Meet Our Reporters

Our National Reporting Team are tenured educators passionate about helping families and schools succeed.

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Stefan Brown

Reporter

Location: Oakland, CA

Past Education Roles: 8th-12th Grade English Teacher, Intro to Coding, Public Speaking, Postsecondary Readiness Teacher, Dual Enrollment Coordinator.

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Possip helps create a voice for students, families, and staff members

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Sarah Besand

Reporter

Location: Nashville, TN

Past Education Roles: Kindergarten teacher, 4th grade teacher, 3rd grade teacher

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The friendliness of the staff!

Iranique Anderson (2)

Ellen Butler

Reporter

Location: Nashville, TN

Past Education Roles: Assistant English Teacher in primary and secondary school, Graduate Teaching Assistant at MTSU

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The focus on inclusivity!

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Delia Casey

Reporter

Location: Nashville, TN

Past Education Roles: High school math teacher

Favorite thing about working at Possip: My favorite thing about Possip is the workplace culture. Despite working part time and remote I feel connected, a part of a team, appreciated, and acknowledged.

Lena Whitfield (2)

Jessica Cook

Reporter

Location: Dallas, TX

Past Education Roles: Humanities Grades 6-8, 7th Grade Algebra I Teacher, 9th Grade Algebra II Teacher, 8th Grade ELA Teacher, Grade Level Chair, ELA Team Lead, Teacher Leader on Special Assignment, Dean of Students, Dean of Instruction, MYP Coordinator, Literacy and Librarian Lead, Mentor Teacher

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The positivity and focus on being there for all of our kids!

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Rocio Cordero

Reporter

Location: El Paso, TX

Past Education Roles: Elementary School Social Worker, 2nd, 3rd & 4th-grade teacher, Elementary School Counselor

Favorite thing about working at Possip: I love the sense of community that has been built. It is amazing how relationships are built without having met each other in person.

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Porcha Ensley

Reporter

Location: Dallas, TX

Past Education Roles: First Grade Lead Teacher, Second Grade Teacher, Community and Family Engagement Coordinator, Scholar Mentor

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The flexibility!

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Stephanie Fuhs

Reporter

Location: Orange Park, Florida

Past Education Roles: 2nd Grade Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher, Instructional Coach, Assistant Principal, Senior Manager (Education Consultant)

Favorite thing about working at Possip: I love helping school unpack meaningful feedback from families!

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Beverly Hamm

Reporting Manager

Location: Cumming, GA

Past Education Roles: In person 8th grade science teacher, Virtual: Middle School Math and Science, Lead Teacher (AP), HS Science, HS Credit Recovery, HS Credit Recovery Lead

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Personally: The people and the flexibility. Professionally: The mission of sharing voices of all families.

Lena Whitfield (2)

Carey Heale

Reporter

Location: Raleigh, NC

Past Education Roles: 1st grade teacher, 2nd grade teacher, 2-3 Literacy Coach, K-2 Instructional Coach, K-5 Instructional Facilitator, K-5 Intervention Team Facilitator

Favorite thing about working at Possip: My favorite thing about Possip is bridge building between families and schools by elevating family voices.

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Jessica Hill

Reporter

Location: Antioch, TN

Past Education Roles: MNPS Extended Learning Site Supervisor

Favorite thing about working at Possip: My favorite thing about Possip is how it gives families an actual voice that will be seen and heard by admin. 

Iranique Anderson (4)

Te'Andrea Jackson

Reporter

Location: San Antonio, Texas

Past Education Roles: Teacher, content leader, course leader, athletic coach.

Favorite thing about working at Possip: My favorite thing about Possip is the company’s dedication to serving communities!

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Elizabeth Janca

Reporter

Location: Spring, TX

Past Education Roles: Academic Counselor, 504 Coordinator, RTI/SST Coordinator, Campus Testing Coordinator, Dean of Operations

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The flexibility and community that is felt despite being virtual.

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Erin Milligan-Mattes

Reporter

Location: St. Louis, MO

Past Education Roles: Dean of Instruction, 7th grade social studies teacher, 7th grade ELA teacher, math intervention teacher, Course Leader

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The people seem great, the job is flexible, and the organization is committed to equity.

Lena Whitfield (6)

Monique Mojica

Reporter

Location: Kyle, TX

Past Education Roles: Receptionist, Community Engagement and Enrollment Coordinator, 1st Grade Teacher, 5th Grade Long Term Substitute

Favorite thing about working at Possip: That it is Positive Gossip! It is great to have a role in communicating to school leaders what is trending amongst parents.

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Sara Peters

Reporter

Location: Denver, CO

Past Education Roles: Kindergarten Teacher, 1st Grade Teacher, PTA, and mother to 3 school-aged children

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The people! (Possip team members and school partners!)

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Lauren Rayburn

Reporter

Location: Nashville, TN

Past Education Roles: Mother’s Day Out Assistant Director, Mother’s Day Out Administrative Assistant, Preschool Teacher, Family Care & Outreach Coordinator of Family Advisory Council at Explore Community School, Temp Development Assistant at KIPP Academy

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Constructive listening with the intent to help schools, kids & families thrive!

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Katherine Powers

Reporter

Location: Nashville, TN

Past Education Roles: Kindergarten Teacher, 2nd Grade Teacher, ELL Teacher, EL Program Manager, Achievement Manager, Manager of Teacher Leadership Development, Director of Professional Learning Design, Associate Director of Strategy & Scalability 

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Elevating parent, staff, and student voices so leaders can make informed, strategic moves for the good of their entire school community. 

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Adrienne Rhoads

Reporter

Location: Shaker Heights, OH

Past Education Roles: 6th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Social Studies Department Chair, 6th Grade Assistant Administrator, State Testing Materials Team Member, State Testing Site Coordinator 

Favorite thing about working at Possip: I love that it helps to more efficiently clarify the communication between schools and their stakeholders! 

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Mashyra Rayson

Reporter

Location: Spring, TX

Past Education Roles: 8th Grade ELA Teacher, Culture Manager

Favorite thing about working at Possip:  I love the overall positivity

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Cate Reed

Reporter

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Past Education Roles: 3rd grade teacher, AP, Teach For America Institute Director, ED Student Services PPS, VP and Senior VP of Teach for America

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Seeing the themes in our world spill into feedback.

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Vineke Richardson

Reporter

Location: Spring Hill, TN

Past Education Roles: Director of Choral and Vocal Activities (Grades 9-12), Elementary Music Teacher (Grades K-5)

Favorite thing about working at Possip: I love that Possip provides a space for everyone’s voice to be heard. After being apart of several school communities you understand that there may be a desire to hear everyone, but the reality is there isn’t always a space provided to share your thoughts and ideas. Possip makes this type of environment easily accessible and “Possiple” for all. (I couldn’t resist!!)

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Leslie Santer

Reporter

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Past Education Roles: School psychologist, ELL School Psychologist, LSDMC co-chair, PBIS Board member

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The flexibility

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Natalie Shafer

Reporter

Location: Denver, CO

Past Education Roles: Kindergarten Teacher, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Specialist (CLDE)

Favorite thing about working at Possip: My favorite thing is how easy Possip makes it for families to have their voices heard, regardless of their language background or prior relationship with school.

Lena Whitfield

Jill Streitmarter

Reporter

Location: New York, NY

Past Education Roles: High School Special Education Teacher, Special Education Coordinator, Director of Student Support Services

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Possip provides an accessible opportunity for all voices to be heard within the school community!

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Daniel Swersky

Reporter

Location: New York, NY

Past Education Roles: 6th Grade Teacher, 5th Grade Math Teacher, School Leader

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Possip does really incredible work and, I’m learning, that the people behind the scenes are amazing!

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Adie Tate

Reporter

Location: Denver, CO

Past Education Roles: 2nd grade teacher, 4th grade teacher, 5th grade math and science teacher, 6th grade math and science teacher, teacher program director

Favorite thing about working at Possip: That we help bridge the gap between families and schools so that students can be more successful.

Iranique Anderson

Ashley Thompson

Reporter

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Past Education Roles: Preschool teacher

Favorite thing about working at Possip: That it helps improve schools and helps families.

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Lena Whitfield

Reporter

Location: Dudley, NC

Past Education Roles: Parent of school-aged students

Favorite thing about working at Possip: Diversity of talent, creativity & community

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Virginia Williams

Reporter

Location: Denver, CO

Past Education Roles: Pre-K Lead Teacher, Kindergarten Lead Teacher, First Grade Lead Teacher, Second Grade Lead Teacher, Special Education Teacher K-4, Grade Team Lead, Instructional Coach!

Favorite thing about working at Possip: I love the positive community and the ability to use my past experience to support school leaders.

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Alexa Wiss

Reporter

Location: Raleigh, NC

Past Education Roles: Kindergarten teacher, Kindergarten grade level chair, Preschool teacher, Toddler teacher

Favorite thing about working at Possip: The opportunity to help families and school members have their voices heard, and use that information to create positive change within the school environment.