Dr. Robin Jarvis currently leads RMC’s Tampa office and serves as director of the Gulf Comprehensive Center. Her additional roles with the Gulf Comprehensive Center include leading the Alabama Numeracy Act Implementation Support project and supporting the Florida Benchmark-Aligned High-Quality... Learn more

Everett William Barnes Jr., Ph.D.,  is the Principal Investigator/Officer-in-Charge at the Gulf Comprehensive Center. He began his career in education in 1965 as a high school history and civics teacher in rural New Hampshire. Dr. Barnes was a school administrator... Learn more

Jack Schwarz is a project lead for the Gulf Comprehensive Center and Co-Deputy Director. He assists the state of Florida in strengthening professional learning to improve teacher instructional practices and student outcomes. Mr. Schwarz is a senior research associate at... Learn more

Heidi Goertzen, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation’s Tampa office. Dr. Goertzen focuses her work on providing evaluation, professional learning, and technical assistance at state, district, and school levels. In her role at RMC, Dr. Goertzen... Learn more

Heidi Piatek is a Research Associate at RMC, providing planning support and technical assistance for the Gulf Comprehensive Center and the Florida Department of Education. Heidi also provides training and coaching to English learner teachers for the REL Southeast’s Alabama... Learn more

Dr. Jessica Sidler Folsom, Senior Research Associate, is an education researcher and former special education classroom teacher and coach. She provides technical assistance to state, district, and school leaders on topics ranging from the science of reading, evidence-based practices, instructional... Learn more

Sam Glickman is a Research Associate at RMC, providing technical assistance to the Gulf Comprehensive Center. He has helped lead and serve on various projects with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), the Mississippi Department of Education, and the Kansas... Learn more

Diana Sharp is a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation. She supports the Gulf Comprehensive Center’s work with Florida and Mississippi in the Reducing Chronic Absenteeism and Increasing Student Engagement Project, which provides SEA staff with capacity-building and technical... Learn more

Steven Dick, Ph.D., is a Research Associate with RMC Research, specializing in survey design, research methods, and evaluation of education programs. He is an experienced research manager, data scientist, and surveyor in social services and education initiatives. Dick previously worked... Learn more

Guillermo Farfan, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation. He earned his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and his graduate certificate in Measurement & Statistics from Florida State University and completed post-doctoral training at the IES Summer Research Training... Learn more

Verónica Ruiz de Castilla, Ph.D., has extensive experience in the design and implementation of qualitative and quantitative data analyses: data and predictive analytics, statistical and econometric analysis, cost analysis, data visualization, and evaluation services. Before joining RMC, Verónica served as... Learn more

Shannon Lasserre-Cortez, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Associate at RMC Research Corporation, where she manages evaluation projects for the RMC Tampa office and provides technical support, research, performance management, and evaluation services to a variety of education programs. Dr. Lasserre-Cortez... Learn more

Patricia Cox is a research associate at RMC Research and supports the Gulf Comprehensive Center. Patrica has over 20 years of experience providing professional development and technical assistance in literacy and coaching. Currently, as project lead for the Increasing the... Learn more

Archie E. Hill, Ph.D., is a Gulf Comprehensive Center (Gulf CC) staff member supporting district and state staff in implementing and evaluating educational initiatives. He supports the implementation of Florida’s new school standards and the building of Florida’s leadership capacity,... Learn more

Kimilee Norman-Goins is Publishing and Communications Director at RMC Research Corporation. Mrs. Norman-Goins provides editorial and communications assistance in areas such as editing, digital content creation, social media management, and graphic design. She directs quality assurance procedures, moving deliverables through... Learn more

Dr. Miriam Ortiz, Research Associate, is an education researcher who is passionate about helping others implement what current research presents as evidence-based strategies in teaching and learning. Dr. Ortiz works closely with educators and researchers across the country to improve... Learn more

Daniel Mangialomini provides project management assistance on 10+ contracts and grants that have been awarded to RMC Research Corporation totaling over $10MM. This includes the utilization of the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK Guide as the main reference for the management... Learn more

Sherilyn Coleman is a Research Associate with RMC Research Corporation specializing in math education, K-12 assessment development, and research methodology. She has experience conducting research with large-scale data such as HSLS:09 dataset and other datasets collected by the National Center... Learn more

Erika Patterson is a web content editor for the Region 7 Comprehensive Center (R7CC). Mrs. Patterson edits and posts photos, articles, media, and information on the R7CC website. At RMC Research Corporation, Mrs. Patterson has provided technical and secretarial support... Learn more

As an administrative assistant, Darlyne Truitt, supports Gulf Comprehensive Center staff with document and material production, web management, editorial assistance, and general office duties. Ms. Truitt has more than 15 years experience in office administration, staff development, instructional design, and... Learn more