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Our Team

We are professionals from many backgrounds, including former teachers and principals.


We are on-the-ground changemakers, tool builders, researchers, thought leaders, and policy experts who work with education leaders nationally to dramatically boost student learning.

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Reem Ahmed

Senior Consultant

Liz Allard

Consultant

Sharon Kebschull Barrett

Senior Vice President, Editorial Services and Communications

Christie Benton

Opportunity Culture® Operations Lead

Emily Breeden

Senior IT and Facilities Specialist

Whitaker Brown

Consulting Manager

Cecilia Burtis

Consultant

Anders Campbell

Senior Consultant and Senior Opportunity Culture® Certification Manager

Rachel Chall

Senior Consultant

ShaLeka Covington

Senior Consultant and Senior Opportunity Culture® Certification Manager

Tanisha Dasmunshi

Consultant

Megan DeJohn

Senior Manager, Opportunity Culture® Technical Design

Deborah Dowdy

Consultant

Madeline Dunlap

Consultant

Carrie Fraipont

Vice President, Finance

Kristine Gear

Consultant

Erica Gregory

Senior Consultant

Anne Halstater

Vice President, Human Resources and Office Systems

Meghan Harris

Senior Consultant

Bryan Hassel

Co-President

Emily Ayscue Hassel

Co-President

Heather Highsmith

Consultant

Summer Hill

Senior Consultant

Hira Javed

Lead Finance Specialist

Linnie Kazer

Consultant

Kendall Hedding King

Senior Vice President and Group Director, Opportunity Culture® Implementation

Lydia Freeman Kumar

Senior Manager, Professional Learning Services

Cassie Lutterloh

Vice President, Talent

Tara Meadows-Neill

Finance Manager

Erin Burns Mehigan

Consulting Manager

Kimberly Miramontes

Lead Outreach Specialist

Meghan Neanover

Senior Consultant

Itané Phillips

Consultant

Addie Laurie Reamer

Senior Systems Support Lead

Chandler Rowland

Consulting Manager

Diana Ruiz

Consultant

Michael Scharf

Web Application Developer

Raven Shelton

Opportunity Culture® Operations Lead

Okema Owens Simpson

Senior Consultant

Jessica Struhs

Consulting Manager

Beverley Tyndall

Vice President, Production and Web Communications

Daniel Valder

Lead Talent and Strategy Specialist

Elan Weingarten

Data Scientist

Jessica Whalen

Senior Manager, Implementation Monitoring and Support

Somali White

Senior Consultant

Ashley Williams

Assistant Vice President, Innovation and Specialty Services

Michelle White

Consultant

Erin Williams

Senior Consultant

Rachel Wilson

Consultant

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