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Center Director
Tessie Bailey
Tessie Rose Bailey, PhD, is the Director of the PROGRESS Center and advisor for the Center on Multi-Tiered System of ...
Center Coordinator
Cat Merkle
Cat Merkle, BA, is the initial contact for clients requesting services, coordinates proposal development, and manages ongoing technical assistance projects. ...
Website and Content Coordinator
Amy Peterson
Amy Peterson, MA, oversees the development and dissemination of all freely available professional learning activities and resources for the center, ...
Module Specialist
Katie McClintic
Katie McClintic, MEd, leads the design and development of eLearning modules for universal technical assistance projects at the PROGRESS Center. ...
Content Expert
Kaitlin Anderson
Kaitlin Anderson, PhD, supports program evaluation related to special education and multi-tiered systems of supports, including comprehensive program reviews. Her ...
Content Expert
Sarah Arden
Sarah Arden, PhD, has more than two decades of experience in the implementation of intensive intervention, development of high quality ...
Content Expert
Sarah Benz
Sarah Benz, PhD, is a leader in state special education systems change, specializing in improving outcomes for students with disabilities. ...
Content Expert
Alli Gilmour
Alli Gilmour, PhD, is a national expert in special education policy and the special education workforce. Her work centers on ...
Content Expert
Lindsey Hayes
Lindsey Hayes, PhD, is a national leader in special education personnel preparation. As co director of the CEEDAR Center, she ...
Content Expert
Lynn Holdheide
Lynn Holdheide, EdM, is a nationally recognized expert in systems change, supporting state and district leaders to align special and ...
Content Expert
Tammy Kolbe, PhD,
Tammy Kolbe, PhD, is an expert in education finance and economic evaluation, with a focus on special education and K–16 ...
Elena Rettiger Lincoln, JD, MSEd, is an expert in education law, policy, and administration, with a focus on IDEA general ...
Caitlyn Majeika, PhD, BCBA, is a leader in special education program reviews, with expertise in strengthening the design and implementation ...
Content Expert
Amber McCollum
Amber McCollum, EdS, is a national expert in special education finance and IDEA fiscal administration. She brings more than 23 ...
Content Expert
Donna Sacco
Donna Sacco, PhD, brings more than 20 years of experience at the national, state, and local levels in special education ...