People

Headshot of Nikki Hodous, IRRC Associate Director of Operations and Project Management

Nikki Hodous, MA

Title/Position
Associate Director of Operations and Project Management
Mindy VanZuiden

Mindy VanZuiden

Title/Position
Decoding Dyslexia Iowa Board of Directors Member
Ben Walizer

Ben Walizer, MEd

Title/Position
Former Interim Director of Operations and Project Management
Headshot of Qian Wang, IRRC Associate Director of Research and Evaluation

Qian Wang, MEd, PhD

Title/Position
Associate Director of Research and Evaluation
Nina Lorimor-Easley headshot

Nina A. Lorimor-Easley, MS, MEd

Title/Position
Former Associate Director for Technical Assistance
Portrait of Sandy Schmitz

Sandy A. Schmitz, Ph.D

Title/Position
Iowa Department of Education
Portrait of Beth Ades-Hanson

Beth Ades-Hanson

Title/Position
Iowa State Education Association Executive Board Member and Teacher
Emily Ball

Emily Ball

Title/Position
Graduate Assistant
Portrait of Marshall Blatz

Marshall Blatz

Title/Position
Former Application Developer
Rebecca Bruno

Rebecca Bruno

Title/Position
Former Teaching Assistant
Portrait of Grace Cacini

Grace Cacini

Title/Position
Former Student Assistive Technology Coordinator
Portrait of Bailey Christensen

Bailey Christensen

Title/Position
Student eLearning Team Member
Brian Cochran

Brian Cochran

Title/Position
Application Developer
Brian Cochran is driven to help educators and students through developing and maintaining the Iowa Reading Research Center’s educational research applications.
Stacey Cole

Stacey Cole

Title/Position
School District Superintendent
Bella Conrad

Bella Conrad

Title/Position
Student Computer Programmer
Stephanie Edgren

Stephanie Edgren, MA

Title/Position
Former Technical Assistance Provider
Beth Happe

Beth Happe

Title/Position
Public School District Principal and Elementary Curricular Director