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 -
Katie Brooks
Marketing Communications Manager -
Drew Catt
Director of State Research and Policy Analysis -
Michael Chartier
Director of State Engagement -
Brittany Corona
Director of State Policy -
Ed Failor, III
Director of State Incubation -
Abby Hayes
Communications Production Coordinator -
Keri Hunter
Director of Training and Outreach -
Mandy Kett
Office Manager -
Martin Lueken
Director of Fiscal Policy and Analysis -
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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John Merrifield, Friedman 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 -
Jason Bedrick, M.P.P., Fellow
Policy Analyst, Cato Institute -
Patrick R. Gibbons, Fellow
Public Affairs Manager, Step Up for Students -
Matthew Ladner, Ph.D., Fellow
Senior Advisor of Policy and Research, Foundation for Excellence in Education
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’Conner, 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, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice -
Charles H. Brunie
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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
President, 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