Project Team

Behind The State of Teaching is a dedicated team of researchers, reporters, editors, visual journalists, designers, and the builders behind the digital experience—working together to bring this project to life. Meet the people who made it possible.

Project Leads

Laura Baker
Deputy Managing Editor, Creative
Sean Cavanagh
Managing Editor, Education Week
Holly Kurtz
Director
Sterling C. Lloyd
Assistant Director
Stephen Sawchuk
Assistant Managing Editor
Sarah D. Sparks
Assistant Editor
Sandra M. Stevenson
Managing Editor, Visual and Immersive Experiences
Christopher B. Swanson
Vice President, Development & External Communications
David A. Tashjian
Senior Director of Digital Experience & Engineering

Full Project Team

Olina Banerji
Staff Writer
Mike Bell
Director of Sales, Advertising & Marketing Solutions
Jaclyn Borowski
Director of Photography & Videography
Jessica Cuellar
Deputy Managing Editor for Digital
Kaylee Domzalski
Video Producer
Beth Frerking
Editor-in-Chief
Alex Harwin
Research Analyst
Elaina Hundley
Assistant Director of Subscription Growth and Audience Lifecycle Marketing
Mike Leonov
Senior Full Stack Web Developer, Digital Experience & Operations
Robyn Miller-Tarnoff
Assistant Director of Communications and Content Marketing
Jennifer Mosley
Vice President, Marketing
Ileana Najarro
Staff Writer
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens
Staff Writer
Maya Riser-Kositsky
Librarian and Data Specialist
Vanessa Solis
Associate Design Director
Gina Tomko
Art Director
Hyon-Young Kim
Senior Digital News Specialist