Director of Federal Policy and Director, Washington, DC Office
Jessica Cardichon is the Director of LPI’s Washington, DC office and also plays a leadership role in developing federal legislative and regulatory strategy. Read more >
Desiree Carver-Thomas is a member of LPI’s Educator Quality Team. She is the author of Diversifying the Teaching Profession: How to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color and lead author of Addressing California’s Growing Teacher Shortage: 2017 Update.Read more >
Erin Chase is the Publications Manager. In this role, she manages all stages of LPI’s publications process. Chase brings 25 years of experience in academic publishing, editing, and project management. Read more >
Peter W. Cookson, Jr. co-leads LPI’s Equitable Resources and Access team and provides leadership for several equity initiatives. In addition to teaching sociology at Georgetown University, he co-leads the American Voices Project, a joint research project of Stanford University, Princeton University, and the American Institutes for Research. Read more >
Shani de Ruiter is the Office Administrator for the Palo Alto, CA office. She is also in charge of event planning for LPI's California events. Read more >
Jennifer DePaoli is a member of LPI’s Policy team and co-leads the Deeper Learning team where she focuses on social and emotional learning, performance assessment, and putting the whole child at the center of policy and practice. Read more >
Lisa Flook is a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning team where she is working to translate research on children's learning and development to inform practice and policy. Flook has conducted research in educational settings for over 15 years. Read more >
