Staff & Board

Our staff and board come from an array of backgrounds. We welcome and celebrate diverse perspectives.

NCTR is transforming teacher preparation nationally to ensure children of color have access to effective, culturally responsive teachers. Our core values reflect who we are as an organization and how we work with our clients and the communities we serve.

Staff

Get to know the people behind the National Center for Teacher Residencies.

Rosemary Baker

Director of Programs

Shannon Black

Managing Director of Programs

Celena Brown

Director of Talent

Christen Edwards

Manager of Research and Evaluation

Keilani Goggins

Managing Director, Black Educators Initiative

Jill Harvieux Pitner

Chief Growth Officer

Elizabeth Hearn

Director of Programs

Erica Hines

Chief Program Officer

Kathlene Holmes Campbell, Ph.D.

Chief Executive Officer

Tyiesha Hoskins

Director of Programs

Bill Kennedy, Ph.D.

Managing Director of Partnerships and Development

Randall Lahann, Ph.D.

Director of Programs

Eduardo Lara, Ph.D.

Director of Programs

Kevin Levay, Ph.D.

Director of Research and Evaluation

Krystian Palmero

Director of Programs

Kelly Riling

Managing Director of Programs

Alicia Roberson

Director of Marketing and Communications

Erica Romero

Managing Director of Policy

Jeremy Scott

Associate Director of Programs

Wayne Shen

Chief Operating Officer

Aja Simpson Zulfiqar

Director of Programs

Lakisha Thompson

Manager of Administration and Events

Jared Villanueva

Associate Director of Operations

Allyson Williams Eubanks

Director of Programs

Tracy Bach

Director of Finance and Operations, Morrison Family College of Health and School of Education, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

Travis J. Bristol, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Education

Shawnee Caruthers

Vice President of Advocacy, Getting Smart

Edmund Clark, Ed.D.

Chief Information Officer, Information Technology, California State University's Chancellor's Office

Annamarie Francois, Ed.D.

Associate Dean of Public Engagement and Faculty Director, Ed&IS Transformative Coaching and Leadership Program, UCLA’s School of Education and Information Studies

Edward Herrera

Chief Finance and Operating Officer, Braven, Inc.

Treasurer

Phil Nguyen

Founder and Managing Partner, EdChiefs

Corey Scholes

2Rev Coach, 2Revolutions

Secretary

Javaid E. Siddiqi, Ph.D.

President & CEO, The Hunt Institute

Daniel Velasco, Ed.D.

CEO, Ensemble Learning

Board Chair

Laura Weeldreyer

Executive Director, Maryland Family Network