About

Executive Director:
Dr. Amy B. Colton
Center for Collaborative Inquiry

President:
Lauren Childs
Oakland Schools
lauren.childs@oakland.k12.mi.us

Past President: 
Cynthia Carver
Oakland University
carver2@oakland.edu

President Elect:
Fiona Hinds
AdvancED
fhinds@advanc-ed.org

Secretary:
Laska Creagh
Independent Consultant
laskacreagh@gmail.com

Treasurer:
Dave Swierpel
Carman Ainsworth Community Schools
dswierpe@carman.k12.mi.us

 

 

 

 

 

Kimberly Hempton
Holly Area Schools
kimberly.hempton@has-k12.org

Susan Wilson-Golab
Oakland ISD
susan.golab@oakland.k12.mi.us

Dean Spencer
Macomb ISD
dspencer@misd.net

Julie Powell
Lakeshore Public Schools
jpowell@lakeshoreps.org

Tesha Thomas
Macomb ISD
tthomas@misd.net

Catherine Meyer-Looze
Grand Valley State University
meyer.looze@gmail.com

Margie Sweeney-Fellinger
Forest Hills Public Schools
mfellinger@fhps.net

Wendy Burke
Eastern Michigan University
wendy.burke@emich.edu

Scott Dunsmore
Houghton Lake Community Schools
dunsmores@hlcsk12.net

Heather Nuckolls
K-12 Learning Coach
nuckoh01@wsdmi.org

Sara Trotter
Eton Academy
strotter@etonacademy.org

Ryan Horne
Howell
rhorne0076@gmail.com

 

 

 

What we do
Learning Forward Michigan advocates for quality research-based professional learning policies and practices to increase the capacity of those who work to improve results for all students. Programs, resources, advocacy, and expertise focus on Michigan education issues such as

• Professional Learning
• Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment
• Data-driven Decision Making
• Consultation Services
• Education Legislation
• State Board of Education Policies

Through our close cooperation with other organizations and a powerful network of professionals dedicated to providing the best education to Michigan’s students, Learning Forward Michigan brings the latest research, best practices, and timely information to our members.

• Bylaws (2011)