Department Staff

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Ben Allen

  • Executive Director
  • Ed.D - University of Virginia
SHERICA JONES - LEWIS HEADSHOT

Sherica Jones - Lewis

  • Director of Community Research
  • Ed.D - Liberty University
  • Director of Equitable Analysis
  • Ph.D - UW-Madison
CAITLIN RIOPEL HEADSHOT

Caitlin Riopel

  • Director of Operations
  • MLA - St. John's College
SARAH MEDLEY HEADSHOT

Sarah Medley

  • Grant Writer/ Advancement Officer
  • Ph.D - University of California Santa Barbara
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Traci Brooks

  • Starr Hill Pathways Program Manager
  • B.S. - SUNY Buffalo
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Lauren Price

  • Starr Hill Pathways Program Manager
  • B.A. - University of Virginia
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Karla Reyes

  • Starr Hill Pathways Family Coordinator

Sydney Shuler

  • Communications Specialist
  • B.A. - Hampton University

Demetrious Trā Nicholson

  • Starr Hill Pathways Program Manager
  • M.Ed - University of Virginia

DeVon Christopher Wade

  • Community Partnerships Program Manager
  • M.Ed - Linwood University
ZAKIAH PIERRE HEADSHOT

Zakiah Pierre

  • Starr Hill Pathways Community Partnerships Coordinator
  • Ph.D. - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Larry Lee Rowley

  • Director of Strategic Initiatives
  • Ph.D. - University of Virginia
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Lucy Montalvo

  • Director of Starr Hill Pathways
  • Ed.D. - University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Nina Schoonover

  • Data Scientist for Educational Equity
  • Ph.D - North Carolina State University
JESS HARRIS HEADSHOT

Jess Harris

  • Community Research Program Manager
  • M.S.- University of Virginia

Beth Mitchell

  • Data Scientist for Equitable Analysis
  • Ph.D. - University of Virginia

Deric Childress Jr.

  • Operations Program Manager
  • B.A.- University of Virginia
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Asha Muralidharan

  • Education Equity Data Scientist
  • M.P.P. - Georgetown University