Leadership and Team Leads

Emily's prior experience as Director of Data Governance at the K12 agency in the state of Washington built her expertise in data management leadership. She's spent the last 5 years in leadership on CIID and other standards-based education data projects. Additionally, Emily serves as Project Manager for data pilot work on the National Center for Accessible Digital Educational Materials and Instruction (NCADEMI).

Kelly previously served as a Deputy Chief Data Officer and Branch Chief at the U.S. Department of Education, advancing data governance and modernization efforts. Kelly enjoys policy evaluation, finding patterns in data, identifying root causes of persistent issues, and solving problems using practical, implementable, and feasible solutions. Her formal training is in early childhood special education; she provided home-based family services and support to teachers in preschool classrooms to start her career.

Bill provides leadership and oversight to CIID activities and operations and is a Certified Data Management Professional with 17 years of experience as a public servant at the local, state and international levels of government. A former EDFacts Coordinator and SLDS Project Manager, Bill has extensive experience with the SLDS, CEDS, and EDFacts programs.

Liz brings over 13 years experience in education data systems, LEA and SEA data integration support, and technical project management. She serves as the product owner of Generate and works with several states on their Generate implementation. Formerly she worked with multiple LEAs, SEAs, and Educator Prep Programs on data standardization and data quality.

Audrey brings 14 years’ experience supporting states submitting high-quality data to the Department of Education. She is an expert in IDEA data and Part C and Part B EDFacts processes. Audrey manages our team as we support states with technical assistance that supports process documentation, ETL work, and helping forge connections across state departments in support of special education quality and data use.

Judy serves as the President of True North Evaluation, external evaluator for CIID. With 25 years of experience serving state and federally funded projects, foundations, and nonprofits, Judy oversees all evaluation activities. Through observation of TA, participation in project meetings, and facilitation of monthly evaluation meetings, True North Evaluation plans and executes meaningful data collections that inform project processes and progress toward outcomes.

Lindsay Wise is a Technical Assistance and Communications expert with over 13 years of experience. In addition to leading communication  for the CIID, she has provided targeted and intensive TA to states on integrating special education data since the inception of the center. Lindsay has developed numerous resources for both IDEA Part C and Part B audience and prioritizes producing high-quality, accessible, and evidence-based resources for an array of audiences.