Our Team

GOVERNING BOARD ADVISORY BOARD

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-…

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 years…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Carrie oversees the conceptualization and development of iCivics’ educational resources, with a particular concern for teacher usability. She is responsible for maintaining a consistent…

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…

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…

Tom is a third generation computer scientist who started programming at the age of 12. In his final semester at Hamline University, Tom dropped his resume off at a company called MECC and…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Frank started his career as a teacher in alternative education. His classrooms have included group homes, drug rehabilitation centers, hospitals, community spaces, and young people’s homes…

Lisa Boudreau joined iCivics in 2022 as the State Policy Director where her role is to primarily support state policy and advocacy work through the CivXNow Coalition and State Policy Task…

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 Curation…

Tammy Waller joined iCivics as the Director of State Professional Programs in June 2022. Prior to that, Tammy served as the Director of K-12 Social Studies and World and Native Languages at…

As iCivics’ Director of the Executive Office, Kaaryn serves as a critical thought partner and adviser to the iCivics team, executive, and board, exploring new areas of opportunity, building…

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…

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…

Sarah DeWitt joined iCivics in June 2021 and serves as the Associate Director of EAD Curriculum. She spent the first decade of her education career in classrooms, beginning as an elementary…

Sian joined the iCivics team in 2022 as the Senior Product Marketing Manager. She is responsible for strategically executing marketing campaigns to grow awareness among educators of iCivics…

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…

Lora joins iCivics as the Senior Curriculum Developer 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…

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…

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…

Peter joins iCivics as a curriculum associate after 10 years as an educator in Chicago Public Schools. During that time he taught Social Studies and English Language Arts in Elementary and…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Michelle joined iCivics in 2022 as a UX-Visual Design Associate. She is responsible for improving the user experience and visual design of digital tools and platforms at iCivics. Before…

Brittany Brazzel EAD Curriculum Associate Brittany joins iCivics as an EAD Curriculum Associate. She is an innovative content creator and dynamic educator who loves to find ingenious ways…

Summer Amro joined iCivics in 2023 as an iCivics EAD Curriculum Assistant. She has a powerful passion for supporting teachers through a high quality and practical inquiry-based curriculum.…

Sarah Brewer joined iCivics in 2023 as an EAD Curriculum Associate. After ten years teaching middle school U.S. history, she coached teachers and wrote social studies curriculum in her role…