Our Team

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Louise joined iCivics as its Chief Executive Officer in July 2014. Louise discovered the power of education in the early 1990’s as a co-founder of CASES, a New York alternative-to-…

Sue joined iCivics as Chief Operating and Financial Officer in 2015. Sue specializes in helping entrepreneurial, early stage organizations successfully grow. She has more than 20 years…

Dr. Emma Humphries joined iCivics as Chief Education Officer in February 2016. Emma began her career in education as a classroom teacher in north Florida where she taught all levels of…

Luess joined iCivics in January 2023 as the Chief Product Officer. In this role, Luess leads the product strategy and editorial development for the iCivics portfolio. Luess excels at…

Mya Baker joined iCivics in 2024 as the Chief Learning Services Officer. Prior to coming to iCivics, Mya led TNTP’s consulting work across 14 states, with a focus on helping educators,…

After graduating with a Political Science degree from Trinity Washington University and four years of national leadership for a variety of causes and campaigns in Washington, DC, Molly…

Tom is a third generation computer scientist who started programming at the age of 12. In his final semester at Hamline University, Tom dropped his resume off at a company called MECC and…

Shawn Healy, PhD, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, leads iCivics’ state and federal policy and advocacy work through the CivXNow Coalition and oversees civic education campaigns in…

Carrie oversees the conceptualization and development of iCivics’ educational resources, with a particular concern for teacher usability. She is responsible for maintaining a consistent…

Taylor is the Director of Curriculum and Content at iCivics. Having joined iCivics in 2017, Taylor has worked to grow and develop iCivics’ curricular resources. With a keen interest in…

Christina joined the iCivics team in June of 2021 and serves as Director of Implementation. Prior to this position, Christina served as Program Manager for Blueprint Initiatives at…

Ryan joined the iCivics team as the Director of Professional Learning in December of 2023. In his decade in the classroom he taught AP Government, AP World History, AP United States…

Sarah DeWitt joined iCivics in June 2021 and serves as the Associate Director, Curriculum. She spent the first decade of her education career in classrooms, beginning as an elementary…

Lora joins iCivics as the Senior Curriculum Developer after 16 years teaching U.S. History and U.S. Government courses at the two-year college and high school levels. Being an advocate for…

Amanda Setters joined iCivics in 2022 as a Curriculum Associate. She developed her passion for civics early in life and has been teaching and advocating for civics education since the…

Kristen Chapron joined iCivics in 2017 as the ELL Project Lead, convening ELL pedagogy and practitioner experts to discuss ways to make civics content, concepts, and academic language…

Peter joins iCivics as a curriculum associate after 10 years as an educator in Chicago Public Schools. During that time he taught Social Studies and English Language Arts in Elementary and…

Christina currently serves iCivics as Associate Director of Education and Engagement. Her previous roles with the organization include Education Associate, Curriculum Associate, and Virtual…

Angela Clay is an accomplished educator and leader with over 7 years of experience in public schools and 10 years of military service. Angela has served on numerous panels and contributed…

Sarah Brewer joined iCivics in 2023 as a Curriculum Associate. After ten years teaching middle school U.S. history, she coached teachers and wrote social studies curriculum in her role as a…

Summer Amro joined iCivics in 2023 as an iCivics Curriculum Assistant. She has a powerful passion for supporting teachers through a high quality and practical inquiry-based curriculum.…

Dr. Anderson started his career as a teacher in alternative education. His classrooms have included group homes, drug rehabilitation centers, hospitals, community spaces, and traditional…

With more than a decade of experience working in the education field, Tanai brings an excitement and passion for her work as NDEP Special Grant Project Coordinator at iCivics. Tanai has…

Nikolais Garcia joined iCivics in 2021 as a Design Associate. He is passionate about creating visually compelling graphics to form relationships. He graduated from the University of Houston…

Natacha worked with the Boston Public Schools for the past 14 years beginning her journey as a third grade teacher at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School after she graduated from…

Dave Buchanan joins iCivics as the Director of Massachusetts Programs. After 18 years at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, most recently as the Assistant…

Tammy Waller joined iCivics as the Director of State Professional Programs in June 2022. Prior to that, Tammy served as the Director of K-12 Social Studies and World and Native Languages at…

Born in Miami, Florida, Michael has nearly three years of teaching experience in his hometown. Before becoming a teacher, he was a community organizer advocating for immigrant rights at a…

Lisa Boudreau joined iCivics in 2022 as the State Policy Director where her role is to primarily support state policy and advocacy work through the CivXNow Coalition and State Policy Task…

Ace Parsi serves as the Director of Coalition Engagement at iCivics. He first got exposed to iCivics through serving on the Steering Committee and the Implementation, Pedagogy, and Curation…

Patricia serves as the Director of Field Building Operations, managing work that elevates civic education and engagement as a national priority in order to protect and strengthen America’s…

Abbie Kaplan joined the iCivics policy team in the fall of 2021 working with the organization’s CivXNow Coalition, primarily focusing on executing federal policy and advocacy strategy.…

Aileen graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 2013 with a love for leveraging digital marketing to tell impactful stories and to drive meaningful actions. She…

Sian joined the iCivics team in 2022 as the Senior Product Marketing Manager. She is responsible for strategically executing marketing campaigns to grow awareness among educators of iCivics…

Sophie joined iCivics as the Content Marketing Manager in 2021, a role in which she assists with executing multi-channel marketing campaigns by creating content for social media, emails,…

Gabriel joined iCivics in August 2015. Gabriel oversees much of iCivics’ institutional fundraising, with a focus on foundation relationships. He serves as principal grant writer, and…

Matt joined iCivics as the Director of Technology in March, 2018. Matt has spent most of his career as a team leader developing educational technology. Some product highlights are: Term…

Chris joined iCivics in 2022 as a Full Stack Software Engineer. As a part of the web team, he is responsible for creation and maintenance of the web pages at iCivics. He brings a breadth of…

Libby Falck is a user researcher and designer of games, curriculum, digital tools, and interactive experiences. Libby works with our community and staff to maximize the usability of iCivics…

Michelle joined iCivics in 2022 as a UX-Visual Design Associate. She is responsible for improving the user experience and visual design of digital tools and platforms at iCivics. Before…

Emily joined iCivics in February 2022 as the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. In this role she provides critical support to the office of the executive director,…

David joined iCivics in January 2023 as the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. In this role, he provides critical support to the office of the executive officer, including…

Merjema Purak joined iCivics as Chief of Staff in August 2023, a role in which she supports the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors as a strategic and thought partner. Prior to…

Jon joined the iCivics team as a Curriculum Implementation Specialist in July 2023. Prior to this position, Jon served as Director of Innovation at the National Youth Leadership Council…

Emeka joined the iCivics team as a Curriculum Associate in June 2023 after spending more than two decades in education. She has served as a teacher, a standards and curriculum writer,…

Kiara Day joined iCivics in September 2023 as a Curriculum Associate. She is excited about helping students embrace an inquiry-based approach to social studies and believes that a strong…

Elizabeth joined iCivics in September of 2023 as a Curriculum Associate, bringing her passion for inquiry based learning and civic education to the organization. Elizabeth graduated from…

Vanessa joined iCivics as the Team Operations Lead in September 2023. In this role, she is responsible for collaborating with key stakeholders to monitor district partnerships, support EAD…

Andrea joined iCivics in December of 2023 to support the CivXNow coalition and its state and federal policy initiatives. Her passion for civic education sprouted in a course during her…

Jen oversees major projects at iCivics and is responsible for enterprise-wide systems and tools. Jen has a breadth of expertise in project management and operations. Her career in…

María Wagoner joined iCivics in 2024 as an Instructional Designer. She comes to the role with a decade of experience in education. María began her career in the classroom, teaching middle…

Kevin Miklasz has worked in and around the fields of data science, education, and game design throughout his career, and is a passionate advocate of high quality learning and assessment…