Our Team
We are a group of people who are passionate about transforming U.S. public education so that students are welcome, valued, and have a sense of belonging in their community’s schools, and that they are well supported to achieve in age-appropriate general education classrooms. We work at the University of Kansas Lifespan Institute.

Allyson Satter
Program Director

Amy Jablonski
Leadership Development and Research Project Director

Amy McCart
Co-Director and Research Professor

Andre Mitchell
Leadership Development and Research Project Director

Andrea Mayfield
Leadership Development and Research Project Director

Angie Caster
Assistant Director of Alignment, Implementation and Measurement

Brittany Hall
Technical Assistance Research Coordinator

Dawn Miller
Associate Director of Partner Engagement and Systems Design

Eun Jee Lee
Research Project Coordinator

Hannah Adams
Graduate Research Assistant

Hollie Pettersson
Leadership Development and Research Project Director

Jennifer Counts
Leadership Development and Research Project Director

Jennifer Harrison
Graphic Designer

Jenny Hays
Program and Business Operations Strategist

Jeong Hoon Choi
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation

Jessica Black-Magnussen
Business Director

Kari Woods
Associate Director, Center Operations

Karmen Mills
Assistant Director of Internal Capacity Development

Maura Hart
Assistant Director for Capacity Development

Melanie Good
Program Operations Manager

Melinda Mitchiner
Associate Director of Partnership Development and Business Operations

Michelle Dunn
Leadership Development & Research Project Director

Monica Dixon
Assistant Director of Content Development and Learning Systems

Nikki Perry
Communications Manager

Noemi Villegas
Leadership Development & Research Project Director

Seung Ho Yang
Assistant Researcher

Sheila Wells-Moreaux
Assistant Director of Project Operations

Tova Davis
SWIFT Partner, Chief Executive Officer- Northstar Educational Consulting Group

Wade Kelly
Assistant Director of Content Development
How SWIFT Works

SWIFT uses evidence-based practices to transform whole educational systems so that all students have the supports and sense of belonging they need to thrive.