Staff

National Staff

Michael J. Petrilli

President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President for Research

Adam Tyner, Ph.D.

National Research Director

David Griffith

Associate Director of Research

Meredith Coffey, Ph.D.

Senior Research Associate

Elainah Elkins

Research Intern

Brandon L. Wright

Editorial Director

Daniel Buck

Editorial and Policy Associate

Stephanie Distler

Editorial and Production Associate

Victoria McDougald

Chief of Staff

Abigail Hamilton

Events & Staff Associate

Jeanette Luna

Development and Research Associate

Gary LaBelle

Vice President for Finance and Operations

Rachel Stubber

Finance and Operations Manager

Ohio Staff

Chad L. Aldis

Vice President for Ohio Policy

Aaron Churchill

Ohio Research Director

Jessica Poiner

Senior Education Policy Analyst

Jeff Murray

Ohio Operations and Editorial Manager

Stéphane Lavertu

Senior Research Fellow

Kathryn Mullen Upton

Vice President for Sponsorship and Dayton Initiatives

Theda Sampson

Director for Applications and Contracts

Miles Caunin, J.D.

Controller

Gwendolyn Muhammad

Data Analyst

Lisa Halpin

School Quality Analyst

DeAnna Sullivan

Academic Performance and Accountability Specialist

Angela Kinney

School Quality Analyst

Fellows

Derrell Bradford

Senior Visiting Fellow

Dale Chu

Senior Visiting Fellow

Robert Pondiscio

Senior Visiting Fellow

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