Education Policy Fellowship Program

2023-24 Program Participants

Jennifer Banks
Director of Instruction
Washtenaw ISD

Danielle Bowden
Urban Leader Fellow
Lansing School District

Marc Briggs
Magnet Grant Director
Lansing School District

Debranae Campbell
Urban Leader Fellow
Lansing School District

Dawn Carmody
Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education

Michelle Cordano
Staff Assistant to the State Director
Michigan Department of Education

Stephen Draper
Urban Leader Fellow
Lansing School District

Ali Dubois
Superintendent
Choice Schools Associates

Mike Flaminio
Technical, Privacy, and Security Administrator
Michigan Department of Education

Jennifer Goodman
Superintendent
Pewamo Westphalia Community Schools

Kevin Griffin
Magnet Grant Specialist
Lansing School District

Shanna Henderson
Executive Assistant
Michigan Virtual

Sarah Hipps
Project Manager to the Deputy Superintendent of Schools
Lansing School District

Jamii Hitchcock
Outreach Specialist, Office of K-12 Outreach
Michigan State University

Stephanie Holmes-Webster
Consultant, Section 31a, Early Literacy, and MTSS
Michigan Department of Education

Amy Hurth
Data Analyst
Michigan Department of Education

Brandy Jones
Supervisor, STAR Grants
Lansing School District

Eric Lipinski
Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education

Monica McCoury
Urban Leader Fellow
Lansing School District

Bridgett McDowell
Senior Education Assessment Specialist
Michigan Department of Education

Rebecca McIntyre
Assistant Director, Office of Special Education
Michigan Department of Education

Nichole Moore
Graduate Program Director & Assistant Professor
Grand Valley State University

Chantel Mozden
Program Accountability Supervisor
Michigan Department of Education

Keiona Murphy
Director, Network for School Excellence
Community Foundation of Greater Flint

Mary Patillo-Dunn
Program Coordinator of the Urban Educators Cohort Program
Michigan State University

Brenda Pilgrim
Assistant Director of Government Relations
Michigan Association of School Boards

Deondra Ramsey
Manager
Michigan Department of Education

Mike Reynolds
Urban Leader Fellow
Lansing School District

Teri Rink
Director, Office of Special Education
Michigan Department of Education

Emily Ross
Department Manager, Food Distribution, Office of Health and Nutrition Services
Michigan Department of Education

Juan Ruiz Jr.
Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education

Cortney Segmen
Director, Network Strength and Policy
Teach for America Detroit

Brett Smith
Vice President
Michigan Education Association

Stacey Stover
Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education

Walt Sutterlin
Senior Director of Strategic Communications & School Partnerships
Michigan Virtual

Hannah Sweeney
Legislative Policy Analyst
Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators

Sue Toth
Director of Special Education
South Lyon Community Schools

Sarah Vander Baan
Senior Director of Specially Designed Instruction and Student Services
Choice Schools Associates

Jim Whittaker
Education Consultant
Michigan Department of Education

Jenise Williams
Manager, Network Strength
Teach for America Detroit

Yincheng Ye
Education Research Consultant
Michigan Department of Education