Staff
Angela Anderson
Program Assistant
206.543.3048
Angela75@u.washington.edu
Angie Anderson’s key role as part of CEL’s office staff is to provide support for project directors and CEL district partnerships. As part of this role, Angie coordinates the Center’s workshops, online courses, and customized program offerings. She also supports CEL’s online 5D Instructional Leadership Assessment by assisting with the registration process and by providing technical support for school district personnel. CEL benefits from Angie’s knowledge and background in supporting education. Prior to joining the Center in 2008, Angie worked for various school districts in western Washington including Edmonds School District and the Seattle Public Schools.
Sandy Austin
Project Director
sandy2@u.washington.edu
Dr. Sandy Austin has been working with district and school administrators as a leadership consultant with CEL since 2006. She also teaches educational leadership courses for district teams in ESD 189. For the past fifteen years she has been an Assistant Superintendent in the Nooksack Valley School District and previously served in the district as a school administrator. She received her Ed.D. from the University of Washington in 2006.
Grace Chiu
Project Director
206-221-3547
gracemay@u.washington.edu
Dr. Grace Chiu joined CEL as a Project Director in 2008. Having worked most recently in Baltimore City Public Schools as a literacy professional developer, Grace coordinates CEL’s coaching, writing, and online learning programs. She earned her Ph.D. in urban education from the University of California, Los Angeles under the advisement of Jeannie Oakes. In addition to working in urban public schools, Grace has helped develop community technology centers for underserved children and youth. She is a contributing writer to the recent publication, “The Computer Clubhouse: Constructionism and Creativity in Youth Communities” (2009, Teachers College Press).
Michael A. Copland
Associate Professor
206.543.3999
mcopland@u.washington.edu
Dr. Michael A. Copland is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Washington, and has extensive experience with the preparation and professional development of school and district leaders. His research interests include issues related to the preparation and professional development of school and district leaders, learning-focused leadership in school and district reform, central office transformation, transformation of comprehensive high schools, and distributed leadership in the context of whole school reform. Mike's recent publications include the book Connecting Leadership with Learning from ASCD, as well as articles in Phi Delta Kappan, Journal of School Leadership, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and Educational Administration Quarterly.
Bill Corrigan
Educational Technologist
206.685.6460
bcorr@uw.edu
Bill has over 15 years experience integrating technology for teaching and learning, currently as an educational technologist developing programs and materials for Center for Educational Leadership. Prior to his current position, he was an educational technology consultant with Health Sciences Academic Services Computing Support Group integrating blogging and content management systems and developing an enterprise lecture capture system. Before that he served as an emerging technology project manager, bringing new technologies into service for UW, and before that as a leader in e-learning design and course development for UW Professional & Continuing Education. When he’s not helping educators, he may be found climbing mountains, running marathons, sailing or walking his Jack Russell Terriers.
Stephen Fink
Executive Director
206.221.6877
finks@u.washington.edu
Dr. Stephen Fink is the Executive Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, and Affiliate Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Washington. Steve has worked for many years with numerous school districts, focusing on the school district as the “unit of change” – particularly on developing systems level leadership capacity for eliminating the achievement gap. His particular interest and expertise is in helping school district leaders dramatically improve the quality of instruction in every school and in every classroom. Steve provides facilitation and executive coaching for superintendent and district level leaders in a number of CEL partnerships. He has also served for many years as a senior consultant for the Panasonic Foundation’s urban school district partnership program focusing on systems reform in numerous medium and large urban school districts across the country. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, he spent 12 years as an Assistant Superintendent in the Edmonds School District, and was a principal and special education teacher in Idaho and Los Angeles.
Chrysan Gallucci
Principal Investigator, CEL Research Project
chrysan@u.washington.edu
Dr. Chrysan Gallucci is a Research Assistant Professor for the College of Education at the University of Washington. She is also a Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, as well as Co-Program Director for the Masters in Instructional Leadership program. Chrysan led a qualitative study of CEL’s school district partnership work—a comparative case study of instructional leadership and improvement in three school districts. Her research and teaching focus is on education policy and its connection to issues of professional learning. Her particular interest regards how education professionals who work in diverse systems engage problems of practice related to the improvement of teaching and learning. Prior to joining the University of Washington faculty, Chrysan was on the research faculty at University of California, Santa Barbara. She has worked as a classroom teacher and has extensive background implementing as well studying inclusive education for students with disabilities.
Daniel Holland
206.616.5849
Marketing and Communications Director
daniel@uw.edu
Daniel joins CEL after having spent the past 10 years in publishing, museum outreach and brand advertising. He brings talents in developing strong brand messaging and incorporating social media into communications campaigns. Daniel returns to the UW after having been an undergraduate there in Anthropology and Art History. When he’s not thinking about brand positioning and building CEL’s marketing voice, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife Pamela and their new 5-week old son, Lucas (aka Shark).
Meredith I. Honig
Associate Professor
206.616-0679
mihonig@u.washington.edu
Dr. Meredith I. Honig is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Educational Leadership and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Washington. Her research and teaching focus is on policy, leadership, and organizational change in urban educational systems. She is particularly interested in how school district central offices innovate and collaborate to improve opportunities for all youth to learn. Prior to joining the University of Washington faculty, Meredith was Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has worked at the California Department of Education and in other state and local youth-serving agencies. Meredith’s recent publications include the edited book, New Directions in Education Policy Implementation: Confronting Complexity (2006, SUNY Press). She has also published numerous articles in education journals.
Wilma Kozai
Project Director
206.616.0669
wkozai@u.washington.edu
Wilma Kozai joined the Center for Educational Leadership as a Project Director in 2004. She has over 37 years of experience in education as a math teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent K -12. Through her role as Project Director, Wilma coaches central office and building administrators to strengthen instructional leadership for improving student learning. More specifically, she assists leaders in learning how to analyze classroom practice, plan staff development, and implement leadership strategies for improving the quality of classroom instruction. She also coaches, models and plans lessons in both literacy and math.
Lara Lyons
Project Director
206.221.6882
lyonsl@u.washington.edu
Lara Lyons joined the Center for Educational Leadership in 2007. In her role as a Project Director, she is responsible for leading professional development services, partnerships and products based on CEL’s Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning (5D). She is also the coordinator for CEL’s Stuart Foundation grant. Lara has been serving the field of education for over fifteen years. Prior to her work at the Center, Lara was a principal for seven years in the Bellevue School District and a K-12 literacy coach and teacher in the Federal Way School District. She received her Masters of Education from the University of Virginia.
Rita Lowy
Project Director
206-221-0833
ricalo47@u.washington.edu
Rita Lowy joined CEL in 2008. Rita helps support CEL’s Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning (5D) assessment and professional development as well as provide leadership coaching with a focus on mathematics. Most recently, Rita was an administrator in the Bellevue School District beginning in 1993 when she was the Assistant Principal at Sammamish High School. She then became the principal of Ardmore Elementary until 2000, then principal of Puesta del Sol (Spanish Immersion School) until her retirement from the Bellevue School District in 2007. Rita worked briefly at the Teachers Development Group before joining CEL.
Anneke Markholt
Associate Director
206.616.9279
Markholt@u.washington.edu
Dr. Anneke Markholt began her career as an English as a Second Language Specialist for Tacoma Public Schools where she taught for ten years. As an Associate Director of CEL, she designs and directs the Center’s district partnerships focused on the development of instructional leadership. Anneke is particularly interested in the intersection of teaching, learning and the leadership capacity necessary for school systems to engage in instructional improvement, especially for linguistically diverse students. She is an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and teaches in the Masters in Instructional Leadership program. Prior to her work with CEL, Anneke spent five years as an associate researcher for the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy at the University of Washington.
Joyce McGlaston
Joyce McGlaston brings to CEL over 30 years of experience developing and managing educational systems, with a particular interest in leadership and organizational change. She supports CEL’s district partnership work through leadership coaching and project management. Prior to her work with CEL, Joyce held the position of Executive Director of Elementary Schools in the Marysville School District, Director of Elementary and K-12 Gifted and Advanced Placement Programs in the Lake Washington School District, as well as years spent as an administrator and teacher. Joyce was also the consultant for the children’s book, African-American Holidays for Children.
Claudia McNeill
Data Coordinator
206-543-9735
cmcneill@u.washington.edu
In her role as Data Coordinator, Claudia conducts marketing research, prepares mailings, and copy edits publicity and course materials. She also supports the administration of the Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning (5D) assessments. Claudia has worked in administrative support positions at the University of Washington, Seattle University, the University of Pennsylvania, the New Road Map Foundation, as well as for an attorney’s office in Seattle. She received an M.L.S. from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and worked as a librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia for six years.
Ayako Pieters
Technology Specialist
206.543.5674
ayakop@u.washington.edu
As the Technology Specialist, Ayako Pieters provides comprehensive support for the Center’s technology needs. She also is the graphic designer for Web and print materials. She designs and produces the Center’s research briefs, marketing resources, post cards, e-newsletters, and program brochures. Prior to joining the Center, Ayako worked for ten years as a translator and editor for corporations in the U.S. and Europe. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Linguistics from Kyoto Notre Dame University in Japan.
Max Silverman
Associate Director
206-543-8977
silvermx@u.washington.edu
As the Associate Director, Max provides leadership for CEL’s district partnership work. He joined the Center in 2009, after leading high school reform efforts in the Highline Public Schools for the past nine years. As a principal and central office leader, Max successfully led the transformation to a portfolio of high schools focused on sustainable instructional improvement and personalization. Max’s central office experience was focused on instructional leadership for ten high schools, particularly in the areas of literacy and math.
Program Assistant
206.543.3048
Angela75@u.washington.edu
Angie Anderson’s key role as part of CEL’s office staff is to provide support for project directors and CEL district partnerships. As part of this role, Angie coordinates the Center’s workshops, online courses, and customized program offerings. She also supports CEL’s online 5D Instructional Leadership Assessment by assisting with the registration process and by providing technical support for school district personnel. CEL benefits from Angie’s knowledge and background in supporting education. Prior to joining the Center in 2008, Angie worked for various school districts in western Washington including Edmonds School District and the Seattle Public Schools.
Sandy Austin
Project Director
sandy2@u.washington.edu
Dr. Sandy Austin has been working with district and school administrators as a leadership consultant with CEL since 2006. She also teaches educational leadership courses for district teams in ESD 189. For the past fifteen years she has been an Assistant Superintendent in the Nooksack Valley School District and previously served in the district as a school administrator. She received her Ed.D. from the University of Washington in 2006.
Grace Chiu
Project Director
206-221-3547
gracemay@u.washington.edu
Dr. Grace Chiu joined CEL as a Project Director in 2008. Having worked most recently in Baltimore City Public Schools as a literacy professional developer, Grace coordinates CEL’s coaching, writing, and online learning programs. She earned her Ph.D. in urban education from the University of California, Los Angeles under the advisement of Jeannie Oakes. In addition to working in urban public schools, Grace has helped develop community technology centers for underserved children and youth. She is a contributing writer to the recent publication, “The Computer Clubhouse: Constructionism and Creativity in Youth Communities” (2009, Teachers College Press).
Michael A. Copland
Associate Professor
206.543.3999
mcopland@u.washington.edu
Dr. Michael A. Copland is Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Washington, and has extensive experience with the preparation and professional development of school and district leaders. His research interests include issues related to the preparation and professional development of school and district leaders, learning-focused leadership in school and district reform, central office transformation, transformation of comprehensive high schools, and distributed leadership in the context of whole school reform. Mike's recent publications include the book Connecting Leadership with Learning from ASCD, as well as articles in Phi Delta Kappan, Journal of School Leadership, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, and Educational Administration Quarterly.
Bill Corrigan
Educational Technologist
206.685.6460
bcorr@uw.edu
Bill has over 15 years experience integrating technology for teaching and learning, currently as an educational technologist developing programs and materials for Center for Educational Leadership. Prior to his current position, he was an educational technology consultant with Health Sciences Academic Services Computing Support Group integrating blogging and content management systems and developing an enterprise lecture capture system. Before that he served as an emerging technology project manager, bringing new technologies into service for UW, and before that as a leader in e-learning design and course development for UW Professional & Continuing Education. When he’s not helping educators, he may be found climbing mountains, running marathons, sailing or walking his Jack Russell Terriers.
Stephen Fink
Executive Director
206.221.6877
finks@u.washington.edu
Dr. Stephen Fink is the Executive Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, and Affiliate Associate Professor, College of Education, University of Washington. Steve has worked for many years with numerous school districts, focusing on the school district as the “unit of change” – particularly on developing systems level leadership capacity for eliminating the achievement gap. His particular interest and expertise is in helping school district leaders dramatically improve the quality of instruction in every school and in every classroom. Steve provides facilitation and executive coaching for superintendent and district level leaders in a number of CEL partnerships. He has also served for many years as a senior consultant for the Panasonic Foundation’s urban school district partnership program focusing on systems reform in numerous medium and large urban school districts across the country. Prior to coming to the University of Washington, he spent 12 years as an Assistant Superintendent in the Edmonds School District, and was a principal and special education teacher in Idaho and Los Angeles.
Chrysan Gallucci
Principal Investigator, CEL Research Project
chrysan@u.washington.edu
Dr. Chrysan Gallucci is a Research Assistant Professor for the College of Education at the University of Washington. She is also a Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, as well as Co-Program Director for the Masters in Instructional Leadership program. Chrysan led a qualitative study of CEL’s school district partnership work—a comparative case study of instructional leadership and improvement in three school districts. Her research and teaching focus is on education policy and its connection to issues of professional learning. Her particular interest regards how education professionals who work in diverse systems engage problems of practice related to the improvement of teaching and learning. Prior to joining the University of Washington faculty, Chrysan was on the research faculty at University of California, Santa Barbara. She has worked as a classroom teacher and has extensive background implementing as well studying inclusive education for students with disabilities.
Daniel Holland
206.616.5849
Marketing and Communications Director
daniel@uw.edu
Daniel joins CEL after having spent the past 10 years in publishing, museum outreach and brand advertising. He brings talents in developing strong brand messaging and incorporating social media into communications campaigns. Daniel returns to the UW after having been an undergraduate there in Anthropology and Art History. When he’s not thinking about brand positioning and building CEL’s marketing voice, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife Pamela and their new 5-week old son, Lucas (aka Shark).
Meredith I. Honig
Associate Professor
206.616-0679
mihonig@u.washington.edu
Dr. Meredith I. Honig is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Educational Leadership and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education at the University of Washington. Her research and teaching focus is on policy, leadership, and organizational change in urban educational systems. She is particularly interested in how school district central offices innovate and collaborate to improve opportunities for all youth to learn. Prior to joining the University of Washington faculty, Meredith was Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Center for Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has worked at the California Department of Education and in other state and local youth-serving agencies. Meredith’s recent publications include the edited book, New Directions in Education Policy Implementation: Confronting Complexity (2006, SUNY Press). She has also published numerous articles in education journals.
Wilma Kozai
Project Director
206.616.0669
wkozai@u.washington.edu
Wilma Kozai joined the Center for Educational Leadership as a Project Director in 2004. She has over 37 years of experience in education as a math teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent K -12. Through her role as Project Director, Wilma coaches central office and building administrators to strengthen instructional leadership for improving student learning. More specifically, she assists leaders in learning how to analyze classroom practice, plan staff development, and implement leadership strategies for improving the quality of classroom instruction. She also coaches, models and plans lessons in both literacy and math.
Lara Lyons
Project Director
206.221.6882
lyonsl@u.washington.edu
Lara Lyons joined the Center for Educational Leadership in 2007. In her role as a Project Director, she is responsible for leading professional development services, partnerships and products based on CEL’s Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning (5D). She is also the coordinator for CEL’s Stuart Foundation grant. Lara has been serving the field of education for over fifteen years. Prior to her work at the Center, Lara was a principal for seven years in the Bellevue School District and a K-12 literacy coach and teacher in the Federal Way School District. She received her Masters of Education from the University of Virginia.
Rita Lowy
Project Director
206-221-0833
ricalo47@u.washington.edu
Rita Lowy joined CEL in 2008. Rita helps support CEL’s Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning (5D) assessment and professional development as well as provide leadership coaching with a focus on mathematics. Most recently, Rita was an administrator in the Bellevue School District beginning in 1993 when she was the Assistant Principal at Sammamish High School. She then became the principal of Ardmore Elementary until 2000, then principal of Puesta del Sol (Spanish Immersion School) until her retirement from the Bellevue School District in 2007. Rita worked briefly at the Teachers Development Group before joining CEL.
Anneke Markholt
Associate Director
206.616.9279
Markholt@u.washington.edu
Dr. Anneke Markholt began her career as an English as a Second Language Specialist for Tacoma Public Schools where she taught for ten years. As an Associate Director of CEL, she designs and directs the Center’s district partnerships focused on the development of instructional leadership. Anneke is particularly interested in the intersection of teaching, learning and the leadership capacity necessary for school systems to engage in instructional improvement, especially for linguistically diverse students. She is an affiliate faculty member at the University of Washington in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and teaches in the Masters in Instructional Leadership program. Prior to her work with CEL, Anneke spent five years as an associate researcher for the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy at the University of Washington.
Joyce McGlaston
Joyce McGlaston brings to CEL over 30 years of experience developing and managing educational systems, with a particular interest in leadership and organizational change. She supports CEL’s district partnership work through leadership coaching and project management. Prior to her work with CEL, Joyce held the position of Executive Director of Elementary Schools in the Marysville School District, Director of Elementary and K-12 Gifted and Advanced Placement Programs in the Lake Washington School District, as well as years spent as an administrator and teacher. Joyce was also the consultant for the children’s book, African-American Holidays for Children.
Claudia McNeill
Data Coordinator
206-543-9735
cmcneill@u.washington.edu
In her role as Data Coordinator, Claudia conducts marketing research, prepares mailings, and copy edits publicity and course materials. She also supports the administration of the Five Dimensions of Teaching and Learning (5D) assessments. Claudia has worked in administrative support positions at the University of Washington, Seattle University, the University of Pennsylvania, the New Road Map Foundation, as well as for an attorney’s office in Seattle. She received an M.L.S. from Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and worked as a librarian at the Free Library of Philadelphia for six years.
Ayako Pieters
Technology Specialist
206.543.5674
ayakop@u.washington.edu
As the Technology Specialist, Ayako Pieters provides comprehensive support for the Center’s technology needs. She also is the graphic designer for Web and print materials. She designs and produces the Center’s research briefs, marketing resources, post cards, e-newsletters, and program brochures. Prior to joining the Center, Ayako worked for ten years as a translator and editor for corporations in the U.S. and Europe. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Linguistics from Kyoto Notre Dame University in Japan.
Max Silverman
Associate Director
206-543-8977
silvermx@u.washington.edu
As the Associate Director, Max provides leadership for CEL’s district partnership work. He joined the Center in 2009, after leading high school reform efforts in the Highline Public Schools for the past nine years. As a principal and central office leader, Max successfully led the transformation to a portfolio of high schools focused on sustainable instructional improvement and personalization. Max’s central office experience was focused on instructional leadership for ten high schools, particularly in the areas of literacy and math.
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