Positions listed reflect those held during the time of the study.

Project Officer

Patricia Gonzalez – Office of Special Education Programs

Technical Advisors

Bob Gilmore – Retired, Office of Special Education Programs
Michael Scriven – Claremont Graduate University
Tina Christie – Claremont Graduate University
Bianca E. Montrosse – Western Carolina University

Management Team

Deborah D. Smith – Principal Investigator, CGU
Susan M. Robb – Task 4 Coordinator, CGU
Naomi Tyler – Task 2 Coordinator, Vanderbilt University

SEFNA Staff, Claremont Graduate University (CGU)

Deborah D. Smith. – Principal Investigator, CGU
Susan M. Robb – Task 4 Coordinator, CGU
Michael Nee – Project Coordinator, CGU
Jackie Lewis – Senior Academic Secretary, CGU
Jen Graham – Budget Officer, CGU
Christopher Young- Survey Coordinator, Webmaster, CGU

National Task Force Members*

Lou Danielson – American Institutes for Research
Ken Futernick – WestEd
Phoebe Gillespie – Personnel Center, National Association for State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)
Mark Goor – University of LaVerne
Mike Hardman – University of Utah
Ben Lignugaris-Kraft – HECSE, Utah State University
Patty McHatton – Teacher Education Division – CEC, University of South Florida
Herb Reith – University of Texas at Austin
Mike Rosenberg- Johns Hopkins University
Chuck Salzberg – TED, Utah State University
Leah Wasburn-Moses – Miami University
Jane West – American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE)
∗ Task Force Members either represent a partner-organization or have published in the area of special education faculty or teacher shortages.

Updated: April 25, 2011