People
Leadership

Christopher Swanson, Ed. D.
Executive 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 Support Manager
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

Beth Boyle, Ph.D.
Learning & Development Fellow
410-818-0137
beth.boyle@jhu.edu

Nicholas Gillon
Project Administrator
360-451-0347
ngillon1@jhu.edu

Sara Egorin-Hooper
Coordinator, The Reimagining/Professional Learning Opportunity Grant
443-632-4127
segorin1@jhu.edu
Early Childhood Policy & Systems
Marketing and Communications

Hanju Lee
Director, Communications Production
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

Brian Siatkowski
Director, Strategic Engagement
410-960-1089
brian.siatkowski@jhu.edu

Stephanie Turnbach
Engagement and Events Manager
410-516-9837
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
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

Melanie Balakirsky
Program Quality Specialist
melanie.balakirsky@marylandexcels.org
Technology Solutions

LaTosha Hopkins
Director, Technology Solutions
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

Sudha Mishra
Software Engineer
410-516-9886
smishr20@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

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

Melissa Carey
Program Quality Specialist
410-330-2097
mcarey17@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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