Sheridan Staff
The Sheridan Center’s staff represents a wide range of disciplines and areas of work, all connected by a focus on teaching and learning. Our team is composed of six hubs: Assessment and Transformational Programs, Digital Learning & Design, Online Programs, Operations, STEM, and Writing and English Language Support. Please email sheridan_center@brown.edu and we can get your question to the right person!
Senior Leadership Team
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Nick Monk
Executive Director -
James (Jim) Foley
Director, Digital Learning & Design -
Matthew Goode
Director, Operations and the Brown Learning Collaborative; Lecturer, Education -
Eric Kaldor
Director, Assessment and Transformational Programs -
Melissa Kane
Director, Online Program Development -
Stacey Lawrence
Director, STEM Initiatives -
Jenna Morton-Aiken
Senior Associate Director, Writing and English Language Support; Lecturer, Department of English -
Catherine Zabriskie
Senior Director, Digital Learning & Design
Assessment and Transformational Programs
The ATP Hub offers programs for students and faculty to grow as learners and teachers, and our team supports the assessment of learning across the university. Programs include the Bridge Scholars Program, Sheridan Teaching Seminar, Teaching Consultants Program, Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows, and the Equitable Learning Inquiry program.
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Eric Kaldor
Director, Assessment and Transformational Programs -
Frank Garcia-Ornelas
Associate Director, Bridge Scholars Program -
Sara Misgen
Associate Director, Teaching Development Programs and Curricular Assessment
Digital Learning & Design
The DLD Hub is an integrated team of learning designers, technologists and media producers that partners with instructors to create engaging digital learning experiences and foster innovative teaching.
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Catherine Zabriskie
Senior Director, Digital Learning & Design -
James (Jim) Foley
Director, Digital Learning & Design -
Andy Anello
Associate Director for Educational Media -
Timberley Barber
Associate Director, Learning Technologies -
Andrew Andraos
Assistant Director, Program Management -
Christine Baumgarthuber
Senior Learning Designer -
Gena Burke
Instructional Technologies Administrator -
John de Szendeffy
Senior Learning Designer -
Gregory Dillon
Learning Designer -
Kristi Kaeppel
Senior Learning Designer -
TJ Kalaitzidis
Assistant Director, Learning Systems Innovation -
Kris Nolte
Assistant Director, Digital Learning Experience -
Naomi Pariseault
Senior Learning Designer -
Nerina Penzhorn
Senior Educational Digital Media Producer -
Raisa Rodríguez Maldonado
Educational Media Producer, Editor -
Claire Streckenbach
Learning Technologist -
Jillian Turbitt
Learning Technologist, Medical Education -
Margaret Williamson
Learning Technologist for Accessibility
Online Programs
The Online Programs Hub is an integrated team of learning designers, learning technologists and media producers that partners with the School of Professional studies, academic leadership and faculty to develop courses for the fully-online graduate degree programs.
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Melissa Kane
Director, Online Program Development -
Carlin Corrigan
Associate Director, Online Educational Media -
Rachel Ryan
Associate Director, Online Learning Design -
Maggie Vecchione
Associate Director, Program Management -
Anna Barsan
Educational Media Producer, Videographer -
Danielle Bazinet
Learning Designer -
Marisa Lenardson
Educational Media Producer, Videographer -
Karalynn Myers
Learning Technologist -
Rob Schulbaum
Educational Media Producer, Editor -
Kay Shepard
Learning Designer -
Egle Slezas
Learning Designer -
Shelly Strunk
Educational Media Producer, Editor -
Xiaorui Sun
Learning Technologist -
Nina Villanova
Learning Designer
Operations
The Operations Hub internally supports Sheridan staff and programming for instructors and students, manages our marketing and communications, coordinates and maintains Sheridan equipment and spaces, and oversees budgets.
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Matthew Goode
Director, Operations and the Brown Learning Collaborative; Lecturer, Education -
Vania Figueiredo
Administrative Manager
STEM
The STEM Hub creates reflective, inclusive, and equity-minded teaching and learning experiences that foster the growth of our students and instructors.
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Stacey Lawrence
Director, STEM Initiatives -
Logan Gin
Assistant Director, STEM -
Janet Peters
Associate Director, Academic Tutoring; Assistant Dean, Curricular Support -
Christina Smith
Associate Director, Undergraduate STEM Development; Adjunct Lecturer, Engineering
Writing and English Language Support
The WELS Hub supports all levels of writing and communication across campus for learners and teachers of all backgrounds through multiple, inclusive pathways.
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Jenna Morton-Aiken
Senior Associate Director, Writing and English Language Support; Lecturer, Department of English -
Charles Carroll
Associate Director, Graduate Writing; Visiting Assistant Professor, History -
Anne Kerkian
Associate Director, English Language Support -
Shuyuan (Joy) Liu
Assistant Director, English Language Support