Our Experts & Team
We Care.
Our mission is to support the thinkers and doers who give their all to advance excellence in education for our kids and our country.
Work with passionate professionals, who have walked in your shoes-as authorizers, board members, school leaders, teachers, and even lawmakers. From coaching to systems and tools, we have solutions for your real-life charter school operation needs. We support those who help students succeed.
Leadership Team
Jim Goenner, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Loves family and inspiring others to dream big and make impact the lives of our kids and our country.
Mary Bradley
Chief Operating Officer
Passionate about traveling, exploring other cultures and providing great educational options.
Naomi Rubin DeVeaux
Partner
Enjoys family, logic puzzles, all things academia and creating better ways to measure student success.
Mark Weinberg
Vice President for Leadership & Learning
Experienced world traveler, who is passionate about learning and providing great schools for kids.
Wendy Larvick
Director of Policy & Partnerships
Enjoys family, reading, learning and organizing complex projects.
Jill K. Urban
Chief of Staff
Enjoys supporting and nurturing people, teams, family, English bulldogs, and her gardens.
Jacklyn S. Mullikin
Vice President for Finance & Administration
Loves spending time with family, forecasting and crunching numbers.
Communications & Creative Team
Nikki Lynch
Digital Communications Manager
Loves time with family, all things pumpkin spice, creative projects and taking on new marketing challenges.
Christina Musinski
Creative Services Manager
Passionate about adventuring, kittens, simplifying the complex and creating clean, effective design.
Stephen Dillbeck
Multimedia Designer
Loves his kiddos, extreme biking, new tech, and using intriguing storytelling in video and design.
Jeff Sharon
Graphic Designer
Calmly enjoys avid skiing, complex thinking, new tech, and creating stunning imagery and design.
Finance & Administration Team
Shelly Veenstra
Finance Manager
Focused on raising her girls, baking and effectively working behind the scenes to help everyone around her succeed.
Justyne Swiercinsky
Program & Accounting Manger
Loves serving her community, Harley roadtrips and orchestrating projects and teams.
Katie Schenkhuizen
Administrative Coordinator
Loves hanging out with her nieces, traveling with friends and quarterbacking our team to get where they need to go.
Zac Driver
Support Technician
Enjoys coaching softball, being a family man and helping others problem-solve technology challenges.
Board Policies Team
Michelle Wilson
Board Services Coordinator
Enjoys being an avid soccer and football mom, being on top of every detail, all with a friendly greeting and smile.
Cassi Andries
Administrative Coordinator
Brave Veteran, mom, roller derby superstar, who loves her St. Bernards and helping our partners succeed.
Epicenter Team
Meghann Russell
Director of Partner Development
Enjoys traveling, family, and building valuable relationships with our partners.
Stephanie Mckean
Project Manager
Enjoys family, time with friends and ensuring Epicenter meets the needs of our partners.
Laura Goldswer
Support Specialist
Loves her boys, adventure, living life to its fullest, and helping people everyday.
Sylvia Silva
Support Specialist
Enjoys time with her mom, Hawaiian sunsets, all things education and developing relationships with our partners.
Casey Truelove
Business Analyst
Values family, friends, and faith, and enjoys helping people optimize their Epicenter experience.
Becky Nix
Support Specialist
Loves reading books, gardening, and increasing users' comfort level in using their sites.
Eireen Johnson
Support Specialist
Fond of her kids, flowers, cats, smooth processes, and getting every detail dialed in.
Jennier Mason
Support Specialist
Loves conversations, family, cute dogs, meeting new people, and supporting teams.
Mindy Britton
Support Specialist
Enjoys living on a lake, spending time with grandkids and being an Epicenter "super-user."
Associates & Consultants
Angelete Melhado, Ph.D.
Board Policies Associate
Fritz Esch
Board Policies Associate
Neil Hartman
Board Policies Associate
Patrick Kreger
Board Policies Associate
VaShaunta Harris
Academic Goals Consultant
Kim Wells
Academic Performance Specialist
Cindy Schumacher
Finance Consultant
Dustin Sommer
School Facilities Consultant
Brian Carpenter, Ph.D.
Board Consultant
