Directors, Research, Policy, and Practice
Ebru Erdem, Ph.D. – eerdem@philasd.org
Theodore Wills, Ph.D. – twwills@philasd.org
Senior Research Associates
Melissa Karakus, Ph.D. – mkarakus@philasd.org
Erin McCrossan, Ph.D. – ecassar@philasd.org
Adrienne Reitano, Ph.D. – areitano@philasd.org
Molly Schlesinger, Ph.D. – mschlesinger@philasd.org
Policy Research Analyst
Helena Pylvainen, M.P.P. – hpylvainen@philasd.org
Senior Statistician
Roland Reyes, M.S. – rreyes@philasd.org
Statistician
Michael Frisone, M.S. – mdfrisone@philasd.org
Research Specialists
Elisabeth Fornaro, Ph.D. – efornaro@philasd.org
Kelly Linker, M.S. – klinker@philasd.org
Strategic Analytics Associates
Peter Hawes, M.P.P. – phawes@philasd.org
Chester Holland, M.P.A. – cholland@philasd.org
Data Analyst
Sophia Weinstein – sweinstein@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.