People
Leadership
Christopher Swanson, Ed. D.
Director
410-516-9853
chrisswanson@jhu.edu
Tonya Satchell
Deputy Director
410-516-9859
tsatchell@jhu.edu
Jonathan Farley
Director, Business Operations
410-516-9883
jfarley9@jhu.edu
Departments
Business Operations
Jennifer Imbach-Schmitt
Finance and Operations
410-516-9871
jimbach@jhu.edu
Marvis Harden
Operations
410-516-9822
mharden4@jhu.edu
Development and Learning Systems
Andrea Parrish, Ed.D.
Director of Development and Learning Systems
410-516-8911
andrea.parrish@jhu.edu
Early Childhood Policy & Systems
Alan Guttman
Director, Early Childhood Policy & Systems
410-516-9855
alan.guttman@jhu.edu
Melanie Balakirsky
Program Quality Specialist
melanie.balakirsky@marylandexcels.org
Teresa Dorian
Project Lead, Early Childhood Systems
615-604-0013
tdorian1@jhu.edu
Marketing and Communications
Hanju Lee
Director, Marketing and Communications
410-516-9891
hanju.lee@jhu.edu
Karyn Spellman
Editorial Manager
410-516-9980
kspellman@jhu.edu
Kimberly Anderson
Lead Visual Designer
410-516-9837
kimberly.anderson@jhu.edu
Stephanie Turnbach
Engagement and Events Manager
410-516-9837
sturnba1@jhu.edu
Research
Lieny Jeon, Ph.D.
Director, Research
Assistant Professor
410-516-6441
lieny.jeon@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
QRIS
Sara Ott
Sr. Manager
410-516-9823
sara.ott@jhu.edu
Liz Mull
Program Coordinator Supervisor, Maryland EXCELS
410-627-8501
liz.mull@jhu.edu
Debbie Geller
Program Coordinator Supervisor, Maryland EXCELS
443-888-9375
debbie.geller@marylandexcels.org
Strategic Partnerships
Technology
LaTosha Hopkins
Director, Technology
410-516-9851
lhopkins@jhu.edu
Lisa Reeves
Technical Product Manager / Database Administrator
410-516-9819
lisareeves@jhu.edu
Janneth Guiterrez
Software Engineer
410-516-9826
jgutierr@jhu.edu
Mary Beck
Web Designer
410-516-9886
mbeck@jhu.edu
Doug Lay
Software Engineer
410-516-0470
douglay@jhu.edu
Akhilesh Tripathi
Technical Product Manager
410-516-8966
akhilesh.tripathi@jhu.edu
Workforce Development
Christine Alexander
Director, Workforce Development
410-516-9831
calexander@jhu.edu
Nicholas Gillon
Workforce Development
Project Administrator
360-451-0347
ngillon1@jhu.edu
Shannon Williams
Early Childhood Workforce Specialist
410-516-9993
shannon.williams@jhu.edu
Amy Haflett
Workforce Development Quality Specialist
410-956-8566
ahaflett@jhu.edu
Linda Tsantis Ph.D.
Associate Professor
410-516-9770
tsantis@jhu.edu
Melissa Carey
Program Quality Specialist
410-330-2097
mcarey17@jhu.edu
Beth Boyle, Ph.D.
Learning & Development Fellow
410-818-0137
beth.boyle@jhu.edu
Becky Niehaus
Project Lead: GT Discover
410-516-0955
becky.niehaus@jhu.edu
Program Coordinators
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
Lin Phelps
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
lphelps8@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
Joyce Nixon
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jnixon6@jhu.edu
Carla Hillery
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
chiller6@jhu.edu
Jennifer Blandford
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jblandf2@jhu.edu
Joan Turner
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
jturne66@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
Nancy Gumbel
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
ngumbel1@jhu.edu
Tunisha Temple
Maryland EXCELS Program Coordinator
ttemple6@jhu.edu
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