Our Team
Meet the EdChoice team and learn what drives us.
Each staff member’s biography includes bonus facts about our past schooling experiences and what inspired us to join the educational choice movement.
Staff
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Robert C. Enlow
President and CEO -
Brian McGrath
Vice President of External Relations -
Leslie Hiner
Vice President of Programs -
Carey Folco
Vice President of Operations -
Paul DiPerna
Vice President of Research and Innovation -
Jennifer Wagner
Vice President of Communications -
Jason Bedrick
Director of Policy -
Katie Brooks
Marketing Director -
Drew Catt
Director of State Research and Policy Analysis -
Michael Chartier
Director of State Engagement -
Emory Edwards
Outreach Coordinator -
Abby Hayes
Marketing Coordinator -
Keri Hunter
Director of Training and Outreach -
Mandy Kett
Office Manager -
Martin Lueken
Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis -
Michael Shaw
Research Assistant -
Michelle Stephens
Controller -
Drew Vessely
Art Director -
Jacob Vinson
Production Artist -
Veronica Wilson
Donor Relations Manager
Fellows
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Greg Forster, Ph.D., Friedman Fellow
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Michael Podgursky, Ph.D., Friedman Fellow
Professor of Economics, University of Missouri – Columbia -
Benjamin Scafidi, Ph.D., Friedman Fellow
Professor of Economics and Director, Education Economics Center, Kennesaw State University -
Lindsey M. Burke, EdChoice Fellow
Director, Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Fellow in Education, The Heritage Foundation -
Matthew Ladner, Ph.D., EdChoice Fellow
Senior Research Fellow, Charles Koch Institute -
John Merrifield, Ph.D., EdChoice Fellow
Professor of Economics, University of Texas San Antonio -
James V. Shuls, Ph.D., EdChoice Fellow
Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, University of Missouri
Board Members
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Dr. Patrick Byrne, Chairman
CEO, Overstock.com -
Janet F. Martel, Vice Chairperson
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Lawrence A. O’Connor, Jr., Treasurer
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J. Scott Enright, Secretary
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Emmis Communications Corp. -
Robert C. Enlow
President and CEO, EdChoice -
Dr. David D. Friedman
Professor, Santa Clara University -
William J. Hume
Chairman of the Board, Basic American, Inc. -
Fred Klipsch
Chairman, Hoosiers for Quality Education -
Fred Reams
Reams Asset Management -
Virginia Walden Ford
Education Activist -
Dr. Michael Walker
Chairman of the Board, The Fraser Institute Foundation
Founding Directors
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Milton Friedman
Nobel Laureate -
Rose D. Friedman
Noted Economist -
Gordon St. Angelo
President Emeritus, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice -
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Former Governor, Indiana -
John Mutz
Former Lieutenant Governor, Indiana -
J. Patrick Rooney
Founder, Educational CHOICE Charitable Trust