We’re proud to work with a fantastic group of people with various interests, backgrounds, and experiences, including several Board-certified teachers and other education professionals. While our office is based in Arlington, we work nationwide with partners, networks, and stakeholders to elevate accomplished teaching at the national, state, and district levels.
Senior Leadership Team
Peggy Brookins, NBCT
President & Chief Executive Officer
Joe Doctor
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa Clarke, NBCT
Vice President, Experience & Activation
Tamara Dudley
Vice President, Advocacy & Communications
Kristin Hamilton, NBCT
Vice President, Standards & Assessment
Alissa Harrison
Vice President, Innovative Solutions Hub
CEO, Operations, Development, & DEI Team
Peggy Brookins, NBCT
President & Chief Executive Officer
Joe Doctor
Chief Operating Officer
Alisha Ghosh
Director, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
Marc D’Anjou
Special Assistant to the President & CEO and Corporate Secretary
Advocacy & Communications Team
Tamara Dudley
Vice President, Advocacy & Communications
Michelle Accardi, NBCT
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
Stacey Hicks, NBCT
Senior Director, State Engagement
Sarah Pinsky
Senior Director, Policy
Tamara Poulson
Director, Communications & Marketing
Zachary Curtis
Senior Manager, Policy
Dr. Daphne Harris-Brown
Senior Manager, State Partnerships
John Dudley, NBCT
Senior Manager, District Engagement
Thea Williams-Black
Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships
Edward Santiago
Senior Associate, Digital Communications
Dr. Andra Smith
Senior Associate, Advocacy & Communications
Lauren Amador
Associate, Strategic Partnerships
Shelby Beck
Associate, Communications & Marketing
Experience & Activation Team
Lisa Clarke, NBCT
Vice President, Experience & Activation
Laura Benedetto
Director, Engagement & Mobilization
Dr. Chawanna Chambers, NBCT
Director, Culturally Sustaining Candidate Support Network
Jacquelyn Fabian, NBCT
Director, Candidate Experience
April Jones
Director, Candidate Support Community
Cheryl Corpus
Director, Candidate Support, Programs, & Practices
Danielle Brown, NBCT
Senior Manager, Candidate Experience
Jéri Ogden
Senior Manager, Networking, Learning, & Engagement
Janet Haber
Manager, Engagement & Mobilization
Joy Medley
Manager, Engagement & Mobilization
Claire Brown
Senior Associate, Grant & Project Management
Miranda Frederick
Senior Associate, Networking, Learning, & Engagement
Jennifer Keller
Senior Associate, Experience & Activation
Finance, People, & Administration
Jeff Derrick
Senior Director, Finance
Evangeline Stewart
Senior Manager, People & Administration
Milad Nazar
Manager, Accounting
Michele Blasey
Controller
Daniel Izzo
Senior Associate, Finance, People, & Administration
Innovation Solutions Hub
Alissa Harrison
Vice President, Innovative Solutions Hub
Marcia Foster
Senior Director, Products & Services
Alexander Lord
Director, Salesforce
Melissa Mays
Director, Projector Management
Caitlin Wilson
Senior Manager, Products & Services
James Derousselle
Manager, Salesforce & Integrations
Hailu Minassie
Manager, Data
Ben McKinney
Senior Associate, ATLAS
Ashley Brown
Senior Associate, Innovative Solutions Hub
Standards & Assessment Team
Kristin Hamilton, NBCT
Vice President, Standards & Assessment
Carol Ezzelle
Senior Director, Psychometrics
Andrea Hajek, NBCT
Director, Assessment Operations
Susan Lopez Bailey
Director, Standards
Dana Nurse
Director, Inclusive Assessment Development
Dianna Minor, NBCT
Senior Manager, Standards
Melissa Villareal
Senior Manager, Assessment
Arlen Hancock
Senior Associate, Standards & Assessment