Strategic Data Project Convening 2026: Directory

Elena Schmidt

Apex Evaluation

Program Evaluation Manager

Naz

Maryland State Department of Education

Strategist

Abraham Ahn

Elizabeth Public Schools

Data Specialist

Benjamin Allen

Orange County Public Schools

Senior Director; Research, Measurement, and Strategy

Tori Austin

San Antonio ISD

Sr. Executive Director

Peter Bartanen

Gilbert Public Schools

Senior Data Analyst

Anne Beauchamp

Providence Public School District, RI

Manager of Research and Evaluation

Abbey Benzine

Acceleration Schools - Charleston County School District

Data Strategist

Sarah Blake

Strategic Data Project

Senior Program Coordinator

Sarah Blank

AnLar / SDP

Senior Advisor for Strategy and Growth & SDP Early Learning Workgroup...

Joel Boehner

South Bend Community School Corporation

Assistant Director of Exceptional Learners

Heather Boughton

Results for America

Director, Education Policy Implementation

Alex Bowers

Teachers College, Columbia University

Professor of Education Leadership

MB

Matthew Brunell

Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership

Co-Executive Director

Danielle Caban

BellXcel

Director, Analytics & Research

Robert Carr

California Department of Education

Data Collection, Infrastructure Development, and Implementation Fellow

MC

Meg Caven

Boston Public Schools

Director of Organizational Insight

Remy Pages (Session Chair)

State of Hawaii - Executive Office on Early Learning / SDP Fellow

Emily Colo

Minnesota Department of Education

Statewide System of Support Evaluator

Megan Lane Conklin

Hope Chicago

Director of Data

Shannon Coulter

San Diego County Office of Education

Director Research and Evaluation

AC

Arthur Cunningham

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Assessment Coordinator | Strategic Data Project Fellow

Chris Cutrona

Edsightful, LLC

Erin Dillon

Project Lead The Way

Vice President of Research

Eben Dowell

Ohio Department of Education and Workforce

Research Administrator

Shaunté Duggins

University of Florida

Director & Research Scientist, State Initiatives

MD

Matthew Duque

Maryland State Department of Education

Executive Director of Research

Raifu Durodoye

WestEd

Senior Researcher

Kevin Eakes

College of Charleston

Associate Dean

Emily Engelmann

Forest Grove School District

Data Analyst

Nasaa Enkhbold

Guilford County Schools

Executive Director, HR Operations

Lief Esbenshade

University of Washington, AmplifyLearn.AI Center

Sharmyne Evans

Morehouse College

Director, Data Analytics, Institutional Research & Effectiveness

Matt Faiello

Delaware Department of Education

Associate Data Scientist

John Failla

Pearl

CEO

Michaela Fernandez

Gilbert Public Schools

Data Analyst

DG

Duncan Gates

Teaching Lab

Data Scientist

Christina M. Gazdick

Duval County Public Schools

Director, Research Evaluation and Data

Emily Gell

Atlanta Public Schools

Federal Programs Data Strategist

McKenna Griffin

Dallas College

Data Visualization Specialist

Kimberly Hanauer

UnlockED

Founder & CEO

Kevin Harrell

Challenger Center

Vice President, Education

JH

Jordan Hayes

Columbus City Schools

Cam Hedden

The Commit Partnership

Director, Special Asst. to the Chief Regional Impact Officer

Liam Honigsberg

Next Education Workforce at Arizona State University

Director, InfoSys and Partnerships

Justine Ingram

Gilbert Public Schools

Data Strategist

TI

Tobie Irvine

New York State Education Department

New York State Education Specialist

Jacob Johnson

Tennessee Department of Education

Operational Data Manager

Jacob Kamer

Tennessee Higher Education Commission

Data Strategist

Tom Kane

Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University

Walter H. Gale Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of...

JuneMi Jennifer (JJ) Kang

Magpie Literacy

Impact Evaluation Researcher

Rahat Khan

Claflin University

Executive Director, Institutional Research

Kathryn Kigera

DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education

Director of Quality Initiatives

Lydia Killos

Center for Education Policy Research/ Harvard University

Senior Advisor

Regina Kinney

Strategic Data Project, Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University

Senior Coordinator/Event Planner

EK

Erin Kruger

Atlanta Public Schools

Senior Research Associate

Michelle Kutch

Brandywine School District

Director of Curriculum & Instruction

Marah Lambert

Rhode Island Department of Education

Accountability Specialist

Pam Lange

Black Hills Special Services Cooperative

Deputy Director

Mary Laski

Center on Reinventing Public Education, ASU

Research Assistant Professor

Elise Lenthe

Center for Outcomes Based Contracting

Director, Insights & Analytics

Mary Levine

Strategic Data Project

Outreach Manager

Karyn Lewis

NWEA

VP of Research and Policy Partnerships

Nataya Lewis

Central Piedmont Community College

Director, Data Visualization and Analytics

Jane Liang

California Department of Education

Education Programs Consultant

Matt Linick

NORC at the University of Chicago

Senior Fellow

Howard Lothrop

Jennifer Love

Keller ISD

Employee Engagement Coordinator

Marguerite Lukes

Internationals Network for Public Schools

Director of Research

Justin Luttrell

Pulaski County Special School District

Director of Secondary Education

David Mahan

The Research Institute at Dallas College

Executive Director, The Research Institute at Dallas College

Kristy Mardis

Chicago State University

Associate Provost for Academic Innovation

Josh Marland

National Tutoring Observatory at Cornell

Managing Director

James McCabe

Challenger Center for Space Science Education

Senior Program Manager, Education

Stephanie McCloud

Commit Partnership

Managing Director of District Strategy and Partnerships

Wyl McCully

Lansing Community College

Market Research Analyst

JM

Jonathan McIlroy

Salem-Keizer Public Schools

Executive Director, Strategy & Analytics

Claudia Melgar

Chicago Public Schools

Data Strategist

Will Melton

Atlanta Public Schools

Director Data & Information Group

Curt Merlau

Public Consulting Group

Manager

Larry Miles

Metro Nashville Public Schools

Director EL Accountability & Policy

Marshal Miller

Northampton Community College

Assistant Professor, Computer and Information Science

Hope Moffett

Brandywine School District

Supervisor of Assessment & Accountability

Jessica Moldoff

California Student Aid Commission

Deputy Director of Research, Analysis, and Program Innovation

BM

Bri Monahan

Nico Mora

UF Lastinger Center for Learning

Data and Reporting Manager

SM

Sascha Mowrey

California Department of Education

Education Research and Evaluation Consultant

Mimi Newton

Tutored by Teachers

Director of Impact

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