Who we are
IMPACT: Family Engagement for Student Success is a Consortium Incentive Grant (CIG). IMPACT states collaborate to augment and refine family engagement work using evidence-based practices to support positive student learning outcomes. Through IMPACT, educators and parents/caretakers will implement high-impact approaches to family engagement.
Member States
IMPACT has eight member states. IMPACT’s State Steering Team (SST) serves as our governing body and review board. Our Technical Support Team (TST) is comprised of member state leaders noted for their work with children and their families. Member states include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Montana and Pennsylvania (Lead State).
State Contact Information
Arizona
Rogelio Ruiz
Migrant Education Program Director
Arizona Department of Education
Email: Rogelio.Ruiz@azed.gov
Arkansas
Damaris Tomlinson
State Director;
Phone: (501) 324-9664
Email: damaris.tomlison@arkansas.gov
Website: dese.ade.arkansas.gov/Offices/public-school-accountability/federal-programs/migrant-education
Colorado
Lauren Radin
Principal MEP Consultant
Phone: (720) 951-6977
Email: Radin_L@cde.state.co.us
Website: www.cde.state.co.us/migrant
Georgia
Margarita Muños
Senior Program Manager, Title I Part C - Education of Migratory Children
Phone: (912) 842-5440
Email: mmunoz@doe.k12.ga.us
Website: www.gadoe.org/School-Improvement/Federal-Programs/Pages/Migrant-Education-Program.aspx
Iowa
Rachel Pettigrew
Education Program Consultant
Title III - English Learners, Immigrant Students
Title I, Part C - Education of Migratory Children
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
Phone: (515) 380-5115
Email: rachel.pettigrew@iowa.gov
Kentucky
Christina Benassi
State MEP Director
Phone: (502) 564-3791 ext. 4025
Email: christina.benassi@education.ky.gov
Website: education.ky.gov/federal/progs/tic/Pages/default.aspx
Montana
Angela Branz-Spall
Director Title I, Part C
Phone: (406) 444-2423
Email: abranzspall@mt.gov
Website: opi.mt.gov/Leadership/Academic-Success/Title-Other-Federal-Programs/Title-I-Part-C-Migrant-Education
Pennsylvania
Carmen Medina
Bureau Chief: MEP Director DOE
Phone: (717) 783-6466
Email: cmedina@pa.gov
Website: www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Migrant%20Education/Pages/default.aspx
