Meet Our Team

Senior Research Specialist
Tashia Abry
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Research Scientist
Jissel Anaya
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Outreach and Education Specialist
Michelle Behnke
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Rainey Blackwell-Bullock
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Michele Burke
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Serena Bush 
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Education and Outreach Manager
Marcela Carlock
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Senior Web Developer
Lingmei Cheng
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Senior Research Scientist
Carlin Conner
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Haley Corey
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Ph.D. Student
Katlynn Dahl-Leonard
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Education and Outreach Director
Laura Jo Darcy
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Ph.D. Student
Alisha Demchak
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Postdoctoral Research Associate
Kelly Edwards
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Education and Outreach Manager
Anne Etten
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Software Engineer
Michele Gay
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Laura C. Giessler
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Senior Data Analyst and Visualization Specialist
Allison Gray
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Education and Outreach Manager
LaNijah Grier
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Manager, IT Applications Development
Christopher Gulla
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Assistant Professor
Colby Hall
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Education and Outreach Manager
Jamie Hammond
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Research Scientist
Christa D. Haring
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Data Specialist
Sarah Hawthorne
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Associate Professor Director, McGuffey Reading Center
Tisha Hayes
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Coordinator for America Reads Program and VLP Outreach Specialist
Austen Hecker
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Anne-Marie Howard
Administrator Coordinator
Susan Hughes
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Project Manager
Sharon Hung
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Education and Outreach Manager
Jenny Isaacs-Lowe
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Data Specialist
Janine Jakim
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Intermediate Research Specialist
Denise James
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Education and Outreach Manager
Phoebe Kiekhofer
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Project Manager
Heather C. Kitsis
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Education and Outreach Specialist
Elizabeth Kostel
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Bilingual Early Childhood Education and Outreach Specialist
Analía Lessenberry Valdez
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Research Specialist
Marianna Lyulchenko
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Richard Marks
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Education and Outreach Manager
Alicia Mathó
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Multimedia Creative Professional
Kelly McGuire
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Education and Outreach Manager
Jennifer McSweeney
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Research Specialist Intermediate
Vanessa Olivar
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Reading Outreach Program Manager
Emma Pearson
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Education and Outreach Manager
Jessica Ponton
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Research Specialist
Breana (Bree) Ragland
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Ph.D. Student
Cassidi Richmond
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Bilingual Education and Outreach Specialist
Jenny Rincón A.
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Administrative Coordinator
Melody Roberts
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Education and Outreach Manager
Nathalie Rose
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Education and Outreach Manager
Sarah Schroeder
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Research Specialist Senior
Kerry Shea
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Education and Outreach Manager
Amanda Sheehan
VLP Director and Professor of Education 
Emily Solari
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Education and Outreach Manager
Kacey Sterne
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Postdoctoral Fellow
Jennifer Stewart
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Virginia Literacy Partnerships Education and Outreach Manager
Lisa Tyree
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Ph.D. Student
Samantha Vann
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Ph.D. Student
Isabel Vargas
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Ph.D. Student
Katie Wilburn
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VLP Education and Outreach Director
Beth S. Williams
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Education and Outreach Manager
Amy Wolford
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Education and Outreach Manager
Julie Young
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