Our Team

Transforming education drives everything we do at NMSI. Many of our staff began their careers in the classroom, while others have backgrounds in education policy, technology, business and consulting. We believe that all students deserve access to advanced education, high expectations and the resources and support needed to reach their full potentials.

Executive Team

Bernard A. Harris, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

Stacy Miles

Chief Operating Officer

Tammy Knapp

Chief Financial Officer

Team Leaders

Jackie Castma Vice President Program Management Delivery & Operations	Paul Duchene Vice President Human Capital & Organization Development	Jonathan Durfield Vice President Growth	Diane Keane Vice President Finance
Melissa Moritz Vice President Strategic Initiatives	Michelle Stie Vice President Teaching & Learning	Nicole Beeman-Cadwallader Senior Director Program Design	Ronda Brandon Senior Director Teacher Development & Strategy
Juan Elizondo Senior Director Communications	Chad Spurgeon Senior Director School Partnerships & Program Management	Ed Veiga Senior Director Military Families Mission	Scott Webb Senior Director Information Technology
Megan Allegretti Director School Partnerships & Program Management, NYC	Taylor Alston Director Trainer Development & Quality	LaFonda Cousin Director Talent Acquisition & Operations	Gina DelCorazon Director Data & Analytics
Sara Leikin Director Teaching & Learning Strategic Initiatives	Vinnie Law McKinzie Director Project Management Office	Ashleigh Thomas Director Program Delivery & Operations	Renee White Director Development

Board of Directors

Our board of directors, comprising national leaders in business, education and science, play a critical role in shaping NMSI’s strategic plans and ensuring that we’re positioned to meet our ambitious goals.

Shirley Malcom, Ph.D.

Chairwoman
Director, Education and Human Resources Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Bruce Alberts, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics
University of California, San Francisco

Tom Arseneault

Chief Operating Officer
BAE Systems, Inc.

Kenneth Cohen

Retired VP Public and Government Affairs

ExxonMobil Corp.

Nancy S. Grasmick, Ph.D.

Retired Maryland State Superintendent of Education

Bernard A. Harris, Jr., M.D.

Retired NASA Astronaut
President and Founder, Harris Foundation

Jamison Monroe

Chairman, CEO

Monroe Vos Consulting Group

Ron Ottinger

Executive Director

STEM Next Opportunities

Mary Ann Rankin, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President and Provost
University of Maryland, College Park

Susan Sclafani

Director of State Services
National Center on Education and the Economy

Lawrence Warder

Retired Global Director of Operations
Deloitte Consulting

Board of advisors

Bob Dethlefs

CEO
Evanta, a Gartner Company

Talia Milgrom-Elcott

Cofounder, Executive Director
100Kin10

Reynold "Pete" Mooney

Board Chair

Project Hope

Philip Sprick

VP, Human Resources

Service Corporation International