Our Team
Louise Dubé
Executive Director
Louise joined iCivics as its Executive Director in July 2014.
Louise discovered the power of education in the early 1990’s as a co-founder of CASES, a New York alternative-to-incarcerat... READ MORE >>
Sue Meehan
Chief Operating and Financial Officer
Sue joined iCivics as Chief Operating and Financial Officer in 2015.
Sue specializes in helping entrepreneurial, early stage organizations successfully grow. She has more than 20 year... READ MORE >>
Emma Humphries
Chief Education Officer
Dr. Emma Humphries joined iCivics as Chief Education Officer in February 2016.
Emma began her career in education as a classroom teacher in north Florida where she taught all levels of Ameri... READ MORE >>
Molly Morrison
Chief Development Officer
After graduating with a Political Science degree from Trinity Washington University and four years of national leadership for a variety of causes and campaigns in Washington, DC, Molly bega... READ MORE >>
Julie Silverbrook
Senior Director of Partnerships
Julie serves as Senior Director of Partnerships and Constitutional Scholar in Residence at iCivics.
Julie served as Executive Director of The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) in W... READ MORE >>
Shawn Healy
Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy
Shawn Healy, PhD, Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy, leads iCivics’ state and federal policy and advocacy work through the CivXNow Coalition and oversees civic education campaigns in se... READ MORE >>
Carrie Ray-Hill
Senior Director of Digital Learning
Carrie oversees the conceptualization and development of iCivics’ educational resources, with a particular concern for teacher usability. She is responsible for maintaining a consistent fo... READ MORE >>
Natacha Scott
Director of Educator Engagement
Natacha worked with the Boston Public Schools for the past 14 years beginning her journey as a third grade teacher at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School after she graduated from Northeaster... READ MORE >>
Matt Osber
Director of Technology
Matt joined iCivics as the Director of Technology in March, 2018.
Matt has spent most of his career as a team leader developing educational technology. Some product highlights are:
Term Pa... READ MORE >>
Dave Buchanan
Director of Massachusetts Programs
Dave Buchanan joins iCivics as the Director of Massachusetts Programs. After 18 years at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, most recently as the Assistant Di... READ MORE >>
Aileen McQuillen
Director of Marketing
Aileen graduated from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 2013 with a love for leveraging digital marketing to tell impactful stories and to drive meaningful actions.
She ... READ MORE >>
Taylor Davis
Director of Curriculum and Content
Taylor is the Director of Curriculum and Content at iCivics. Having joined iCivics in 2017, Taylor has worked to grow and develop iCivics’ curricular resources. With a keen interest in ped... READ MORE >>
Christina Ross
Director of Implementation for EAD
Christina joined the iCivics team as Director of National EAD Implementation in June of 2021.
Prior to this position, Christina served as Program Manager for Blueprint Initiatives at Balti... READ MORE >>
Libby Falck
Director of Research and Product Design
Libby Falck is a user researcher and designer of games, curriculum, digital tools, and interactive experiences. Libby works with our community and staff to maximize the usability of iCivics... READ MORE >>
Ace Parsi
Director of Coalition Engagement
Ace Parsi serves as the Director of Coalition Engagement at iCivics. He first got exposed to iCivics through serving on the Steering Committee and the Implementation, Pedagogy, and Curatio... READ MORE >>
Patricia Leslie-Brown
Associate Director of Field Building Operations
Patricia serves as Associate Director of Field Building Operations managing work that elevates civic education and engagement as a national priority in order to protect and strengthen Americ... READ MORE >>
Tanai Benard-Turner
NDEP Special Grant Project Coordinator
With more than a decade of experience working in the education field, Tanai brings an excitement and passion for her work as NDEP Special Grant Project Coordinator at iCivics.
Tanai has been... READ MORE >>
Tori Saia
Coordinator, Educating for American Democracy
Tori Saia joined iCivics in December 2021 as the Educating for American Democracy Coordinator. With over 5 years of experience in various K-12 settings, Tori has dedicated her time to workin... READ MORE >>
Lora De Salvo
Curriculum Associate
Lora joins iCivics as a Curriculum Associate after 16 years teaching U.S. History and U.S. Government courses at the two-year college and high school levels. Being an advocate for students... READ MORE >>
Nyeisha James
Curriculum Associate
Nyeisha joins iCivics with more than a decade of experience as an educator in the state of Texas. Not only does she have a passion for civic education she is also a dedicated teacher advocat... READ MORE >>
Amanda Setters
Curriculum Associate
Amanda Setters joined iCivics in 2022 as a Curriculum Associate. She developed her passion for civics early in life and has been teaching and advocating for civics education since the earl... READ MORE >>
Sarah DeWitt
Curriculum Associate for EAD
Sarah DeWitt joined iCivics in June 2021 and serves as the Educating for American Democracy Curriculum Associate. She spent the first decade of her education career in classrooms, beginning ... READ MORE >>
Angela Clay
Curriculum Associate for EAD
Angela Clay is an accomplished educator and leader with over 7 years of experience in public schools and 10 years of military service. Angela has served on numerous panels and contributed t... READ MORE >>
Christina Wiley
Education Associate
Christina currently serves iCivics as Education Associate. Her previous roles with the organization include Curriculum Associate and Virtual Intern.
Christina’s love of civics traces back ... READ MORE >>
Gabriel Neher
Grant Writer
Gabriel joined iCivics in August 2015.
Gabriel oversees much of iCivics’ institutional fundraising, with a focus on foundation relationships. He serves as principal grant writer, and manag... READ MORE >>
Sophie Gordon
Content Marketing Manager
Sophie joined iCivics as the Content Marketing Manager in 2021, a role in which she assists with executing multi-channel marketing campaigns by creating content for social media, emails, blo... READ MORE >>
Kaaryn McCall
Board and Executive Communications Lead
As iCivics’ Board Relations and Executive Communications Lead, Kaaryn serves as a critical thought partner and adviser to the iCivics team, executive, and board, exploring new areas of opp... READ MORE >>
Kristen Chapron
Senior Editor, Digital Learning and ELL
Kristen Chapron joined iCivics in 2017 as the ELL Project Lead, convening ELL pedagogy and practitioner experts to discuss ways to make civics content, concepts, and academic language access... READ MORE >>
Abbie Kaplan
Federal Policy Associate
Abbie Kaplan joined iCivics in the fall of 2021 as a Policy Associate working with the organization’s CivXNow Coalition, primarily helping to execute federal policy strategy.
Abbie also su... READ MORE >>
Michael Reyes
Youth Fellowship Community Lead
Born in Miami, Florida, Michael has nearly three years of teaching experience in his hometown. Before becoming a teacher, he was a community organizer advocating for immigrant rights at a st... READ MORE >>
Emily Silvola
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Emily joined iCivics in February 2022 as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. In this role she provides critical support to the office of the executive director, including th... READ MORE >>