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Our Team

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Jenni Donohoo

Director of Jenni Donohoo Center for Collective Efficacy

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Jenni@firsteducation-us.com

Gabe Hackett

Gabe Hackett

Associate Director of FIRST Education

PLC Center

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Gabe@firsteducation-us.com

Amanda Ironside

Amanda Ironside

Director of FIRST Education

MTSS Center​

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Amanda@firsteducation-us.com

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Mark Bazata

Director of FIRST Education Publishing Center

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Mark@firsteducation-us.com

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Cale Birk

Global Advisor for

 FIRST Education PLC Centers

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Cale@firsteducation-us.com

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Shelly Daun

Director of FIRST Education

Math Center

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Shelly@firsteducation-us.com

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Danica Lewis

Director of FIRST Education Literacy Center and FIRST Education Coaching Center​

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Danica@firsteducation-us.com

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Nicole Mashock

Director of EDFlix and

AESEL Center

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Nicole@firsteducation-us.com

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Becky Peppler

Director of FIRST Education

STAGR Center

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Becky@firsteducation-us.com

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Garth Larson

Co-Founder and CEO

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Garth@firsteducation-us.com

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Tammy Larson

Co-Founder and CFO

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Tammy@firsteducation-us.com

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Don Smith

Vice-President

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Don@firsteducation-us.com

Consultants

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Heidi Salm

Director of FIRST Education Science Center

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Heidi@firsteducation-us.com

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Jackie Amato
 

Consultant, Math Center

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Stefanie Arzonetti Hite

Consultant, Collective Efficacy Center

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Anne Beninghof

Presenter, SOAR Center

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Renae Braun

Presenter, Literacy Center

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Rainey Briggs

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Doug Brown

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Rachel Carillo-Fairchild

Presenter, SOAR Center

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Jimmy Casas

Presenter, Leadership Center

Richard Cash

Richard Cash

Presenter, SOAR Center

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Rebecca Coda

Presenter, Leadership Center

Peter DeWitt

Peter DeWitt

Presenter, Leadership Center

Myron Dueck

Myron Dueck

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Mark Flaten

Presenter, STAGR Center

Ebony Grice

Ebony Grice

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Dennis Griffin, Jr.

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Thomas Guskey

Presenter, STAGR Center

Gabe Hackett

Gabe Hackett

Assistant Director and Consultant

PLC Center

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Mark Hansen

Presenter, Leadership Center

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Victoria Hansen

Presenter, SOAR Center

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Andy Hartman

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Garnet Hillman

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Katy Honish

Presenter, Literacy Center

Mark Ito

Mark Ito

Presenter, Collective Efficacy Center

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Rick Jetter

Presenter, Leadership Center

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Jethro Jones

Presenter, Leadership Center

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Rufus Lott, III

Presenter, SOAR Center

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Cyndie Lowe

Presenter, Math Center

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Amy Lubben

Presenter, Literacy Center and

Coaching Center

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Michael McDowell

Presenter, Leadership Center

Katie McKnight

Katie McKnight

Presenter, Literacy Center

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Jay McTighe

Presenter, STAGR Center

Leah Mermelstein

Leah Mermelstein

Presenter, Literacy Center

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Brian Misfeldt

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Thomas Murray

Presenter, Leadership Center

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Kathy Myles

Presenter, Coaching Center and Civil Rights Center

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Nichelle Nichols

Presenter, Civil RIghts Center

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Ken O'Connor

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Dom Ricks

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Silvia Romero Johnson

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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LaVonna Roth

Presenter, SOAR Center

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Geoff Rose

Presenter, Collective Efficacy Center

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Mandi Sersch Morstad

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

Jamie Sims

Jamie Sims

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Todd Stanley

Presenter, Leadership Center

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Matt Townsley

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Kara Vandas

Presenter, Collective Efficacy Center

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Moses Velasco

Presenter, Collective Efficacy Center

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Lori Verhagen

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Diane Wolf

Presenter, STAGR Center

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Rick Wormeli

Presenter, STAGR Center

Danyelle Wright

Danyelle Wright

Presenter, Civil Rights Center

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Julie Wright

Presenter, Literacy Center and Coaching Center

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Erik Youngman

Presenter, STAGR Center

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