People
Leadership
Christopher Swanson, Ed. D.
Executive Director
410-516-9853
chrisswanson@jhu.edu
Tonya Satchell
Deputy Director
tsatchell@jhu.edu
Jonathan Farley
Director, Business Operations
jfarley9@jhu.edu
Departments
Business Operations
Jennifer Imbach-Schmitt
Finance and Operations
jimbach@jhu.edu
Marvis Harden
Operations Support Manager
mharden4@jhu.edu
Development and Learning Systems
Andrea Parrish, Ed.D.
Director of Development and Learning Systems
andrea.parrish@jhu.edu
Beth Boyle, Ph.D.
Learning & Development Fellow
beth.boyle@jhu.edu
Jennifer Kouo, Ph. D.
Special Ed Expert
jennifer.kouo@jhu.edu
Nicholas Gillon
Project Administrator
ngillon1@jhu.edu
Sara Egorin-Hooper
Coordinator, The Reimagining/Professional Learning Opportunity Grant
segorin1@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
Brian Siatkowski
Director, Strategic Engagement
brian.siatkowski@jhu.edu
Stephanie Turnbach
Engagement and Events Coordinator
sturnba1@jhu.edu
Research
Georgia Gaertner
Undergraduate Research Assistant
ggaertn2@jhu.edu
Rachel Eun Hye Hur, Ph.D.
Sr. Research
Data Analyst
ehur6@jhu.edu
Katherine Ardeleanu
Research Assistant
kardele1@jhu.edu
Tali Lesser
Undergraduate Research Assistant
tlesser1@jhu.edu
Improving Quality
Sara Ott
Director, Improving Quality
sara.ott@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@marylandexcels.org
Teresa Dorian
Project Lead, Early Childhood Systems
tdorian1@jhu.edu
Shannon Williams
Program Manager, Registry
shannon.williams@jhu.edu
Technology Solutions
LaTosha Hopkins
Director, Technology Solutions
lhopkins@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
Akhilesh Tripathi
Technical Product Manager
akhilesh.tripathi@jhu.edu
Andy Gaskin
UI/UX Engineer
agaskin4@jhu.edu
Danielle Williams
Technical Analyst
dlwilliams@jhu.edu
Workforce Development
Christine Alexander
Director, Workforce Development
calexander@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
Program CoordinatorsÂ
Julie Hess
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
Rebecca Schwartz
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
rschwa42@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
Amy Brannock
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
abranno2@jhu.edu
Ramona Green
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
rgreen21@jhu.edu
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