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Meet the ICS team

Meet the Institute for Child Success team, a group of mission-oriented researchers who support the early childhood workforce in effectively improving outcomes for young children and their families. Our team of cross-disciplinary experts drive our work to improve outcomes for all young children. Whether it’s our staff or our Fellows, we bring years of varied experience to the table, and we’re here to help.

Executive Leadership

Jamie Moon

Chief Executive Officer

Tyson Barker, PhD

Chief Science & Innovation Officer

Bryan Ford Boroughs

Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

Mary C. Garvey

Chief Equity Officer

Policy Research

Megan Carolan

VP of Policy Research

Deborah DePaoli

Palmetto Engagement and Policy Director

Alexis Herschkowitsch

Associate Director of Equity & Innovation

Amber Posey Fishel

Policy Research Associate

Citlaly Rojo

Advocacy Intern

Research and Evaluation

Mari Strand Cary, PhD

VP of Research & Evaluation

Manya Jyotishi, PhD

Research Specialist

Aarati Raghuvanshi

Project Support Specialist

Impact and Practice

Aimée Drouin Duncan, PhD

VP of Impact & Practice

Allison Kimble-Cusano, EdD

Research Specialist

Caroline Martin, PhD

Research Specialist

Strategy and Finance

John Young Shik Concklin

VP of Strategy & Finance

Jayme Lee Brewer

Operations Associate

Karen Cantu

Executive Operations Assistant

Christina Vazquez

Finance Manager

Communications

Katie Hammond

Director of Science Communications

Lisa Maronie

Director of General Communications

ICS Senior Fellows

Linda Brees

ICS Fellow

Mary MacKenzie

ICS Fellow
Dolores (Dee) Stegelin, PhD

Dee Stegelin, PhD

ICS Fellow

IMPACT Advisory Committee

Colleen Murphy, PhD, MA IECD, MSMOB

Start Early

Lynn Pullano, Ed.M

All Good Consulting DBA

Shannan Reishus, Ed.D

Waterford Upstart

Michelle Sarche, PhD

University of Colorado Denver

Allysa Ware, MSW

Family Voices

David W. Willis, MD, FAAP

Center for the Study of Social Policy

Policy Research Fellows

Dolores (Dee) Stegelin, PhD

Dolores (Dee) Stegelin, PhD

Chair of ICS Policy Research Fellows
Bryndle Bottoms

Bryndle Bottoms, PhD

Yvonne & Schuyler Moore Child Development Research Center, Child Care Research Team at the University of South Carolina

Ariel Ford

Ariel Ford, MA

Division of Child Development and Early Education for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

Heather Googe

Heather Googe, PhD

University of South Carolina, Yvonne & Schuyler Moore Child Development Research Center Director-South Carolina Child Care Inclusion Collaborative

Erin Hamel

Erin Hamel, PhD

Macfeat Early Childhood Laboratory School; Associate Professor – Early Childhood Education, Winthrop University

Veronica Parker

Veronica Parker, PhD

Clemson University, College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences, School of Nursing; Director of the Center for Research on Health Disparities

Keller Anne Ruble

Keller Ann Ruble, M.Ed.

ICS Consultant