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Jenny Portillo-Nacu

February 3, 2023 by Marianna Stepniak

Jenny Portillo-Nacu

As a Senior Education Equity Specialist, Jenny supports the work of the Center for Education Equity. Jenny provides technical assistance and trainings for state departments of education, districts, and schools […]

Rita Perez

February 3, 2023 by Allegra Kogan

Rita Perez

Rita is a Senior Educational Equity Specialist with the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium’s Center for Education Equity (CEE) and the Project Director for the Collaborative Action for Family Engagement (CAFE). Her […]

Kailanya Brailey

February 3, 2023 by Marianna Stepniak

Kailanya Brailey

As a Senior Education Equity Specialist, Kailanya Brailey develops and delivers professional development to state departments of education, school districts, and schools on civil rights and educational equity issues. In […]

Mira Best

February 3, 2023 by Marianna Stepniak

Mira Best

As a Data and Evaluation Specialist, Mira’s primary responsibilities include: leading qualitative research at MAEC, including focus group and interview recruitment, data collection, and analysis; writing reports on qualitative and […]

Daryl Williams

November 26, 2019 by Marianna Stepniak

Daryl Williams

Dr. Daryl V. Williams serves as the Associate Director of the Center for Education Equity (CEE), the Region I Equity Assistance Center. Daryl is responsible for CEE’s managerial day-to-day operations and monitors program […]

Kasia Razynska

January 31, 2019 by Amar

Kasia Razynska

Having moved to the U.S. from Gdansk, Poland at the age of 14, Kasia is deeply passionate about ensuring access to education for all children, especially English Learners and immigrants. […]

Karmen Rouland

May 29, 2018 by Marianna Stepniak

Karmen Rouland

Karmen Rouland, Ph.D. serves as the Vice President at MAEC. In this role, she provides leadership, supervision, oversight, and management of MAEC’s programs and services, as well as, collaborating with […]

Kate Farbry

May 29, 2018 by Amar

Kate Farbry

As the Director of Communications and Engagement, Kate develops and executes MAEC’s communication strategy. She is the Project Manager for the Continuous Improvement for Equity (CI4E) Resource Hub and serves […]

Susan Shaffer

May 29, 2018 by Marianna Stepniak

Susan Shaffer

Susan has been a nationally recognized expert for more than four decades. Her transformational work in public schools has centered on the development of comprehensive technical assistance for system-wide change, […]

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