Danette Parsley, Ed.D., is chief program officer and director
of the Center for Strengthening Education Systems at Education
Northwest. Parsley has extensive experience providing technical
assistance at the local, state, and regional levels in many areas of
systemic school and district improvement, including afterschool
teaching and learning practices. She recently served as co-principal
investigator for two federally funded projects to design and evaluate
academically oriented afterschool and summer learning programs
for high school students.
John ristvey, M.S., is director of the Center for Learning Innovation at
McREL International, formerly Mid-continent Research for Education and
Learning. He oversees direction and planning for the center, including projects
related to experiential learning in and out of school, STEM curriculum,
public engagement, early childhood education, and curriculum pathways.