Executive team

Scott Hartl, President and CEO
Scott has been directly involved in our success and growth over nearly two decades. Prior to his current appointment, he served as the first school designer, the Northeast Regional Director, the Director of Research and Evaluation, the Director of Strategic Planning and Partnerships. He founded and ran a high-performing EL school in Boston. Before joining Expeditionary Learning, Scott led major expeditions to mountains in Nepal, Alaska, and throughout the United States as an Outward Bound instructor, taught high school in Schenectady, NY, and was Outdoor Program Director at Marlboro College. Scott and his family live outside of Amherst, Massachusetts and he is proud to be the School Council Representative at the school of his three young children.

Ron Berger, Chief Program Officer
Ron is responsible for all aspects of EL's professional development and instructional program. He has served in multiple roles, including school designer, Northeast Regional Director overseeing implementation in over 40 schools, and professional development designer of over 20 EL Institutes. He has authored two books: An Ethic of Excellence and A Culture of Quality. Ron has over 30 years experience as a teacher, professional development designer, and project leader. A graduate of Hampshire College, he has an EdM from Harvard University.

Scott Mengel, Chief Growth Officer
Scott joined Expeditionary Learning in January 2010, and is responsible for managing EL’s current school portfolio and leading network growth around a set of high quality indicators. He works closely with Regional Directors to build productive relationships with leaders at all levels of the educational system. Prior to joining Expeditionary Learning, Scott worked with the Northwest Evaluation Association, managing its Client Services teams and leading development of strategic national partnerships. For 21 years, Scott served as a principal and teacher in Colorado and Alaska, including fours years as founding principal of Heritage Elementary in Douglas County, Colorado. As a teacher at a "break the mold school" in the early 1990s, he was involved in Expeditionary Learning’s organizational beginnings. Scott holds degrees from universities in Colorado, where he resides with his family.

Tom Van Winkle, Chief Operating Officer
Tom's relationship with Expeditionary Learning began first as a client, serving as the principal of a 700 student middle school that adopted the EL design and became a demonstration site in its fourth year of implementation. Tom has served in multiple roles at EL, including school designer, Director of Professional Development and now as Chief Operating Officer. Presently, he oversees all off-site professional development, operations, budget, policy and personnel operations. He has 20 years of education experience as a teacher, principal, and professional development coach. A graduate of Carleton College, he has a MS in Educational Administration and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Lili Brown, Chief Advancement Officer
Prior to joining EL, Lili served as Vice President of External Affairs at New Visions for Public Schools where she raised over $100 million from private and public sources to create 99 new public high schools in New York City. A graduate of Dartmouth College, she has 20 years’ experience in non-profit administration, strategic planning, and resource development.

Stephanie Lawkins, Chief Financial Officer                                              
Stephanie joined Expeditionary Learning from the New York City Department of Education, which supports over 1,500 schools and 1.1 million students with an annual operating budget of $18 billion. There she played a senior role in developing the overall financial strategy for the district, including serving on the core team that conceptualized, developed and implemented Fair Student Funding. Stephanie brings substantial experience in financial management, strategic planning, and designing and developing systems to EL, along with a commitment to promoting exceptional student achievement. Stephanie is an alumna of Duke University and Columbia Business School and hails from Knoxville, Tennessee.

Staff

National Office

Todd Felton, Director of Digital Strategy

Sharon Findley Newman, Director of School Designer Support

Dan Gaglione, Accounting Clerk

Cyndi Gueswel, Director of EL Commons

Leslie Hansen, Professional Development Planner

Blair Harrington, Research Data Analyst

Keisha Jean-Jacques, Receptionist

Chris Jo, External Affairs Associate

Annmarie E Mahler, Controller

Steven Melzer, Director of Human Resources and Organizational Strategy

Lauren Parent, Creative Projects Associate and Administrative Assistant

Susan Schwartz, Assistant to the President and CEO

Mindy Spencer, Director of Research and Assessment

Eadie Wilson-Beeler, Director of Development

Wendy Wolf, Program Manager

Libby Woodfin, Director of Publications

Mid Atlantic region

Laura Weeldreyer, Regional Director

Stephanie Aberger, School Designer

Myra Parks Brooks, School Designer

Laina Cox, School Designer

Gwyneth Hagan, School Designer

Romey Pittman, School Designer

Midwest region

Deb Otto, Regional Director and Director of Internal Staff Development

Mary Pat Ament, School Designer

Dale Bergerhofer, School Designer

Enid Dodson, School Designer

Carrie Fischer, School Designer

Corey Scholes, School Designer

Jennifer Seydel, School Designer

Mountain region

Jonathan Mann, Regional Director

Symon Hayes, School Designer

Dave Manzella, School Designer

Katie Shenk, School Designer

Colleen Stanevich, School Designer

Jen Wood, School Designer

New York City Outward Bound

Suzanne Tillman, Regional Director

Meg Riordan, Regional Director, Instruction

Carol Foresta, School Designer

Michelle Marie Herbowy, School Designer

Maren Olson, School Designer

Laura Shapiro, School Designer

Northeast region

Mark Conrad, Regional Director and Director of Education Leadership

Cheryl Dobbertin, Associate Regional Director

Stephanie Burke, School Designer

John D'Anieri, School Designer

Marcy DeJesús-Rueff, School Designer

Jenny Henderson, School Designer

David Howes, School Designer

Lucia Kaempffe, School Designer

Steven Levy, School Designer

Emily Lichtenstein, School Designer

Jill Mirman, School Designer

Lily Newman, School Designer

Cynthia Rice, School Designer

Kippy Smith, School Designer

Northwest and California regions

John LeCavalier, Regional Director

Tony Altucher, School Designer

Amaris Obregon, School Designer

Southeast region

Angela Jolliffe, Regional Director and Director of Professional Events

Barbara Benson, School Designer

Anne Vilen, School Designer

Penelope Wong, School Designer

Southwest region

Scott Gill, Regional Director and Director of Adventure and Nature Programming

David DenHartog, School Designer

Dirk Matthias, School Designer