Meet the Team

Members:

• Dr. Stacey Gray Akyea, Executive Chief of Equity, Strategy & Innovation
• Dr. Charlotte Landreau, Director, Innovation Office
• Kara Arzamendia, Director of Research, Evaluation and Assessment
• Jackie Turner, Executive Chief of Operations
• Erica Wacker, Director of Communications

Members:

• Farhiya Jama Ali, parent
• Mike Altomari, MSU Mankato
• Sophie Armstrong, student
• Kumar Balasubrahmanyan, Junior Achievement North
• Megan Budke, staff
• Emma Connelly, student
• Elizabeth Earnest, staff
• Carlo Franco, Board of Education
• Mo'nae Graves, student
• Halla Henderson, Board of Education
• Moemen Ibrahim, staff
• Leighanna Jackson, student
• Paw Blu Kprew, student
• Eiei Kyaw, student
• Dr. Fatima Lawson, staff
• Ryan MacSwain, parent
• Lucia Mendez-Gutierrez, parent
• Earl Milton, parent
• Hanan Mohamed, student
• Robert Murry, Sanneh Foundation
• Bway Paw, student
• Noelle Judith Puroway, student
• Phoenix Redmon, student
• Stephanie Robinson, parent
• Karissa Rucinski, parent
• Koryn Saunders Stroud, staff
• Tanya Schuh-Modelli, parent
• Jenifer Shier, staff
• Sharon Su, parent
• Noah Taylor-Marino, student
• Erica Valliant, Board of Education
• Leah VanDassor, Saint Paul Federation of Educators
• Cristian Villalobos, parent
• Tasha Voss, Educators Insurance Resources Services Inc.
• Samuel Wenzel, student
• Nueshilee Yang, student

Achievement Gap Reduction & Academic acceleration initiative

• Co-leads: Dr. Roi Kawai, Nancy Paez
• Team members: Sue Braithwaite, Patti Busta, Julie Downwind, Bobbie Johnson, Len Jordan, Edairra McCallister, Phil Wacker

Analysis of current resource allocation models

• Co-leads: Mario McHenry, Daniel Moser
• Team members: Mike Dosedel, Anne McInerney, Anna Morawiecki, Abraham Teuber

Continuous IMprovement Infrastructure

• Co-leads: Craig Anderson, Dr. Kirk Morris
• Team members: Christina Babadjanian, Jodi Danielson, Amanda Herrera-Gundale

Discipline and Belonging Review

• Co-leads: Carita Green, Shannon Hill
• Team members: Tara Brash, Regan Kluver, Kathy Kimani, Stephen Taylor, Oulia Yang, Zoua Vue

Family communication and Language Access Standards

• Co-leads: Dana Abrams, Sophie Ly
• Team members: Asia Anderson, Alejandra Lindskoog, Pabo Matamoros, Sara (Patty) Reyes

Literacy Consistency and Coherence

• Co-leads: Dr. LaKisha Franks, Dr. Adam Kunz
• Team members: Breanna Burnzell-Looney, Jenny Davis, Elizabeth Elcombe, Ryan Fell, Bobbi Jo Rademacher, Dr. Jamell Tidwell, May Lee Xiong

Marketing and enrollment recovery campaign

• Co-leads: Tony Walker, Jayné Williams
• Team members: Stivaliss Licona Gervich, Claire Noack, Kate Ryan, Pang Yang

Special Education Programming Enhancement

• Co-leads: Heidi Nistler, Jocelyn Sims, Micaela Smith
• Team members: Katrina Cash, Amy Wardell, Sarah Zielinski

Staff Retention and Recruitment Strategy

• Co-leads: Dawn Ransom, Dr. Yeu Vang
• Team members: Lyle Dandrich, Brenda Nielsen, Libby Sutherland, Ehtalow Zar

All families, students, staff, partners and other interest holders