U.S. Department of Education
ESEA Flexibility Peer Reviewers – March 2012 Peer Review
Updated March 16, 2012
Karla Baehr, Ed.D.
Project Lead, Educator Evaluation Implementation
Massachusetts Department of Education
Robert Balfanz, Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist
Johns Hopkins University
Alice Johnson Cain
National Director of Policy
Teach Plus
Dale Carlson, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant
Linda Jean Carstens, Ph.D.
Director of Professional Learning
Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education
Lizanne DeStefano, Ph.D.
Professor/Director of Illinois Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Initiative
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Judy Elliott, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant
Janet Filbin, Ph.D.
Director of Student Achievement, Hope Learning Academy Charter System
Douglas County (CO) Public Schools
Jacquelyn Jackson Fleming, Ed.D.
President/Owner
LifeLearn Associates
Drew Furedi, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Office of Talent Management
Los Angeles Unified School District
Laura Goe, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Educational Testing Service
Christina Hall
Co-Founder/Co-Director
Urban Teacher Center
Susan Hanes, Ed.D.
Technical Advisor
Center on Innovation and Improvement
Ulcca Hansen, Ph.D.
Vice President
Public Education and Business Association
Kathryn Hebda
Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality
Florida Department of Education
Sara Heyburn, Ed.D.
Assistant Commissioner for Teachers and Leaders
Tennessee Department of Education
Dalia Hochman, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant
Lynn Holdheide
Special Education Research Associate
National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Vanderbilt University
Fran James-Warkomski, Ed.D.
Educational Consultant
C. Thomas Kerins, Ed.D.
Program Director
Center on Innovation and Improvement
Deborah Larkin
State Title II/Part A Director, Office of Teacher Effectiveness
South Carolina Department of Education
Sheryl Lazarus, Ph.D.
Senior Research Associate
National Center on Educational Outcomes
University of Minnesota
Elise Leak, Ed.D.
Educational Consultant
James Liebman
Professor/Director, Columbia Center for Public Research and Leadership
Columbia University
David Lussier, Ed.D.
Executive Director, Office of Educator Quality
Austin Independent School District
Margaret MacKinnon
Title I/ESEA Administrator
Alaska Department of Education
Brud Maxcy, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant
Margaret McLaughlin, Ph.D.
Professor/Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Education
University of Maryland
Barbara Medina, Ph.D.
Director, English Language Acquisition
Denver Public Schools
Angela Minnici, Ph.D.
Principal Research Scientist
American Institutes for Research
Jane Montes, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant
Sydney Morris
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
Educators for Excellence
Arun Ramanathan, Ed.D.
Executive Director
The Education Trust, West
Lauren Rhim, Ph.D.
President/CEO
LMR Consulting
Veronica Rivera
Counsel
Akers & Boulware-Wells, L.L.P.
Edward Roeber, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, College of Education
Michigan State University
Aleksandr Shneyderman, Ed.D.
Director of Assessment, Research and Data Analysis
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
William Slotnik
Founder/Executive Director
Community Training and Assistance Center
Evan Stone
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
Educators for Excellence
Gabriela Uro
Manager, English Language Learner Policy and Research
Council of the Great City Schools
Richard Wenning
President
RJW Advisors, Inc.
Adriane Williams, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, College of Human Resources and Education
West Virginia University
Diane Zendejas
Educational Consultant
Alternate Peer Reviewers
Adrianne Bailey, Ph.D.
Educational Consultant
David Holbrook, Ph.D.
Federal Programs Director and Supervisor of Title I and Title III Federal Programs
Wyoming Department of Education
James Liou
History Teacher
Boston Public Schools
Robert Triscari, Ph.D.
Department Chair, Special Education, Early Child Education, Elementary Education and Research
Florida Gulf Coast University
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