Erin Anderson
Chair 
5/1/2025-4/30/2028
University of Denver 
erin.anderson249@du.edu

Shelby Cosner
Immediate Past Chair
5/1/2025-4/30/2028
University of Georgia
Shelby.Cosner@uga.edu

Frank Perrone 
Secretary 
5/1/2025-4/30/2027
fperrone@iu.edu

Daniel Reyes-Guerra
Treasurer
5/1/2022-4/30/2026
dreyes@fau.edu
leadership.fau.edu

Meagan Richard
Member-At-Large
5/1/2024-4/30/2026
University of Massachusetts- Boston 
meagan.richard@gmail.con
meagansrichard.com

Katie Cunningham
Member-At-Large
5/1/2025-4/30/2027
University of South Carolina 
katiemwc@mailbox.sc.edu

Kristin Huggins
Member-At-Large
5/1/2025-4/30/2027
Washington State University 
k.huggins@wsu.edu

Nahed Abdelrahman
Newsletter Co-Editor
5/1/2024-4/30/2026
Texas A&M University
nrahman@tamu.edu

Summer Pannell

Newsletter Co-Editor
5/1/2025- 4/30/2027 

University of Southern Mississippi

Summer.Pannell@usm.edu
 

The LTEL SIG would like to thank the outgoing Executive Committee Members for their dedication. 

Dr. Jennifer Clayton served as a Member-At-Large from May 2023 - May 2025. 

Dr. Jo Beth Jimerson served as Secretary from May 2023 - May 2025. 

LTEL Executive Board:

Past Chair (2025-2028)

Shelby Cosner, University of Georgia (Shelby.Cosner@uga.edu)

Shelby Cosner is the Morrill M. Hall Endowed Chair in Educational Administration at the University of Georgia, Mary Frances Early College of Education. Cosner is an expert on the capacity-building and improvement-oriented work of school leaders, the preparation and development of educational leaders, the continuous improvement and evaluation of preparation/development programs for educational leaders. She examines these issues more generally as well as for a variety of equity-oriented aims. She leads multi-disciplinary teams that design and test (e.g., randomized control trial, cluster randomized trial) learning designs for teachers, teacher leaders, school leaders, and district leaders.  She is also an expert in partnerships, including university-district partnerships, research practice partnerships, and public-private partnerships. She has extensive experience with and passion for cultivating these sorts of partnerships in settings throughout the US and abroad.  

Chair (2025-2028): Erin Anderson, University of Denver(Erin.Anderson249@du.edu)

Erin Anderson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Denver. She leads a professional learning program for leadership teams to learn and implement an equity-oriented continuous improvement methodology. Her experience in K-12 middle and high schools initiated her interest in creating more equitable and inclusive spaces for students who have been historically marginalized by the education system, as well as in improving schools to ensure the well-being of both students and educators. Her research focuses on planning, leading, and implementing continuous school and district improvement as well as leadership preparation. She is the co-editor of a book titled Continuous Improvement: A Leadership Process for School Improvement and the first author of a co-authored book, Leading Continuous Improvement in Schools: Enacting Leadership Standards to Advance Educational Quality and Equity.

Secretary (2025-2027): Frank Perrone, Indiana University (fperrone@iu.edu)

Frank Perrone is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. I earned my undergraduate degree in English from Indiana University (’04) and my Ph.D. in Administration and Supervision from the University of Virginia (’17). Before entering academia, I taught and worked as a teacher leader in public, private, and charter school settings in the United States and abroad, most recently in Philadelphia. My primary research interests include principal preparation, education policy, and the principal’s role in teacher career trajectories, including teacher recruitment, fit, growth, and retention. My recent research on these topics has been published in Educational Administration Quarterly, Educational Researcher, and Journal of Educational Administration, among other journals.

Treasurer (2024-2026): Daniel Reyes-Guerra, Florida Atlantic Universtiy (dreyes@fau.edu)

Daniel Reyes-Guerra, PhD, is a Professor at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology. Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University’s College of Arts and Sciences, Master’s from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and PhD from FAU. As School Leaders Program Coordinator, he runs the PhD and Master’s/Specialist programs. As Executive Director of the Office of Educational Leadership Learning (OELL), he provides and oversees professional learning consultancies provided to schools, districts, and state departments of education on multiple topics related to educational leadership. Research includes School Improvement, Internships, School-District Partnerships, Coaching, and Strategic Leadership.

At-Large Member (2024-2026): Meagan Richard, University of Massachusetts, Boston (meagan.richard@gmail.com)

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Dr. Meagan S. Richard is an Assistant Professor of Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is a scholar in the field of school leadership, specializing in issues of social justice as they relate to leadership practice and preparation. A key output of Dr. Richard’s research is an empirically-grounded framework of justice-centered school leadership practice, which delineates five key domains of leadership practice that school leaders can use to advocate for students, families, and communities (Richard, 2024). Dr. Richard takes a critical lens in her research, rejecting neoliberal policies rooted in capitalism, individualism, and privatization. In line with this, her research has examined the intersections of hostile policy contexts with justice-centered school leadership practice, and how to prepare leaders to pursue justice within such contexts. Her research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Educational Administration, Education Sciences, The Urban Review, Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, and the International Journal of Leadership in Education, among others. Her research has also been recognized multiple times by AERA Division A, won the Leadership for School Improvement SIG’s 2023 Dissertation of the Year award, and was an Honorable Mention for the Leadership for Social Justice SIG’s 2023 Dissertation award. Dr. Richard earned her PhD from the University of Illinois-Chicago. 

At-Large Member (2025-2027): Katie Cunningham, University of South Carolina (KATIEMWC@mailbox.sc.edu)

Kathleen M. W. Cunningham, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Leadership, Learning Design, and Inquiry Department at the University of South Carolina. Cunningham’s current research focuses primarily on leadership preparation programming, improvement science, and university-district partnerships. Her research is published in journals such as the Journal of Research in Leadership Education, Leadership and Policy in Schools, Journal of Educational Administration, and Education Policy Analysis Archives. She has co-authored two books: Redesigning Educational Leadership Preparation for Equity: Strategies for Innovation and Improvement and Leading Continuous Improvement in Schools: Enacting Leadership Standards to Advance Educational Quality and Equity. 

At-Large Member (2025-2027): Kristin Huggins, Washington State (k.huggins@wsu.edu)

Kristin Shawn Huggins, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Educational Leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Sport Management at Washington State University (WSU). Dr. Huggins’ teaching and research is focused on leadership development for district and school improvement. Her recent work has been published in Educational Administration Quarterly, International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, and International Journal of Leadership in Education. Dr. Huggins has been the program coordinator for three different Master’s and principal certification programs at WSU, as well as the state-wide educational doctorate program. From 2011-2018, she was an associate editor for Journal of Research on Leadership Education.

Program Chair (2024-2026): Tim Drake, North Carolina State University (tadrake@ncsu.edu)

Tim Drake, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at North Carolina State University in Educational Leadership and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. His research focuses on the policies and practices that shape effective school leadership. He works at the intersection of research, policy, and practice to improve how school leaders are trained and supported. His current projects include educator data use, leadership preparation, early grades/pre-K leadership, and school turnaround. Dr. Drake has served on several national and state committees related to education leadership and leadership development.

Program Co-Chair (2025-2027); Jennifer Clayton, George Washington University (claytonj@gwu.edu)

Dr. Jennifer K. Clayton is the Interim Academic Dean and a Professor of Educational Leadership and Administration. She previously served as the Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and the Interim Director of Accreditation and Assessment for GSEHD. Dr. Clayton's research on leadership development, the educational administration internship, and professional learning for school leaders has appeared in more than 40 publications. She has delivered more than 50 presentations to school districts and research conferences. Dr. Clayton has been nominated for several teaching awards at GW, including the Bender Teaching Award twice and the Honey Nashman Spark-A-Life award. Prior to her work in higher education, Dr. Clayton served as a Social Studies teacher and in administrative roles in several school districts around the country. She holds a Ph.D. and Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Educational Leadership from Old Dominion University, a M.A. in Educational Administration from Rutgers University, and a B.A. in History, with minors in Secondary Education and Sociology from James Madison University.

Newsletter Editor (2021-2026): Nahed Abdelrahman, University of Southern Mississippi (Nahed.Abdelrahman@usm.edu)

Dr. Nahed Abdelrahman is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Southern Mississippi, with extensive experience in education policy, leadership development, and mentoring. She previously served as Assistant Director of Assessment and Evaluation and Co-Chair of Global Education at Texas A&M University. Her scholarly work focuses on principal preparation programs, instructional leadership, virtual mentoring, and the advancement of historically underrepresented groups in educational settings. A prolific author and editor, Dr. Abdelrahman has published in leading peer-reviewed journals and co-edited several books on educational leadership and mentoring. Her international background, including policy work in Egypt and research collaborations across global contexts, enriches her commitment to equity and socially responsible leadership in education.

Newsletter Co-Editor (2025-2027): Summer Pannell, University of Southern Mississippi (summer.pannell@usm.edu)