Our Faculty

Founded by former university faculty and researchers, Instructional Empowerment employs only the most highly qualified professionals as staff developers—those with extensive real-world classroom experience.

Applied Research Center

Melissa Bloom, Ed.D.

President of Instructional Empowerment (IE) and Executive Director, Evaluation

Marguerite “Meg” Bowen, M.Ed.

Executive Director, Professional Learning Solutions and Events

Lindsey Devers Basileo

Lindsey Devers Basileo, Ph.D.

Director of Research

Michelle Fitzgerald, Ed.D.

Executive Director, School Turnaround

Melissa Gdowik, B.S.

Research Associate

Amy Mattingly, M.Ed.

Senior Research Analyst

Penny Sell, M.Ed.

Executive Director, Leadership Development and Schools for Rigor and Equity

Deana Senn

Executive Director of IE model of instruction

Faculty

Meagan Velez

Janis Andrews, Ed.D.

Jaime Bailey, M.Ed.

Kara Bentley

Julie Bettis, M.Ed.

Leah Black, ES

Christal Bloomer

Christal Bloomer, M.Ed.

Tracy Bollinger

Rhonda M. Brown, M.Ed.

Gwen Bryant, M.Ed.

Elizabeth Buzzanca, M.Ed.

Gail Charles-Walters, M.Ed.

Todd Cluff, M. Ed.

Dodi Davenport, Ed. D.

Karen Doty, Ed.D.

Camile Earle-Dennis

Kathleen Einhorn, Ed.D.

Tracy Duval, Ed.S.

Lindsay Elliott, Ed.D.

Shakira B. Fetherolf, M. Ed.

Zenani Fogg

Melanie Fox, Ed.D.

Leslie Frick

Debra Friedman, M.Ed.

Jacqueline Gonzalez, Ed.D.

April Grace, Ed.D.

Kimberly Harris, M.Ed.

Wendy Harrison, Ed.S.

Gary Hess

Jessica Hessler

Dr. Maura Hobson

Jody Honaker

Jacqueline Jolly

Lylia King, Ed.D.

Kirstie Lickliter, M.Ed.

Kathleen Marx, M.Ed.

Paul McNeil

Gregory Middleton, Ph.D.

Stephanie Terell

Stephanie Miles Terrell, Ed.S.

Lorah Neville, M.Ed.

Sue O’Rear, Ed.D.

James Payne, Ed.S

Joan Pinkerton, M.Ed.

Rebeccah Potavin, M.Ed.

Mindy Province, M.Ed.

Tammy Quist, M.Ed.

Mtetwa Ramdoo

Amy Secor, M.Ed.

Lorie Spadafora

Theresa Staley, M.Ed.

Stephanie Green, Ed.S.

Diane Stultz, M.Ed.

Bindu Sunil, Ed.S.

Deborah Terry, M.Ed.

Eva Tucker-Nevels, EdD

Jennifer Ward

Tracey Waters

Molly Watson, PhD

Jennifer Watson