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 Clark
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.