Director, Research, Policy, and Practice
Ebru Erdem-Akçay, Ph.D. – eerdem@philasd.org
Senior Research Associates
Erin Cassar, Ph.D. – ecassar@philasd.org
Melissa Karakus, Ph.D. – mkarakus@philasd.org
Adrienne Reitano, Ph.D. – areitano@philasd.org
Theodore Wills, Ph.D. – twwills@philasd.org
Senior Statistician
Roland Reyes, M.S. – rreyes@philasd.org
Statistician
Molly Schlesinger, Ph.D. – mschlesinger@philasd.org
Research Specialists
Kelly Linker, M.S. – klinker@philasd.org
Elisabeth Fornaro, Ph.D. – efornaro@philasd.org
Strategic Analytics Associates
Katie Carter, M.F.A., M.S.Ed. – kacarter@philasd.org
Peter Hawes, M.P.P. – phawes@philasd.org
Mark Lewis, Ph.D. – mlewis2@philasd.org
Data Analysts
Kathryn Kirkman, M.S.W. – kkirkman@philasd.org
Giselle Saleet, M.S.Ed. – gsaleet@philasd.org
Sophia Weinstein – sweinstein@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.