Meet the team
The Next Education Workforce is a comprehensive initiative that integrates and draws upon the full range of resources of ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College.
The Next Education Workforce initiative integrates and draws upon the full range of resources of the college. Redesigning school staffing requires the deep involvement of faculty and staff, as well as the operational departments of our college. Our work shapes how the college approaches its degree-program portfolio, its professional learning programs and its engagement with schools.
Senior leadership
Brent Maddin
Executive Director, Next Education Workforce Initiative
Lisa Wyatt
Senior Director, Whole-School Models & Scaled Support
Kaycee Salmacia
Senior Director, National Networks, Strategy & Operations
Whole-school models
Mary Brown
Assistant Director, Whole-School Models
Lisa Cannon
Senior Program Manager, Whole-School Models
Kevin Corner
Senior Program Manager, Whole-School Models
Hector Estrada
Senior Program Manager, Whole-Schools Model
Sandra Smith
Program Manager, Whole-School Models
Krista Adams
Leadership Coach, Next Education Workforce
Learning and design
National networks
Liam Honigsberg
Director, National Networks
Jan Vesely
Senior Program Manager and Professor of Practice
Andrea LaRocca
Senior Program Manager, National Networks
Community educators
Korbi Adams
Senior Program Manager, Community Educator Initiatives
Mishara Cruz
Program Manager, Community Educator Training
Monique Reveles
Program Manager, Community Educator Partnerships
Lauren Conn
Senior Project Manager, Community Educator Learning Hub
Alex Nelson
Community Educator Senior Project Manager
Teacher and school leader incentive program
Outcomes and operations
Claire Shaner
Senior Research Analyst
Brad Thompson
Graduate Research Assistant
Valentina Melikhova
Senior Research Analyst, Harvard Strategic Data Fellow
Communications and events
Kelly Jasper
Director, Strategic Marketing & Communications
Deirdre Smith
Senior Project Manager, National Events
Melissa Tolson
Project Coordinator, Events
Collaborators at MLFTC
The Next Education Workforce initiative benefits from deep collaboration with units across Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. They include: the Division of Teacher Preparation; Division of Leadership and Innovation; Office of Professional Learning; Office of Professional Experiences; Office of Digital Learning; Office of Global Engagement; Principled Innovation; Office of Data Strategy; Marketing and Communications; and more.