Staff Directory

Stephen Bannasch
E-mail: stephen at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3209

Stephen Bannasch, Director of Technology, manages technical planning and development. He pioneered the technology used in educational applications of computer interfaces to laboratory experiments (microcomputer-based labs or MBL). Stephen is currently working on the Data and Models project developing new physical and computer models for helping kids understand heat and temperature. He also works with the Exploratorium in San Francisco developing handheld computers and wireless communication to allow visitors to explore exhibits in greater depth. (return to top)

Ken Bell
E-mail: kbell at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3217

Ken Bell is the Project Manager for the LOOPS, CLEAR and RITES projects (return to top)

Boris Berenfeld
E-mail: boris at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3224

Boris Berenfeld is Director of the International Center. His work is focused on research, development and implementation of technology-enhanced instructional materials and collaborative Internet-based educational initiatives. Boris holds a Ph.D. in radiation biophysics from the University of Moscow and has extensive research experience in biology, ecology and the application of technology. He serves as the Principal Investigator Science of Atoms and Molecules (SAM), and Electron Technologies: Modeling Pico Worlds for New Careers projects funded by the National Science Foundation. (return to top)

Susan Brau
E-mail: sbrau at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3205

Susan Brau is the Concord Consortium's Sponsored Research Officer. She assists in project budgeting and proposal preparation, and monitors grant award spending, reporting, approvals and extensions. She also is responsible for drafting contracts and monitoring subcontractors. (return to top)

Scott Cytacki
E-mail: scytacki at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3210

Scott Cytacki is a Senior Software Engineer. He is a strong proponent of open source software development. He has a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Cornell University where he focused on machine vision. He worked for Xerox PARC for 2 years before joining the Concord Consortium. (return to top)

Dan Damelin
E-mail: ddamelin at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3242

Dan Damelin is currently PI for the Rhode Island Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project. Through this project up to 100 teachers and 10,000 students will work with computer models to help learn core science concepts. For the past 10 years he has been involved with many projects at CC, most related to development of software and curriculum utilizing the Molecular Workbench. He has an undergraduate degree in chemistry, computer science, and environmental studies, as well as, a masters in education from Tufts University. He has also taught high school chemistry for 14 years and worked as a professional software engineer. (return to top)

Chad Dorsey
E-mail: cdorsey at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3232

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Sam Fentress
E-mail: sfentress at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3238

Sam Fentress is a Software Engineer at the Concord Consortium. While at the Consortium he has worked extensively on the ITSI and UDL projects, and has helped train teachers to integrate the software into their lessons. He has also worked on creating models and simulations, and is particularly interested in evolutionary models. Sam received his BA in Cognitive Science from Wesleyan University and his MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Edinburgh. (return to top)

Jennifer Glover
E-mail: jglover at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3201

Jennifer Glover is the Operations Manager. (return to top)

Ben Greslick
E-mail: bgreslick at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3207

Ben Greslick is the Network Manager and Systems Administrator. He keeps the network running with a watchful eye, and implements upgrades and new computer installations as needed. He attended the University of Maine in Orono, where he is a few classes short of a B.S. is Computer Science. (return to top)

Edmund Hazzard
E-mail: ehazzard at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3212

Ed Hazzard is a curriculum planner focusing on two areas: the development of probes and handhelds for inquiry-based learning, especially in physics, and student use of computer modeling tools to learn about complex systems and emergent phenomena. He has degrees in physics, architecture, and teaching. (return to top)

Paul Horwitz
E-mail: paul at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3223

Paul Horwitz is a Senior Scientist and directs the Concord Consortium Modeling Center. He also runs the Modeling Across the Curriculum, Models and Data, and Fostering Transfer projects. Paul is a theoretical physicist with an A.B. from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in physics from New York University. His educational research interests center around helping students use mental models to learn and apply scientific principles. (return to top)

Seong June Kim
E-mail: skim at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3243

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Rebecca Lau
E-mail: rlau at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3239

Rebecca Lau is the senior Accountant in Finance and Administration. She will handle travel expense report, Billings, Account receivable, all accounting issues related to projects and the financial reports. (return to top)

Trudi Lord
E-mail: tlord at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3221

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Cynthia McIntyre
E-mail: cynthia at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3230

Cynthia McIntyre is Director of Communications and Online Learning. She facilitates Designing and Teaching Online Courses, which models the best practices for online learning and teaching, while preparing participants to design and teach their own online courses successfully. She recently co-authored (with Alese Smith and Bonnie Elbaum) a short book, Essential Elements: Prepare, Design, and Teach Your Online Course (Atwood Publishing, 2002). In addition to her work with online teacher professional development, she is the managing editor of the biannual newsletter publication, @Concord. Cynthia holds a B.A. in Religion and Biochemistry from Bowdoin College and a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School. (return to top)

Amy Pallant
E-mail: apallant at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3227

Amy Pallant is the Senior Science Education Researcher for the Molecular Workbench and Making Thinking Visible projects. She has a master's degree in Education from Harvard University. (return to top)

Frieda Reichsman
E-mail: freichsman at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3228

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Robin Sebesta
E-mail: robin at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3203

Robin Sebesta is Accounting Associate in Finance and Administration. Her responsibilities include payroll and accounts payable. She maintains accounts and customer relations with vendors. (return to top)

Carolyn Staudt
E-mail: carolyn at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3215

Carolyn Staudt has worked extensively on the educational uses of probes and handheld computers. She holds a Masters of Education from Kent State University and was the 1990 Christa McAuliffe Fellow. She also runs KidSolve, a company that provides schools with Internet-based products and data collection training. (return to top)

Bob Tinker
E-mail: bob at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3222

Robert Tinker, President, is internationally recognized as a pioneer in constructivist uses of educational technology. He developed the MBL and Network Science concepts and has directed numerous educational research projects funded by the NSF and the Department of Education that have led to widespread improvements in science education. He founded The Concord Consortium and pioneered its INTEC and Virtual High School projects. He is currently concerned about the "digital divide" and its implications for equity in K-12 education. He holds a Ph.D. in experimental low-temperature physics from MIT. (return to top)

Aaron Unger
E-mail: aunger at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3237

Aaron Unger is a Software Engineer at the Concord Consortium. Working with the TELS, ITSI, CAPA and LOOPS projects, he has contributed toward both of the Ruby-on-Rails based applications, the Sail Data Service and the "Do It Yourself" authoring portal. Additionally, the Java based TELS Virtual Learning Environment and the OTrunk Framework have both benefited from Aaron's work. (return to top)

Yu-Ling Wu
E-mail: ywu at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3202

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Q. Charles Xie
E-mail: qxie at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3226

Charles develops the Molecular Workbench software. (return to top)

Andrew Zucker
E-mail: azucker at concord dot org
Phone: (978) 405-3231

Andy Zucker, Ed.D., a former math and science teacher and school computer center director, is a senior researcher and evaluator who has studied a wide variety of federal education programs and private initiatives. He served for three years on the editorial panel of the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education. Harvard Education Press recently published his book, Transforming Schools with Technology: How Smart Use of Digital Tools Helps Achieve Six Key Education Goals. (return to top)