Meet Our Team · The Hunt Institute

Our Team

Javaid E. Siddiqi, Ph.D. | President & CEO

Michele Lockwood Jordan | Vice President

Veronica Butcher | Director of Programs

Dr. Ashlee Louise Canty | Director of Equity Initiatives

Casta Childress | Director of Instructional Design and Strategy

Daniela Doyle | Director of Strategic Initiatives

Joanie Lawson | Director of Legislative Engagement

Cierra Ojijo | Deputy Director of Finance

Seth Stephens | Director of Marketing & Communication

Erica Vevurka | Director of K-12

Dan Wuori, Ph.D. | Senior Director of Early Learning

Jessica Au | Policy Analyst

Kristin Baddour | Senior Policy Analyst

Lucy Berrier | Policy Analyst

Abigail Brewer | Communications & Social Media Coordinator

Juan-Pablo Camacho | Research Assistant

Milagro Chavez-Cisneros | Associate Policy Analyst

Emily Chavis | Research Analyst

Guy Cheatham | Research Analyst

Allison Goff Clark | Deputy Director of North Carolina Programs

Julia Cunningham | Deputy Director of State Engagement

J.W. Decker, Ph.D. | Senior Policy Analyst

Amanda C. Eastern, Ph.D. | Policy Analyst

Phytina Gonzalez | Accounting & Payroll Specialist

Becca Hanlin | Associate Policy Analyst

Julia Ahrns Hoffman | Associate Policy Analyst

Dylan Jacovo | Associate Policy Analyst

Jon-Taidje Joyner | Graphic Designer

Julia Kardos | Program Assistant

Cheryl Krohn, Ph.D. | Deputy Director of K-12

Cherrelle Lawrence | Internship and Belk Impact Fellows Program Manager

Amy Mattingly, Ph.D. | Literacy Specialist

Heidi McCann, Ph.D. | Deputy Director of Operations

Karen McKnight | Deputy Director for Early Learning Programs

Eileen Miller | Program and Events Assistant

LaDana Reid | Grants Manager

Maria Spinetti | Research Analyst

Julia Whitfield | Associate Policy Analyst

Lauren Zbyszinski, Ph.D., LLM | Deputy Director for Early Learning Policy

Annie Sheeder | Early Childhood Policy Intern

Anupama Joy | Policy & Research Intern (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Selena Magazzi | Early Childhood Policy Intern (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)

Anna Fleming | Early Childhood Policy Intern (Duke University)

Joanne Kim | Belk Impact Fellow

Amber Igodan | Belk Impact Fellow

Jamison Lowery | Belk Impact Fellow

Mike Hafner | Senior Advisor

Sarah Komisarow | Duke Research Fellow

Jennie O’Holleran | Senior Advisor, Virginia

Rachel Schumacher | Senior Advisor, Early Childhood

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