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Center Team

Kathleen King Thorius, P.h.D.
Executive Director, Great Lakes Equity Center; Associate Professor, IUPUI School of Education; Editor, Multiple Voices
Seena M. Skelton, P.h.D.
Director, MAP Center; Director of Operations, Great Lakes Equity Center; Editor, Multiple Voices
Dr. Crystal Morton
Associate Director of Research, Great Lakes Equity Center; Founding Executive Director, Girls STEM Institute
Tiffany Kyser Headshot
Associate Director of Networking & Engagement, MAP Center
Headshot: Dr. Payno-Simmons
Associate Director of Partnerships, MAP Center
Angel Nathan Headshot
Technical Assistance Specialist
Elise Swinford Headshot
Technical Assistance Specialist
Robin Jackson Headshot
Resource Development & Dissemination Specialist
Sophie Richardson
Office Manager, MAP Center
M Renee Barlow
Assistant Director, Girls STEM Institute
Saba-Na’imah Berhane
Director of Curriculum Development, Girls STEM Institute; Learning Networks and Engagement Associate, MAP Center
Sheramie Velazquez
Project Management Coordinator, Girls STEM Institute
Renita Evans Headshot
Graduate Research Assistant
Kristina Johnson-Yates Headshot
Doctoral Research Assistant
Lawren Nelson
Doctoral Research Assistant, Girls STEM Institute
Ruth Ruiz Headshot
Graduate Research Assistant
Kathryn Rusnak
Graduate Research Assistant
Idalia Wilmoth Headshot
Graduate Research Assistant, Girls STEM Institute
Mollie Blackburn, P.h.D.
Equity Fellow
Professor
The Ohio State University
Ayanna Brown
Equity Fellow
Associate Vice President of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Erikson Institute
Sarah Diem, Ph.D.
Equity Fellow
Professor and Chair in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
University of Missouri
Dr. Daniell Hamlin
Equity Fellow
Assistant Professor
University of Oklahoma
Amanda Sullivan, Ph.D.
Equity Fellow
Professor
University of Minnesota
Federico Waitoller, Ph.D.
Equity Fellow
Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Denise Taliaferro Baszile
Center Advisor
Associate Dean of Student Services and Diversity
Miami University of Ohio
Miami University of Ohio
Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.
Center Advisor
Professor
Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Mark Dann
Center Advisor
Senior Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Taucia Gonzalez, P.h.D.
Center Advisor
Assistant Professor of Special Education
University of Arizona
University of Arizona
Dr. Cleveland Hayes Headshot
Center Advisor
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Indiana University-Indianapolis
Muhammad Kahlifa, P.h.D.
Center Advisor
Professor of Educational Administration
The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University
Michael F. Rice
Center Advisor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michigan Department of Education
Michigan Department of Education
Anna Stubblefield
Center Advisor
Superintendent of Schools
Kansas City Public Schools
Kansas City Public Schools
Lara Trubowitz
Center Advisor
Education Director; Associate Director, National College and University Programs
Anti-Defamation League Midwest
Anti-Defamation League Midwest
Alexandria Harvey
Center TA Network Advisor
Program Associate
WestEd
Christina Kasprzak
Center TA Network Advisor
Director
ECTA
Erica McCray Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Co-Director
CEEDAR Center
Dawn Miller Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Associate Director of Technical Assistance
SWIFT Education Center
Nelsinia Ramos Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Associate Director
WI FACETS
Caryn Ward Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Director
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill