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About REL Southwest

Regional Educational Lab (REL) Southwest partners with key stakeholders in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations. RELs partner with these organizations on applied research and development; training, coaching and technical supports; and dissemination.

Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest partners with educators in the region to improve student outcomes
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Our team

REL Southwest is led by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) with support from the following partners:

  • Decision Information Resources
  • Empirical Education
  • Gibson Consulting
  • RAND Corporation
  • School Readiness Consulting
  • WestEd

Amy Feygin

Director

Angelica Herrera

Partnership Task Lead

Jill Walston

Training, Coaching, and Technical Support Task Lead

Yinmei Wan

Applied Research Task Lead

Lacy Wood

Dissemination Task Lead

Tia Clinton

College and Career Readiness and Success (CCS), Arkansas

Preeya Mbekeani

Building Pathways for Student Success (BPSS), Arkansas

Candace Hester

College and Career Readiness and Success (CCS), Arkansas

Katie Dahlke

Leading Early Childhood Achievement and Development (LEAD), Oklahoma

Janice Esau

Leading Early Childhood Achievement and Development (LEAD), Oklahoma

Rachel Garrett

Southwest English Learner Literacy (SWELL), New Mexico

Lisa Hsin

Southwest English Learner Literacy (SWELL), New Mexico

Brenda Arellano

Southwest English Learner Literacy (SWELL), New Mexico

Robyn Madison

Strengthening Supports for Early Career Teachers (SECT), Louisiana
Supporting Early Career and Aspiring Teachers (SECAT), Louisiana

Ashley Pierson

Strengthening Supports for Early Career Teachers (SECT), Louisiana

Holly Williams

Texas Education Agency Tri-Agency Workforce Priorities (TTWP), Texas

Lynn Mellor

Senior Advisor
Texas Education Agency Tri-Agency Workforce Priorities (TTWP), Texas

John Spence

Texas Education Agency Tri-Agency Workforce Priorities (TTWP), Texas

Lauren Artzi

Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Middle School (PRISMS) Toolkit

JON POTTER

Jill Bowdon

Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Middle School (PRISMS) Toolkit

Billie Jo Day

Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Middle School (PRISMS) Toolkit

Governing Board

The REL Governing Board helps REL Southwest prioritize the education needs of the region, provides strategic guidance on REL work to maximize local effectiveness, and leverages members’ regional networks to amplify and disseminate REL products. REL Southwest Governing Board members represent diverse expertise and experience.

  • Erin Brewer
  • Dr. Cade Brumley
  • Jennifer Chidsey
  • Alisa Cooper de Uribe
  • Dr. Bryan Duke
  • Dr. Pat Forgione
  • LaRhonda M. Fulcher
  • Jackie Govan
  • Dr. Rashida Govan
  • Dr. April Grace
  • Dr. Patricia Jimenez-Latham
  • Dr. Kelli Joseph
  • Dr. David Kauffman
  • Dr. Rebecca Kilburn
  • Courtney Lincoln
  • Dr. Sarah McKenzie
  • Mike Morath
  • Jacob Oliva
  • Dr. Arsenio Romero
  • Dr. Don Schillinger
  • Dr. Libbie Sonnier
  • David Sullivan
  • Dr. Lori Taylor
  • Dr. Jenna Thomas
  • Ashley Townsend
  • Mayra Valtierrez
  • Ryan Walters
  • Chris West
  • Dr. Lindsay Whorton
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