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Our Leadership
Co-Executive Directors & Co-Founders
PEDC Co-Director
Dr. Donna-Marie Cole-Malott
Donna-Marie is an Assistant Professor of Professional and Secondary Education at East Stroudsburg University.
PEDC Advisor
Karen Parker Thompson
Karen is a Technical Assistance Specialist with the Region 4 Comprehensive Center.
Board of Directors
PEDC Co-Director
Dr. Juliet Curci
Juliet is the Assistant Dean of College Access and Persistence at Temple University's College of Education and Human Development.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member Policy & Advocacy Cmte, Chair
Laura Boyce
Laura is the Executive Director of Teach Plus Pennsylvania.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Dr. Marc Brasof
Marc is an Associate Professor of Education and the Co-Director of Social Action & Justice Education Fellowship (SAJE) at Arcadia University.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Mal Davis
Mal is a Stoneleigh Emerging Leader Fellow with The Center for Black Educator Development
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Sharif El-Mekki
Sharif is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Center for Black Educator Development.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Raymond Fields, Jr.
Raymond is the Founding Executive Director of Urban Teachers Philadelphia.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
James Fogarty
James is the Executive Director of A+ Schools in Pittsburgh.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Dr. Andrea Terrero Gabbadon
Andrea is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at Swarthmore College.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Kizzy Morris
Kizzy is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Cheyney University.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Rochelle Peterson-Ansari
Rochelle is CEO of Perceptions, Unlimited, an independent education consulting group, and an adjunct professor at LaSalle and Arcadia Universities.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Dr. Laura Roy
Laura is an Associate Professor and Chair of Education at LaSalle University.
Acting Circle of Leaders Member
Dr. Anthony Stevenson
Anthony is the Human Resources Director for the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District and leads the Southeastern Pennsylvania Educators of Color Network out of Villanova University.