Directors, Research, Policy, and Practice
Ebru Erdem, Ph.D. – eerdem@philasd.org
Theodore Wills, Ph.D. – twwills@philasd.org
Senior Research Associates
Elisabeth Fornaro, Ph.D. – efornaro@philasd.org
Melissa Karakus, Ph.D. – mkarakus@philasd.org
Erin McCrossan, Ph.D. – ecassar@philasd.org
Motunrayo Olaniyan, Ph.D. – molaniyan@philasd.org
Policy Research Analysts
Sarah Arnold, M.P.A. – sarnold@philasd.org
Helena Pylvainen, M.P.P. – hpylvainen@philasd.org
Senior Statisticians
Michael Frisone, M.S. – mdfrisone@philasd.org
Roland Reyes, M.S. – rreyes@philasd.org
Strategic Analytics Associates
Josh Beauchamp, P.S.M. – jbeauchamp@philasd.org
Andrew Munn, M.A. – amunn@philasd.org
Sophia Weinstein – sweinstein@philasd.org
Data Analysts
Tuti Gomoka, BScEcon – tgomoka@philasd.org
Lou Klein, MPH – lklein@philasd.org
Lieren Tyira, M.A. – ltyira@philasd.org
Communications Officer
Jenny Hoedeman-Eiteljorg, M.Ed. – jhoedeman@philasd.org
Part-Time Staff
In addition to full-time staff, our office employs a variety of part-time staff, usually students, in partnership with local organizations and universities.
Please contact us with any questions.