Roberta C. Furger manages LPI’s blog and leads the Institute’s emerging storytelling work to inform and advance policy, and its work with the Partnership for the Future of Learning. Read more >
Terry Godfrey serves as LPI’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Godfrey brings to LPI more than 25 years of experience in consulting, finance, human resources, and venture capital. Read more >
DeAnna Duncan Grand develops and stewards LPI’s relationships with philanthropic partners. She is also a member of LPI’s Deeper Learning and Policy teams. Read more >
Michael Griffith is a Senior Researcher and Policy Analyst at LPI. He is part of LPI’s Equitable Resources and Access team, where he focuses on school funding issues. Read more >
Laura E. Hernández is a Senior Researcher and co-leads LPI's Deeper Learning team. A former teacher in both traditional public and charter school settings in New York City and Los Angeles, her work now focuses on local, state, and federal education policies and their equitable and democratic impact on districts, schools, and communities. Read more >
Shawnice Hood is the Manager of Office Operations. She provides leadership across LPI on administrative, operational, and event planning activities. Read more >
Amber Hu is a Communications Associate. Previously, she served as a Communications and Marketing Associate at the Center for High Impact Philanthropy, where she managed several of its communications channels. Read more >
Deputy Director, Washington DC Office and Senior Researcher
Maria E. Hyler serves as the Deputy Director of the Learning Policy Institute (LPI)’s Washington, D.C. office. She co-leads LPI’s Educator Quality team and directs the Educator Preparation Laboratory (EdPrepLab), LPI’s center on teacher and leader preparation for deeper learning and equity. Read more >
