ERS Team and Board of Directors

Name: Education Resource Strategies
Address: 480 Pleasant St,, Watertown, MA, 02472
Telephone: (617) 607-8000
Price range: Not Specified

ERS Team | Board of Directors

ERS Team

Tara Anderson

Manager

Tara is supporting research on how urban school systems can shift to more strategic professional learning practices and documenting relevant proof points. Prior to joining ERS, Tara... More »
Hayley Bacon

Associate

Hayley currently works on the Alliance for Resource Equity team, a partnership between ERS and the advocacy organization the Education Trust. This project is bringing together advocates... More »
Karen Baroody

Partner & Managing Director

Karen has been a member of the ERS leadership team since 2005. She oversees ERS' research and product development, strategic planning, and internal operations. During her tenure the... More »
Carson Bishop

Human Resources Associate

Carson supports Noah Carp, Director of Operations, and Diane Garcia Clayton, Talent and Human Resource Manager, in guiding ERS's HR, talent, and organizational development work. She helps... More »
Rachel Black

Partnerships & Strategy Lead

As Strategy & Partnerships Lead, Rachel is responsible for advancing ERS' partnership development strategy and aligning internal functions to business needs and a vision for ERS’ position... More »
Eddie Branchaud

Manager

Eddie is supporting schools in Tulsa as they plan and implement strategic school designs to facilitate expert-led collaborative planning, teacher leadership, and personalized... More »
Walter Chacon

Associate

Walter currently works with the Texas Education Agency to support districts within the System of Great Schools network. His work aims to design funding systems that empower school leaders... More »
Betty Chang

Director

Since joining ERS in 2008, Betty has worked with numerous partner districts on resource use analysis and student-based-budgeting (SBB), including Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver, Duval County,... More »
Meredith Clarke

Analyst

Meredith is currently working on the Miami and Austin teams to support the districts’ COVID-19 school re-entry planning process. Previously, she has worked on the Alliance for Resource... More »
Morgan Dewdney

Analyst

Morgan is a member of the Gates Networks for School Improvement team where he analyzes the sustainability implications for various intermediaries. Prior to joining ERS, Morgan... More »
Meg Duberek

Marketing Operations Specialist

A member of the Knowledge and Technologies team, Meg's work concentrates on the data and technology of ERS' digital marketing strategies. Originally, Meg joined ERS in 2009 as assistant... More »
Ilana Fitzpatrick

Analyst

Ilana is a member of the South Bend Empowerment Zone Team, on which she analyzes various strategic approaches for turnaround schools to improve student outcomes. Prior to joining ERS,... More »
Pranathi Ganni

Associate

Pranathi is a member of the Montgomery County Public Schools team, on which she analyzes resource use to support an equity-focused resource map for the district to better serve its... More »
Diane Garcia Clayton

Talent & Human Resources Manager

Diane leads the talent and human resource work at ERS. She collaborates with teams across ERS to enhance organizational development; build strong team engagement; and advance diversity,... More »
Abel Girma

Associate

Since joining ERS, Abel has supported numerous district partners transform their resource use and strategic practices to improve student outcomes. His work has taken him to: District... More »
Rashad J. Gober

Senior Administrative Assistant & Event Coordinator

Rashad provides direct support to partners Jonathan Travers and Joe McKown. In addition to administrative duties, Rashad also serves as our Special Events Coordinator, responsible for... More »
Renee Harper

Director of Finance & Operations

Renee leads ERS’ finance, accounting and operations functions, managing resources that fuel our progress toward impact, sustainability, and scale. Renee leads a finance team which... More »
Courtney Hitchcock

Manager

Courtney joined ERS in 2013 and is a leader on ERS’ Funding and Portfolio Practice Area. Through her work, Courtney supported groups of districts and states prepare for the new... More »
Jenny Davidow Katz

Data & Learning Lead

Jenny helps to ensure that partner district data is clean, accurate and standardized across all projects while also helping many individual projects with their resource equity analyses,... More »
Nicole Katz

Partnerships & Development Lead

Nicole focuses on supporting ERS’ impact and long-term sustainability through building and executing a successful and adaptable fundraising and partnership strategy. Prior to moving into... More »
Lauren Marinoff

Principal Associate

Lauren is a Principal Associate at ERS. She is currently on the Washington snapshot team, working with Seattle and the 6 surrounding districts to identify ways to improve elementary math... More »
Kate Matera

Executive Assistant & Administrative Team Lead

Kate is the Administrative Team Lead and provides direct support to the CEO and President, Karen Hawley Miles and Managing Director, Karen Baroody. She provides additional support to... More »
Daven McQueen

Digital Media Coordinator

As a member of the Communications & Partnerships team, Daven works on crafting accessible and informative external messaging about ERS’ projects. Prior to joining ERS, Daven attended... More »
Gayatri Mehra

Principal Associate

Gayatri currently works on the Tulsa team to support schools as they implement strategic school designs to facilitate expert-led collaboration, cycles of coaching and observation, and... More »
Torrie Mekos

Field Building Lead

Torrie works on building two-way connections between our work and the larger education field. Prior to joining ERS, Torrie worked on the Educator Effectiveness team at the Southern... More »
Karen Hawley Miles

Chief Executive Officer and President

Karen Hawley Miles is the president and CEO of Education Resource Strategies, Inc. She has worked intensively with school systems nationwide to analyze and improve their funding systems,... More »
Tomas Molfino

Associate

Tomas currently works with the Dallas ISD team helping to align resources equitably to meet student need. Prior to ERS, Tomas taught high school math at Ronald Reagan IB High School in... More »
Caroline Moore

Analyst

Caroline currently works on the Baltimore team to support the district’s COVID-19 school re-entry planning process. Prior to joining ERS, Caroline earned her B.A from Hamilton College... More »
Molly Mullen

Associate

Molly has worked with and learned from ERS's district partners in Memphis, TN; Highline, WA; South Bend, IN; and Washington, D.C. In 2018-19, Molly wrote for ERS's Districts at Work... More »
Stanley Narcisse

Systems Administrator

Stan is a member of the technologies team. As such, he is responsible for the maintenance, support, and continuing improvement of the IT infrastructure. He also works with all of ERS’... More »
Luree Nikias

Senior Staff Accountant

Luree joined ERS in 2015 and is responsible for grant reporting, managing accounts payable functions, and various special projects within the Finance team. Luree graduated from Kansas... More »
Jess O'Connor

Manager

Since joining ERS in 2015, Jess has worked with district partners nationally, with a focus on the way in which resources are allocated and organized to support strategic school design. In... More »
Emily Parfit

Manager

Since joining ERS in 2014, Emily has worked on projects across the country, with a focus on realigning their resources to promote student achievement. Her work has taken her to Los... More »
David Rosenberg

Partner

David provides strategic counsel to leaders of the large urban school districts with which ERS partners, including most recently Shelby County (TN), Indianapolis, Hartford, and Holyoke... More »
Nick Salamone

Staff Accountant

Nick reviews and enters expense reports and organizes, reviews, and reconciles invoices for accounts payable. He also cuts checks for the expense reports and invoices that need to be paid... More »
Laura Schick

Manager

Since joining ERS in 2011, Laura has conducted resource use analyses, high-level strategy support, and school-based budgeting support in over 20 school districts including Denver,... More »
Sarah Seyler

Principal Associate

Sarah supports the analysis of district resource use, helping districts understand how their resource allocation aligns to their strategic goals. Her most current work involves analyzing... More »
Ruby Shumaker

Associate

Since joining ERS, Ruby has worked with a variety of district partners, including those in Fort Worth, Los Angeles, and Hartford. She has enjoyed helping districts work through resource... More »
Karen Silverman

Director of Communications & Partnerships

Karen directs ERS’ Communications & Partnerships team, which is responsible for sharing the insights mined from our deep partnerships with school systems with the broader field—including... More »
Kristan Singleton

Director of Knowledge & Technology Services

Kristan leads ERS's Knoweldge & Technology Services team in its work to develop ERS's tools and systems for supporting shool system transformation. He leads the organization's knowledge... More »
Renée Sullivan

Leadership Development Practice Lead

Renée is the Senior Communications Specialist in Strategy and Operations on the Communications team. She brings an analytical and consulting mindset to our communications and outreach... More »
Erin Sullivan

Analyst

Erin is a member of the Alliance for Resource Equity team, where she supports the initiative's work to ensure that the allocation and use of school resources enables the success of all... More »
Jonathan Travers

Partner

Jonathan leads the consulting practice area at ERS and works with districts to analyze and improve resource use across systems. Jonathan has led ERS teams supporting many districts across... More »
Joseph Trawick-Smith

Director

Joseph is a Manager in ERS’ consulting practice. Since joining the team, he has supported a range of districts in realigning their resources to promote student achievement. Most recently,... More »
Ashley Woo

Leadership Development Project Lead

After spending six years on the consulting side, Ashley now applies the insights gained from her deep work with schools and districts to help lead our philanthropy and fundraising efforts... More »
Tiffany Zhou

Manager

Since joining ERS in 2018, Tiffany has supported districts on a variety of projects including equity resource mapping, school planning process redesign, central office redesign, and... More »

Board of Directors

Marcia Blenko

Advisor Partner, Bain and Company

Marcia Blenko is an advisor partner at Bain & Company, which she joined in 1988. She co-founded and led Bain’s Global Organization Practice for a number of years. Much of her consulting... More »
Ann Clark

Ann Blakeney Clark brought a quarter-century of experience in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to her role as school district superintendent. Clark has held a variety of teaching and... More »
Peter C. Gorman

President and Chief Executive Officer of Peter Gorman Leadership Associates LLC

Dr. Peter Gorman has been recognized nationally as an education leader and for developing outstanding leadership teams with 30 years of experience in education and business. As President... More »
Ellen Guiney

Executive Director, Boston Plan for Excellence

Since 1995, Ellen Guiney has led the Boston Plan for Excellence (BPE), a non-profit organization dedicated to innovative strategies for improving education in Boston Public Schools.... More »
Willis D. Hawley

Former Dean of the School of Education, University of Maryland, Professor Emeritus of Education & Public Affairs, University of Maryland

Dr. Hawley joined the faculty at the University of Maryland in 1993 and his research and teaching interests include education policy, professional development, school improvement, and... More »
Monica Higgins

Professor of Education Leadership, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Monica Higgins is the Kathleen McCartney Professor of Education Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where her research and teaching focus on the areas of leadership... More »
Irvin Scott

Senior Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Dr. Irvin Scott joined the faculty of Harvard Graduate School of Education during the summer of 2016. At Harvard, Irvin’s concentration is Educational Leadership. Irvin is excited about... More »

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