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About the Great Lakes Center

The mission of the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice is to support and disseminate high quality research and reviews of research for the purpose of informing education policy and to develop research-based resources for use by those who advocate for education reform.

GLC Subscribers: The subscribing funders to the GLC include the National Education Association and the State Education Association Affiliates in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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Our Board

Board President

Peggy Wirtz-Olsen
President of Wisconsin Education Association

Board Vice President

Jennifer Smith-Margraf
President of Indiana State Teachers Association

Dan Holcomb
Secretary-Treasurer

Daniel Holub
Director of Research and Economic Services at the New Jersey Education Association

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Trustee

Erik Edoff
Executive Director, Michigan Education Association

Chandra Madafferi
Trustee

Chandra Madafferi
President of Michigan Education Association

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Brett Smith
Vice-President of Michigan Education Association

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Karl Goeke
President of Illinois Education Association

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Mike Shoudy
Executive Director of Illinois Education Association

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Trustee

Monica Byron
President of Education Minnesota

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Carrie Lucking
Executive Director of Education Minnesota

Bob Baxter
Trustee

Bob Baxter
Executive Director of Wisconsin Education Association Council

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Steve Beatty
President of New Jersey Education Association

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Nate William
Executive Director, Indiana State Teachers Association

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Jeff Wensing
President Ohio Education Association

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Airica Clay
Executive Director of Ohio Education Association

Jason Burns
Trustee

Jason Burns
NEA Midwest Director

Ron Duff Martin
Trustee

Ronald “Duff” Martin
Director of National Education Association Executive Committee

Stacy Pelika
Trustee

Stacey Pelika, Ph.D.
National Education Association

The Center Staff

Executive Director

Maddie Fennell

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Executive Assistant

Cheryl Cherry

Kyle Shumaker
Certified Internet Webmaster
Communications Consultant to The Center Staff

 Jen Hyman