Team & Partners
Meet the Reading Reimagined Team
Program Team
Advisory Council
Reading Reimagined’s Advisory Council consists of national leaders representing practitioners, researchers, and product experts who share the program’s belief that every student is capable of being a great reader when given access to adequate resources and instruction. The Advisory Council helps build and hold the standard for evidence-based innovation projects and influence Reading Reimagined’s processes, goals, investment decisions, and overall outcomes during the program’s lifecycle.
Kwasi Asare, Director of Channel Marketing, DigitalOcean
Janice Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, HOPE Chicago, former Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools
Ginny Lee, Former President and COO, Khan Academy
Sue Pimentel, Founding Partner, StandardsWork and Student Achievement Partners
Shalinee Sharma, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Zearn Math
Robert Sheffield, President, Consortium on Reaching Excellence in Education
Dr. Julie Washington, Professor of Language and Literacy, University of California, Irvine
Joanne Weiss, President, Weiss Associates, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Education
Educator Advisors
Patricia Carlos, 4th Grade National Board Certified Teacher, Hawthorne School District, CA
Diana Cook, Assistant Principal, Burks Elementary School, Putnam County Schools, TN
Dr. Dolores Cormier-Zenon, NBCT, Founder, Wise Owl Scholar Academy, LA
Emily Eaton, Director of Federal Programs, Curriculum, and Assessment, North Tippah School District, MS
Dr. Lashenna Gaines, Coordinator Study Support, Union County Public Schools, NC
Claudine James, 8th grade ELA teacher and Social Media Educational Content Creator, AR
Bill Jarrett, EL teacher grades 3-5, McNair Elementary, Guilford County, NC
Hjamil A. Martínez-Vázquez, Dual Language Instructional Support Specialist, Crowley Independent School District, TX
Dani Morrison-White, Independent Indigenous Education and Curriculum Specialist (Indigenous Framework PBIS, SEL, MTSS), Bozeman, MT
Kristen Rhodes Beland, 3rd Grade Educator, Hamilton Elementary and Teach Plus Senior National Board Advisor, RI
Elaine Shobert, Literacy Coach, Rock Rest Elementary School, Monroe, NC
Talitha Simeona-Stewart, Mentor Teacher, Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD