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IMPLEMENTATION TEAM

The Implementation Team is the "think tank" and problem-solving group of the Milwaukee Partnership Academy (MPA). It develops, reviews and modifies strategies for implementation of the MPA mission and goals, and it coordinates and aligns the efforts of the work groups. The Implementation Team is chaired by the Executive Director of the MPA and is comprised of appointed members from Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS), the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC), private colleges/universities, the Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association (MTEA), parents and community groups as well as all work group co-chairs. Other work group members and individuals may be invited to participate as needed.

Implementation Team Members:

MPS Representatives

Ann Terrell, Director of Curriculum & Instruction
Deborah Lindsey, Director of Research & Evaluation

UWM Representatives
DeAnn Huinker, Director for Math & Science Education Research/Milwaukee

     Mathematics Partnership-NSF Grant Principal Investigator
Linda Post, Associate Professor - Department of Curriculum & Instruction

Alison Ford, Associate Professor - Exceptional Education

MATC Representatives
Gloria Pitchford-Nicholas, Dean of Pre-College Education
Louise Small-Hamilton, Coordinator of Pre-College Education

Private College/University Representatives
Patricia Ellis, Director of Milwaukee Summer Reading Project - Marquette University

MTEA Representatives
Amy Johnson, Board Secretary
Judy Gundry, Executive Board Member

Wanda Welch, Executive Board Member

Bama Brown-Grice, MTEA Member

Parent Representatives
Nobie Reed, Parent
Roxanne Starks, PTA President

Work Group Co-chairs Not Listed Above

Victoria Frazier, Staff Development Supervisor - MPS
Bernadette Halloran, Literacy Specialist - MPS
Tamara Johnson, Parent Involvement Coordinator - MPS

Kathy Munson, Director of Mentoring - YMCA

Lee Ann Pruske, Math Teaching Specialist - MPS