Our Team

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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.

Interested in joining our team? Check out our Careers page.

Executive Team

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Bernard A. Harris, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

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Stacy Miles

Chief Operating Officer

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Tammy Knapp

Chief Financial Officer

Team Leaders

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Jackie Castma
Vice President
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Paul Duchene
Vice President
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Jonathan Durfield
Vice President
Growth

Shailesh Gattewar
Vice President
Technology


Diane Keane
Vice President
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Melissa Moritz
Vice President
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Michelle Stie
Vice President
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Nicole Beeman-Cadwallader
Senior Director
STEM Careers & Pathways


Juan Elizondo
Senior Director
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Chad Spurgeon
Senior Director
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Ed Veiga
Senior Director
Military Families Mission

Scott Webb 
Senior Director  
Information Technology
Megan Allegretti

Megan Allegretti
Director
School Partnerships & Program Management, NYC

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Taylor Alston
Director
Trainer Development & Quality

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LaFonda Cousin
Director
Talent Acquisition & Operations

Gina DelCorazon
Director
Data & Analytics


Karin Douglas
Director
Developement

Stephen Jehl
Director
K-12 Program Design

Sara Leikin
Director
Teaching & Learning Strategic Initiatives

Stephanie Mayen
Director
Fundraising & Operations

 
Vinnie Law McKinzie
Director
Project Management Office
 

Ashleigh Thomas
Director
Program Delivery & Operations
 
    

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


David Chavez, Ph.D.

Scientist
Los Alamos National Laboratory


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