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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Michael Davey
Graphic Designer -
Sarah Bosso
Training and Outreach Associate -
Lauren Hodge
Director of State Relations -
Michael McShane
Director of National Research -
Michael Shaw
Research Assistant -
Jason Bedrick
Director of Policy -
Emory Edwards
Outreach Director -
Veronica Wilson
Donor Relations Manager -
Jennifer Wagner
Vice President of Communications -
Jacob Vinson
Production Artist -
Martin Lueken
Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis -
Leslie Hiner
Vice President of Legal Affairs -
Carey Folco
Vice President of Operations -
Michelle Stephens
Controller -
Michael Chartier
Senior Director of State Relations -
Abby Hayes
CRM and Email Marketing Manager -
Brian McGrath
Vice President of External Relations -
Drew Catt
Director of State Research and Special Projects -
Katie Brooks
Marketing Director -
Keri Hunter
Vice President of Training and Outreach -
Mandy Kett
Office Manager -
Paul DiPerna
Vice President of Research and Innovation -
Robert C. Enlow
President and CEO
Fellows
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Michael Podgursky, Ph.D., Friedman Fellow
Professor of Economics, University of Missouri – Columbia -
Lindsey M. Burke, EdChoice Fellow
Director, Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Fellow in Education, The Heritage Foundation -
James V. Shuls, Ph.D., EdChoice Fellow
Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, University of Missouri -
John Merrifield, Ph.D., EdChoice Fellow
Professor of Economics, University of Texas San Antonio -
Benjamin Scafidi, Ph.D., Friedman Fellow
Professor of Economics and Director, Education Economics Center, Kennesaw State University -
Matthew Ladner, Ph.D., EdChoice Fellow
Senior Research Fellow, Charles Koch Institute -
Greg Forster, Ph.D., Friedman Fellow
Board Members
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Robert C. Enlow
President and CEO, EdChoice -
Dr. Michael Walker
Chairman of the Board, The Fraser Institute Foundation -
Virginia Walden Ford
Education Activist -
Fred Reams
Reams Asset Management -
Fred Klipsch, Vice Chairman
Chairman, Hoosiers for Quality Education -
William J. Hume
Chairman of the Board, Basic American, Inc. -
Dr. David D. Friedman
Professor, Santa Clara University -
J. Scott Enright, Secretary
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Emmis Communications Corp. -
Lawrence A. O’Connor, Jr., Treasurer
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Dr. Patrick Byrne, Chairman
CEO, Overstock.com
Founding Directors
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J. Patrick Rooney
Founder, Educational CHOICE Charitable Trust -
John Mutz
Former Lieutenant Governor, Indiana -
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Former Governor, Indiana -
Gordon St. Angelo
President Emeritus, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice -
Rose D. Friedman
Noted Economist -
Milton Friedman
Nobel Laureate -
Janet F. Martel