Jack Schwarz is a project lead for the Region 7 Comprehensive Center and Co-Deputy Director. He assists the state of Florida in supporting school leadership teams to improve instruction for struggling students. Mr. Schwarz is a research associate at RMC Research and brings more than 13 years of experience working to help states and districts meet the needs of underperforming […]
Leadership
Robin G. Jarvis
Robin G. Jarvis, Ph.D., serves as Director of the Region 7 Comprehensive Center and leads the Implementation of Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards project. She is the director of the RMC Research Corporation Tampa office, with more than 10 years of experience providing professional development, training, and technical assistance to state departments of education in the United States, territories, and freely associated […]
Heidi T. Goertzen
Heidi Goertzen, Ph.D., is a research associate and Deputy Director at RMC Research Corporation’s Tampa Office. Dr. Goertzen focuses her work on providing evaluation, professional learning, and technical assistance at state, district, and school levels. In her role at RMC, Dr. Goertzen serves as the Region 7 Comprehensive Center Deputy Director where she supports state leaders in the region with […]
Everett William Barnes Jr.
Everett William Barnes Jr., Ph.D., is the principal investigator at the Region 7 Comprehensive Center. He began his career in education in 1965 as a high school history and civics teacher in rural New Hampshire. Dr. Barnes was a school administrator for several years before becoming the director of statewide testing at the University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) Bureau of […]