Board of Directors

Kathleen Miller | President
Term: 2024–2026
Executive Director of Instructional Services/Secondary Options, Shiawassee RESD | 1025 West Shiawassee Street, Corunna, MI 48817 | 989.743-3471 ext. 2214 | millerk@sresd.org

Emily McEvoy | Vice-President
Term: 2025–2027
Director of Data and Assessment, Anchor Bay School District | 5201 County Line Road, Casco, MI 48064 | 586.725.2861 | emcevoy@misd.net

John Thero | Secretary
Term: 2025–2027
Director of Instruction & Assessment, South Lake Schools | 23101 Stadium Boulevard, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 | 586.435.1640 | jthero@solake.org

Neelam Kher, Ph.D. | Treasurer
Term: 2026–2029
Senior Research Associate Emeritus, Michigan State University | 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824 | 318.730.4394 | kher@msu.edu

Sherry Betcher | Board Member
Term: 2025–2027
Assessment Manager, Central Michigan University | The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools 195 E. Ojibway Court, Suite 200, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 | sbetcher@thecenterforcharters.org

Jonathan Flukes | Board Member
Term: 2024–2026
Director of Data, Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | 454 S Harvey St., Plymouth, MI 48170 | 734.416.2934 | jonathan.flukes@pccsk12.com

Jacqueline Gardner, Ph.D. | Board Member
Term: 2024–2026
Director of Data and Evaluation, Office of K-12 Outreach, MSU | 620 Farm Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824 | 517.230.3049 | swans126@msu.edu

Steve Petros | Board Member 
Term: 2025–2027
Director, Office of Assessment and Evaluation, Grand Rapids Public Schools | 1331 Franklin Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 48506 | PetrosS@grps.org

Paul E. Robinson | Board Member 
Term: 2025–2027
Implementation Facilitator | 3186 Pinehill Place, Flushing, MI 48433 | 810.869.5174 | paul.robinson0023@gmail.com

Davie Store, Ph.D. | Board Member 
Term: 2025–2027
Director of Research and Continuous Improvement, Kent ISD | 2390 Knapp NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 | 616.365.2321 | DavieStore@kentisd.org

Emeritus Board Members

David Treder, Ph.D.,

Coordinator for Research, Evaluation & Assessment, Genesee ISD

Joseph Musial, Ph.D.,

Assessment & Evaluation Consultant, Wayne RESA

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