Our Staff

Achieve's office is located in Washington, D.C. Click on a staff member's name for biographical information. For more on Achieve, go here or contact us.
 
Senior Program Associate,
PARCC Instructional Supports & Educator Engagement

Kate Blosveren
Associate Director,
Strategic Communications & Outreach
 

Anne Bowles
Senior Policy Associate,
State Leadership & Policy Development

Sandra Boyd
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives

Jennifer Childress, Ph.D.
Senior Adviser, Science

Michael Cohen
President

Chad Colby
Director,
Strategic Communications & Outreach
 
Vernitta Cooper
Executive Assistant, 
Strategic Communications & Outreach
 
Cory Curl
Senior Fellow for Assessment & Accountability
 
Katina Davis
Human Resources & Administrative Manager

Kevin Michael Days
Associate Director,
Postsecondary Engagement

Enis Dogan
Associate Director, Assessment Research

Lani Dunthorn
Associate Director,
PARCC Assessment Development
 
Molly Ewing
Program Associate,
Content, Research & Development

Tom Flavell
Senior Associate, Online Communications

Kaye Forgione
Senior Adviser, Mathematics

Jackie Gilkes
Executive Assistant, Content, Research & Development

Tracy Graham
Director, PARCC Implementation

Danielle Griswold
Program Associate,
PARCC Instructional Supports & Educator Engagement

Bonnie Hain
Senior Adviser, English Language Arts & Literacy

Tracy Halka
Associate Director, PARCC Implementation

Margaret Horn
Vice President,
State Leadership & Policy Development

Stephanie Jacobs
Program Associate, PARCC Assessment
Vice President, Postsecondary Collaboration
 
Casey Maliszewski
Program Associate,
State Leadership & Policy Development
 
Program Associate,
State Leadership & Policy Development

Sarah Mathews
Program Associate,
PARCC Implementation

Teresa Matthews
Program Associate,
Content, Research & Development

John McGirk
Office Administrator

Lesley Muldoon
Senior Policy Associate,
State Leadership & Policy Development
 
Lindsey Navin
Program Coordinator, PARCC

Jeffrey Nellhaus
Director, PARCC Assessment
 
Marie O'Hara
Senior Research Associate,
Content, Research & Development

Alissa Peltzman
Director, State Leadership & Policy Development

Carrie Piper
Senior Adviser in Mathematics

Stephen L. Pruitt, Ph. D.
Vice President, Content, Research & Development

Callie Riley
Program Associate, Postsecondary Engagement

Twianie Roberts, Ed.D
Senior Associate, Mathematics
 

Karen Rosenthal
Director of Finance

Jean Slattery
Senior Adviser, Science

Laura McGiffert Slover
Senior Vice President, PARCC

Doug Sovde
Director, PARCC Instructional Supports & Educator Engagement

Stephanie Straw
Senior Associate, English Language Arst & Literacy
Program Associate, PARCC Assessment Research
 
Christine Tell, Ph. D.
Director, State Services

Katie Tilley
Executive Assistant, PARCC

Bonnie Verrico
Executive Assistant to the President

T. Jason Weedon
Vice President, Development

Andre' Wesson
Senior Program Associate, Strategic Communications, Outreach & Development

Dominique Wigglesworth
Executive Assistant, State Leadership & Policy Development