Our team

Our team

Our expert faculty, staff and consultants work at every level of a district, from coaching in the classroom to supporting deep instructional leadership in the central office.

CEL Faculty and Facilitators

Max Silverman

Executive Director

206.221.6881

edlead@uw.edu

@maxsilverman

Sandy Austin

Project Director

206.673.7185

sandy2@uw.edu

Stephanie Bradford

Project Director

sdbrad79@uw.edu

Mindy Dotson

Associate Director of Finance and Operations

206.616.0669

mjdotson@uw.edu

Stephen Fink

Founding Executive Director (2001-2018), Affiliate Professor

206.221.6881

edlead@uw.edu

@StephenFinkAtUW

Renee Gallagher

Project Director

206.543.3048

gallar@uw.edu

Anneke Markholt

Associate Director

206.221.6881

markholt@uw.edu

Michele Mason

Director of Instructional Leadership

micmason@uw.edu

@MicheleMason09

Jeff McCormick

Project Director

jeffmcc@uw.edu

Jennifer McDermott

Director of Innovative Initiatives

206.437.7981

jennmcd@uw.edu

Joanna Michelson

Director of Teacher Leadership and Learning

206.715.2833

jlm32@uw.edu

@JoannaMichelson

Lisa Rooney

Director of Framework Development and Support

206.450.3649

rooneyl@uw.edu

CEL Operations and Communications

Julia Duong

Administrative and Fiscal Student Assistant

206.221.7520

juliad87@uw.edu

Mikal Herman

Technology Support Manager

206.221.3677

mherman@uw.edu

Gopi Luhar

Fiscal Specialist

206.616.6228

gluhar@uw.edu

Andrea Mano

Program Coordinator

206.221.8312

andrem25@uw.edu

Claudia McNeill

Program Coordinator

206.543.9735

cmcneill@uw.edu

Iseabel Nance

Digital Marketing and Communications Student Assistant

206.543.5674

iseabeln@uw.edu

Kacey Orlando

Operations Manager

206.543.2481

korlando@uw.edu

Greg Sommers

Executive In Residence

206.616.5793

gregrs@uw.edu

CEL Faculty and Facilitators

CEL Operations and Communications

Thought Leadership