founded a debate club for advanced students as well as tutored remedial ELLs with immigrant backgrounds. Previously, he worked as a...
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Kerry Burke, Program Associate, supports NCTAF’s initiatives including Learning Studios, TLINC®, and the research agenda. Kerry also assists with researching organizational partnerships and event planning. Prior to joining NCTAF, Kerry worked as a literacy instructor in DC Public Schools with The Literacy Lab. Previously, she studied at the University of Barcelona on a fellowship to promote Catalan language and culture from the Institut Ramon...
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Laura Coscarelli, Program Manager, facilitates professional development and teacher collaboration for STEM Learning Studios. Laura also manages the NCTAF Learning Studios’ online communities and contributes to outreach and social media efforts. Prior to joining NCTAF, Laura developed middle school science curriculum at an online courseware company and for Rice University. She taught 7th and 8th grade science for two years in Philadelphia as...
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Jeff Dilks, Senior Director of Learning Studios, oversees the implementation and strategic growth of the school transformation projects. Prior to NCTAF, Jeff worked with IBM Global Services to support the Department of Energy’s educational and teacher professional development programs, providing strategic planning, policy analysis, program development, and support for programs that served K-12 teachers, K-12 students, and college students....
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Elizabeth Foster, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, manages NCTAF’s research and policy analysis projects, program evaluation, and contributes to NCTAF’s development and direction. Prior to NCTAF, Elizabeth was the Research and Policy Associate at Recruiting New Teachers in Boston. Her work includes published research studies on policy and program developments in teacher recruitment, preparation and development topics, including urban...
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Don Glass, Director, Learning Studios Evaluation and Field Work, is developing design and evaluation tools for Learning Studio teams, and writing case studies about their collaboratively designed STEM projects. Prior to NCTAF, Don was a post-doctoral Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Fellow at Boston College and CAST, the Director of Evaluation and Outcomes for VSA at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and a Research Associate...
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Sophie Huntington, Director of Teachers Learning in Networked Communities (TLINC®), oversees the implementation of the project in collaboration with university and district partners. Prior to joining NCTAF, Sophie was Director of Program Quality at Higher Achievement, a year-round out-of-school-time organization. In this role she oversaw curriculum development, instructional training, and program innovation. She has served as Educational...
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