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Our Team

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Transforming education is what 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. The NMSI executive team provides strategic leadership as the organization addresses today’s education challenges to create the workforce of the 21st century.

In addition, hundreds of expert teacher consultants help lead NMSI’s nationally acclaimed teacher and student training sessions at schools across the country.

Executive Team

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Matthew Randazzo

Chief Executive Officer

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Gregg Fleisher

President

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Tracy Epp, Ed.D.

EVP and Chief Operating Officer

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Rick Doucette

Chief Information Officer

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Tammy Knapp

Chief Financial Officer

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Stacy Miles

Chief Human Capital and Program Officer

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Richard S. Brown

CHIEF RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Team Leaders

Marcus Lingenfelter
Senior Vice President
Advancement		 Ronda Brandon
Vice President
Teacher Development & Strategy		 Debbee Reynolds Johnson
Vice President
State & District Partnerships		 Mort Orlov
Vice President
Northeast Programs

Michelle Stie
Vice President
Content
Nicole Beeman-Cadwallader
Senior Director
Curriculum & Design
Paul Duchene
Senior Director
Human Capital Management
Melissa Moritz
Senior Director
Teacher & Student Engagement
Jackie Castma
Director
School Partnership & Program Management		 LaFonda Cousin
Director
Program Delivery & Operations		 David DeHerrera
Director
Enterprise Infrastructure		 Juan Elizondo
Director
Communications

Brian Graves
Director
Science Content
Charla Holzbog
Director
Math Content
Aubrey Ludwig
Director
English Content
Deborah Moore 
Director
Fine Arts

Barbara Plonski
Director
Northeast Programs
Scott Webb 
Director  
Applications 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.

 

Kenneth P. Cohen

Chairman
Retired Vice President, Public and Government Affairs
ExxonMobil Corporation


Bruce Alberts, Ph.D.

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


Tom Arseneault

Chief Operating Officer
BAE Systems, Inc.


Norman Augustine

Retired Chairman and CEO
Lockheed Martin Corporation


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


Shirley Malcom, Ph.D.

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


Mary Ann Rankin, Ph.D.

Senior Vice President and Provost
University of Maryland, College Park


P. Roy Vagelos, M.D.

Retired Chairman and CEO
Merck & Co., Inc.


Lawrence Warder

Retired Global Director of Operations
Deloitte Consulting