Shannon Lasserre-Cortez, Ph.D., manages evaluation projects for the RMC Tampa office and provides technical support, research, and evaluation services to a variety of education programs. Dr. Lasserre-Cortez serves as lead evaluator for the Region 7 Comprehensive Center (R7CC) and director of the Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Southeast RMC subcontract. She also leads research and evaluation for projects like the Yerington […]
RMC Staff
Kimilee Norman-Goins
Kimilee Norman-Goins, Publishing and Communications Director, provides technical writing assistance in areas such as editing, digital content creation, social media management, and graphic design. At RMC, Kimilee directs quality assurance procedures and ensures that deliverables are error-free and highly shareable. She provides technical writing assistance for the Region 7 Comprehensive Center’s website and social media platforms and works to engage […]
Ruth Gumm
Ruth Gumm is a research associate at RMC Research Corporation and serves on the literacy team at the Region 7 Comprehensive Center to assist Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi with evidence-based literacy implementation. She is project lead for the Florida Grades PK–3 literacy plan and supports the Florida Standards Implementation and School Leadership Team projects. For 16 years prior to working […]
Patricia Cox
Patricia Cox is a research associate with RMC Research Corporation and works with the Region 7 Comprehensive Center. She serves as the state liaison for Alabama. Her work in Alabama includes managing the Improving Student Excellence in Math project and the Alabama Grades PK–3 Literacy project. These two projects focus primarily on the creation of an Alabama coach framework. Ms. […]
Kimberli McWhirter
Kimberli McWhirter is a member of the Region 7 Comprehensive Center staff where she leads the Mississippi Grades 4–8 literacy project, providing support for sustainable innovations in evidence-based literacy instruction. She is also a member of the Florida Grades PK–3 literacy project and the Alabama Grades PK–3 literacy project, working collaboratively with project team members supporting evidence-based literacy instruction, interventions […]