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Meet the R&D Teams working to transform assessment for Black and Latinx learners.

Program Team

Darnell Cadette

Director of Operations and Innovation

David Tu

Associate Director of Engineering

Ira Rigaud

Associate Director of Implementation

Jen Baird

Senior Manager of Implementation

Lauren D. Kendall Brooks

Research Scientist

Leslie Nabors Oláh

Scientific Director for Assessment for Good

Lisa Chir

Senior Program Manager

Marian Dingle

Community Engagement Manager

Ramya Gopal

Director of Strategy

Stephanie Sessarego

Senior Data Manager

Temple Lovelace

Executive Director (Assessment for Good)

Council of Advisors

AFG’s Council of Advisors consists of leaders across the nation who are educators, founders, caregivers, activists, students, developers, and researchers who share the program’s belief in Advanced Inclusive R&D. The Council continues to influence AFG’s research strategy, prototype development, and overall program outcomes.

Akil Bello is an educator, entrepreneur, and advocate who has worked in admissions testing and educational access for almost three decades.

Altagracia Delgado is an executive director of multilingual services in a school district in Texas.

Aneesha Badrinarayan is a neuroscientist and an expert in the design and implementation of K-12 formative assessment systems.

Antoinette Carroll is an equity design coach and the founder of a laboratory and a design and diversity conference.

Armando Banuelos is a course developer, part time instructor and software engineer.

Carla Evans is a senior researcher whose research involves the impacts and implementation of assessment and accountability policies on teaching and learning.

Charisma Dixon has been a teacher in exceptional education for over 20 years, with a background in mental health counseling.

Darien Headen is a school administrator pursuing his doctorate in education.

Eric Miley is an information and data security expert and consultant with extensive expertise in data science.

Jacqueline Patterson is a lifelong educator of over twenty years intimately attuned to learners with special needs.

Jomar is a high school student in Massachusetts.

Jilliam Joe is an experienced psychometrician and program evaluator specializing in the design of measures and evaluation approaches.

Lauren Dill is an education leader in education technology with a background in district leadership.

Lesley-Ann Noel is a researcher, design thinker and product designer.

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