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Center Team

Kathleen King Thorius, P.h.D.
Executive Director, Great Lakes Equity Center; Professor, IU School of Education; Indianapolis 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
Headshot: Dr. Payno-Simmons
Associate Director, MAP Center
Angel Nathan Headshot
Technical Assistance Specialist
Elise Swinford Headshot
Technical Assistance Specialist
Robin Jackson Headshot
Resource Development & Dissemination Specialist
Professional photo of Robin Roscigno
Professional Learning Specialist
Professional photo of Jose Cordova
Continuous Improvement & Evaluation Specialist
Professional photo of Cathy Cutshall
Executive Administrative Assistant
Sophie Richardson
Office Manager, MAP Center
Saba-Na’imah Berhane
Director of Curriculum Development, Girls STEM Institute; Learning Networks and Engagement Associate, MAP Center
M Renee Barlow
Assistant Director, Girls STEM Institute
Kristina Johnson-Yates Headshot
Graduate Research Assistant
Ruth Ruiz Headshot
Graduate Research Assistant
Alicia AQ Quash-Scott
Graduate Research Assistant
Shichi Upadhyay professional photo
Graduate Assistant
Kathryn Rusnak
Graduate Research Assistant
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
Dean, College of Education
Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Bryan Brayboy, Ph.D.
Center Advisor
Dean, School of Education and Social Policy
Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Mark Dann
Center Advisor
Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Taucia Gonzalez, P.h.D.
Center Advisor
Assistant Professor, Disability and Psychoeducational Studies
University of Arizona
University of Arizona
Dr. Cleveland Hayes Headshot
Center Advisor
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
Indiana University Indianapolis
Indiana University Indianapolis
Muhammad Kahlifa, P.h.D.
Center Advisor
Professor, Educational Administration; Executive Director, Urban and Rural Initiatives
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, Kansas Public Schools
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools
Lara Trubowitz
Center Advisor
Education Director
Anti-Defamation League Midwest
Anti-Defamation League Midwest
Alexandria Harvey
Center TA Network Advisor
Program Associate, Special Education Policy and Practice
WestEd
Christina Kasprzak
Center TA Network Advisor
Principal Investigator
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
Erica McCray Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Center Executive Director
CEEDAR Center
Dawn Miller Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Associate Director of Technical Assistance
SWIFT Education Center
Nelsinia Ramos
Center TA Network Advisor
Associate Director
WI FACETS, Inc.
Natalie Walrond Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Director, Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities
WestEd
Caryn Ward Headshot
Center TA Network Advisor
Director, National Implementation Research Network
Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute