People
Leadership

Tonya Satchell
Deputy Director
tsatchell@jhu.edu

Andrea Harkins-Brown, Ed.D.
Assistant Deputy Director
andrea.parrish@jhu.edu
Departments
Business Operations

Jay Harrison
Operations Director
jharr253@jh.edu

Marvis Harden
Operations Support Manager
mharden4@jhu.edu

Sherah Oklya
Procurement Specialist
sokiya@jhu.edu

Elle Starnes
Administrative Specialist
sstarne5@jhu.edu
Finance

Naomi Johnson
Business Director
najohnso@jhu.edu

Jennifer Imbach-Schmitt
Finance and Operations
jimbach@jhu.edu

Paulette White
Grants & Contracts Specialist
phwhite@jhu.edu
Development and Learning Systems

Debra Silverman, PhD
Director, Development and Learning Systems
dsilve42@jhu.edu

Nicholas Gillon
Assistant Director, Development and Learning Systems
ngillon1@jhu.edu

Beth Boyle, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
beth.boyle@jhu.edu

Jennifer Kouo, Ph. D.
Assistant Research Scientist
jennifer.kouo@jhu.edu

Lisa B Carey ED.D.
Assistant Research Scientist
lcarey10@jhu.edu

Sara Egorin-Hooper
Project Administrator
segorin1@jhu.edu

Victor “James” Young, Ph.D., BCBA
Project Administrator
vjamesyoung@jhu.edu

Andrea Schanbacher
Project Administrator
aschanbacher@jhu.edu

Gina Cash
Project Administrator
gcash2@jhu.edu

Jeannie Chipps, Ed.D.
Doctoral Research Assistant with NSF e4usa
jchipps3@jhu.edu

Lisa Shanty, Ph.D.
Fellow
Lshanty1@jhu.edu

Koryne Nnoli
Fellow
kcarro11@jhu.edu
Marketing and Communications

Hanju Lee
Director, Communications Production
hanju.lee@jhu.edu

Karyn Spellman
Editorial Manager
kspellman@jhu.edu

Kimberly Anderson
Lead Visual Designer
kimberly.anderson@jhu.edu

Whitney West
Editor
wwest4@jhu.edu

Brian Siatkowski
Director, Strategic Engagement
brian.siatkowski@jhu.edu

Stephanie Turnbach
Engagement and Events Coordinator
sturnba1@jhu.edu
Research

Rachel Eun Hye Hur, Ph.D.
Director, Research / Associate Research Scientist
ehur6@jhu.edu

Isabella Bubier
Research Assistant
ibubier@jhu.edu

Vy Phung
Research Assistant
phung1@jhu.edu
Technology Solutions

Akhilesh Tripathi
Director, Technology Solutions
akhilesh.tripathi@jhu.edu

Lisa Reeves
Technical Product Manager / Database Administrator
lisareeves@jhu.edu

Janneth Guiterrez
Software Engineer
jgutierr@jhu.edu

Sudha Mishra
Software Engineer
smishr20@jhu.edu

Doug Lay
Software Engineer
douglay@jhu.edu

Andy Gaskin
UI/UX Engineer
agaskin4@jhu.edu

Danielle Williams
Technical Analyst
dlwilliams@jhu.edu

Andrew Joseph
Software Engineer
ajosep28@jhu.edu

Susan White
Software Engineer
susan.white@jhu.edu

Timothy Burton
Sr. Product Manager
tburto12@jhu.edu

Padmaja Gaddam
Product Manager
Padmaja_Gaddam@jhu.edu

Reem Larabi
Sr. Software Analyst
rlarabi1@jhu.edu
Workforce Development

Christine Alexander
Director, Workforce Development
calexander@jhu.edu

Matt Schneider
Assistant Director, Workforce Development
matt.schneider@jhu.edu

Amy Haflett
Workforce Development Quality Specialist
ahaflett@jhu.edu

Melissa Carey
Program Quality Specialist
mcarey17@jhu.edu

Becky Niehaus
Project Lead: GT Discover
becky.niehaus@jhu.edu

Jane Greiner
Instructional Design Specialist
egreine1@jhu.edu

Abby Goodlaxson
Instructional Designer
abby.goodlaxson@jhu.edu
Improving Quality

Lisa Buchy, Ed.D.
Director, Early Childhood Policy and Systems / Assistant Research Scientist
lbuchy1@jhu.edu

Liz Mull
Program Manager, QRIS
liz.mull@jhu.edu

Debbie Geller
Program Coordinator Supervisor, Maryland EXCELS
debbie.geller@marylandexcels.org

Melanie Balakirsky
Program Quality Specialist
melanie.balakirsky@jhu.edu

Shannon Williams
Program Manager, Registry
shannon.williams@jhu.edu

Becky Johnson
Registry Manager
rjohn264@jhu.edu

Teresa Dorian
Project Lead, Early Childhood Systems
tdorian1@jhu.edu
Program CoordinatorsÂ


Julie Mitchell
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jhess14@jhu.edu

Laura Suguiyama
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
lsuguiy1@jhu.edu

Trish Miller
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
pmille44@jhu.edu

Allison Rudoy
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
arudoy1@jhu.edu

Michelle Bruns
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
mbruns2@jhu.edu

Michelle Gray
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
mgray32@jhu.edu

Nancy Gumbel
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
ngumbel1@jhu.edu

Amy Brannock
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
abranno2@jhu.edu

Theresa Lutz
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
tlutz1@jhu.edu

Yvette Dodson
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
ydodson1@jhu.edu

Renée Goldfarb
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
rgoldfa4@jhu.edu

Liana Vega
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
lvegahe1@jhu.edu

Tunisha Temple
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
ttemple6@jhu.edu

Carla Hillery
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
chiller6@jhu.edu

Jennifer Blandford
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jblandf2@jhu.edu

Rachel Dorf
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
rdorf1@jhu.edu

Sally Gill
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
sgill6@jhu.edu

Sarah Thistle
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
srobbi@jhu.edu

Ann Evans
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
aevans42@jhu.edu

Jamie Bailey
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jroeder7@jhu.edu

Wendy Dantzler
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jwdantzl1@jhu.edu

Beth Snyder
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
bsnyde10@jhu.edu
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