Maria Longa, Ed.D., is the Director of the East Coast Technical Assistance Center (ECTAC). ECTAC provides technical assistance to Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) program administrators in member districts throughout Florida. She has 20 years of experience at both the state and district levels managing ESEA programs and leading school improvement efforts. Dr. Longa holds a doctorate in educational […]
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Tammy Dunn
Tammy Dunn serves as the vice president of academic affairs for A+ College Ready, an education nonprofit devoted to supporting Alabama secondary schools as they raise academic expectations for their students. Ms. Dunn has spent 30 years as a career educator. For 17 of those years, she was a high school science teacher. She was a recipient of the Presidential […]
Patrick Wnek
Patrick Wnek, Ed.D., is the executive director of the North East Florida Educational Consortium. The Consortium serves 13 rural school districts, the PK Yonge Developmental Research School at the University of Florida, and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. Dr. Wnek works closely with member districts on initiatives to support data analysis, curriculum and instruction, college and […]
Nicole Patton Terry
Nicole Patton Terry, Ph.D., is the Olive & Manuel Bordas professor of education in the School of Teacher Education, associate director of the Florida Center for Reading Research (FCRR), and deputy director of the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast at Florida State University. She currently serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Learning Disabilities and as a board member […]
Jenn Faber
Jenn Faber is the director of the Florida Grade Level Reading Campaign (FGLRC) at the Florida Children’s Council. She provides technical assistance to the members of the FGLRC ensuring access to resources needed to set outcomes for children, implement aligned activities, and demonstrate progress toward goals. Additionally, Ms. Faber helps facilitate connectivity among the campaign’s state Leadership Network and Business […]