Meet the Team
Heather Hendry, PhD
Associate professor of practice, World and heritage language education, Dept. of TLL
Coaches world and heritage language candidates
Gary Gabel, EdD
Associate professor of practice, Dept of TLL
Coaches elementary and special education candidates and secondary English and social studies candidates
Emily Rainey, PhD
Associate professor, Literacy education, Dept of TLL
Coaches secondary English and social studies candidates
Cassie Quigley, PhD
Professor, Science Education, Dept. of TLL
Coaches secondary science and math candidates
Dustin Dusang
PhD student, LSAP
Coaches secondary math and sciences candidates
Shamira Underwood
Mathematics fellow at the Institute for Learning, LRDC
Coaches elementary candidates
Maria Delima
Former Special Education teacher
Coaches elementary and special education candidates
Melinda Conturo
Former teacher, curriculum designer, and instructional coach in PPS
Coaches elementary candidates and secondary English and social studies candidates
Ghirmay Alazar, PhD
Visiting assistant professor, Dept. of TLL
Coaches elementary and special education candidates and secondary math candidates
Bille Rondinelli, EdD
Grable Foundation Fellow and co-leader of professional development for 42 school districts in the Western PA Learning 2025 Alliance
Coaches elementary and special education candidates and secondary English and social studies candidates
Caylin Charrie, PhD
Certification specialist and part-time faculty, Robert Morris University
Coaches elementary candidates
Lynn Bell, EdD
Former teacher and special education advocate and consultant, Brown and Associates PLLC, Washington DC
Coaches elementary and special education candidates
Dalia Hoffman
Writing coach and founder of Essays N’at, an English tutoring and former teacher
Coaches secondary English and social studies candidates
Matt Harris, EdD
Former Principal and Executive director, Secondary education and instruction
Coaching: Coaches elementary candidates and secondary English and social studies candidates
Georjette McDonnell
PhD Student, LLC
Coaches secondary English candidates