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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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, Senior Director 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...
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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 (initially on a Fulbright grant), where he also founded a debate club for advanced students. Previously, he worked as a copyeditor at Al-Ahram Weekly in Cairo, Egypt. Ryan received a Bachelor of Music...
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Sofia Rivkin-Haas, Program Manager, leads the Teachers Learning in Networked Communities (TLINC) projects and contributes to NCTAF’s research and grant writing. Sofia also manages social media outreach and writes the NCTAF blog, in which she regularly analyzes and responds to current trends in education research and news. Prior to joining the NCTAF team, she taught English as a second language at a university in Vietnam on a Fulbright grant...
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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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