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People of ACE

Andrea Christensen, Ph.D.

Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Education, Schooling, and Society; Associate Teaching Professor, Institute for Educational Initiatives and Notre Dame's Department of Psychology

Brian Collier, Ph.D.

Education, Schooling, & Society (ESS); Faculty & Fellow, Institute for Educational Initiatives

Bridgette Groden

Senior Associate Director for Pastoral Formation & Administration, ACE Teaching Fellows

Chrissy Trinter, Ph.D.

Director, Catholic School Teacher Leadership; Associate Professor of the Practice, Alliance for Catholic Education

Collin Gortner

Associate Program Director, Program for Educational Access

Dan Bremer

Associate Program Director, Higher Powered Learning

Erika Irlbeck

Associate Director of Educator Licensing and Data Management, Office of Professional Standards

Ernest Morrell, Ph.D.

Coyle Professor of Literacy Education; Director, Notre Dame Center for Literacy Education

Gina Navoa Svarovsky, Ph.D.

Faculty Director, Center for Broader Impacts; Associate Professor of the Practice, Center for STEM Education; Senior Advisor to the Director, Institute for Educational Initiatives

Greg O'Donnell, Ed.D.

Director, ACE Principal Academy; Assistant Professor, Institute for Educational Initiatives

Joe DiSipio

Associate Director for Recruitment Operations, ACE Teaching Fellows

John Schoenig

Senior Director, Teacher Formation and Education Policy

Judy Madden

Associate Director, Student Support Specialist; Adjunct Faculty, Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program

Julie Dallavis, Ph.D.

Faculty - Institute of Educational Initiatives Program Evaluation and Research Team, Faculty - Education, Schooling, and Society Minor (ESS), Faculty Liaison - ND Program in Interdisciplinar

Kati Macaluso, Ph.D.

Academic Director, ACE M.Ed.; Faculty of Supervision and Instruction, ACE Teaching Fellows

Katy Walter Lichon, Ph.D.

Director, Catholic School Advantage; Director, English as a New Language; Assistant Teaching Professor, ACE Teaching Fellows

Lewis Poché

Associate Program Director, Higher-Powered Learning

Maria McKenna, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Director, Education, Schooling and Society; Faculty, ACE Teaching fellows

Mark Berends

Hackett Family Director, Institute for Educational Initiatives

Mark Johnson

Associate Clinical Professor, ACE Teaching Fellows

Mark Witte

Video Producer, Institute for Educational Initiatives

Martha Kempf

Sr. Administrative Assistant, ACE Teaching Fellows

Michael Szopiak

Associate Program Director, Center for STEM Education; Program Director, International Education Research Initiative

Mike Comuniello

Senior Associate Director for Recruitment, ACE Teaching Fellows

Monica Kowalski, Ph.D.

Associate Director, Program Evaluation and Research; Associate Teaching Professor, ACE Teaching Fellows

Sarah Witt

Associate Program Director, ACE Teaching Fellows

Sean James

Associate Program Director, ACE Teaching Fellows

Taylor Kelly

Interim Director, ACE Advocates; Program Director, Frassati Internship

Ted Caron, Ph.D.

Coordinator of Supervision; Faculty of Supervision and Instruction, ACE Teaching Fellows

Tyus Welter

Associate Program Director, Communications & Marketing

Will Newkirk

Director, American Indian Catholic Schools Network

Yvonne Chavez

PATH Graduate Support Program Coordinator, Middle School