FOR TEACHERS, BY TEACHERS 

More than 90% of NMSI’s full-time and part-time employees are current or former educators who have served their schools and communities from the classroom to the district office. 



Join Our Team

NMSI is dedicated to hiring and supporting outstanding and passionate staff to meet our mission. We are growing because education and community leaders see the transformative results our programs achieve in schools across the country
 



Bring NMSI to My School

Transform your school culture with the best teacher training and resources.
 
 

Leadership Team


Jeremy Anderson
Chief Executive Officer


Nichole Austion
Public Affairs


Paul Duchene
Chief Operating Officer


Tammy Knapp
Chief Financial Officer


Thomas Lawson
Business Development


Stacy Miles
President

Brenda Neuman-Sheldon
Program Research & Evalution


Michelle Stie
Program Design & Innovation


Lindsey Stringer
Technology & Business Operations

 


Ashleigh Thomas

Program Success

 

Staff Directors


 Muriel Fox Alim
Programmatic Partnerships


Taylor Alston
Coach Development



Andrew Dowhaniuk
 Talent Operations


Stephen Jehl
PreK-12 Program Design



Rayshaun Murray
Development



Kim Saleem
Programmatic Partnerships



Toni Schneider
Programmatic Partnerships
 

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Ajinder Singh
Applications Development & Business Analysis


 
Jen Stancil
Development


 
Ed Viega
Corporate & Government Relations


 

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
Senior Advisor and Director, SEA Change
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Dr. David E. Chavez
Scientist
Los Alamos National Library

Tom Finke
Chairman
Adara Acquisition Corporation

Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick
Presidental Scholar
Towson University

Bernard A. Harris, Jr., M.D.
​Business Development & Fundraising, NMSI
Retired NASA Astronaut
President and Founder, Harris Foundation

Talia Milgrom-Elcott
Founder, Executive Director
100Kin10

Reynold "Pete" Mooney
Board Chair, Project Hope
Retired Deloitte Principal

Ron Ottinger
Executive Director
STEM Next Opportunity Fund 

Raymond C. Pierce
President and CEO 
The Southern Education Foundation 

Mary Ann Rankin, Ph.D.
Professor
University of Maryland

Susan Sclafani
Vice President, Programs
Forum for World Education

Philip Sprick
VP, Human Resources
Service Corporation International

Lawrence Warder BS, MBA, CPA
Retired

Board of Advisors

Sharif El- Mekki 
CEO  
Center for Black Educator Development  

Dr. Bernard A Harris, Jr.
CEO and Managing Partner
Vesalius Ventures

John Herrington, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Herrington Aerospace Ltd. Co. 


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