Members of MEC Board of Directors bring a wide range of expertise and experience to their role of advising and enhancing MEC work.
Marta Civil
Marta is a professor in the mathematics department at the University of Arizona. She is an expert in mathematics, the cultural and social aspects in the teaching and learning of mathematics, equity, and parental engagement in mathematics, primarily in working-class, Latino communities. Marta is currently the Principal Investigator of NSF-funded CEMELA (Center for the Mathematics Education of Latinos/as), a Center for Learning and Teaching. CEMELA is an interdisciplinary, multi-university consortium focused on research and practice on the connections between the teaching and learning of mathematics and the cultural, social, and linguistic contexts of Latino/a students.
Terry Souhrada
Terry brings 45 years of experience and a mathematics teacher preparation and secondary mathematics perspective to MEC’s Board of Directors. He earned his masters in mathematics education and doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of Montana. His years of experience cover a wide variety of activities in mathematics education from teaching mathematics in middle and high school classrooms to implementing pedagogical change in community college math courses and four-year college mathematics teacher preparation programs. Terry also brings over 12 years of experience with MEC as a workshop and leadership academy participant.
Kevin Benson
Kevin is a coach, consultant, speaker, professor, and performer who believes that bringing compassion, empathy and possibility to our work will change the world. He is passionate about changing the way organizations and individuals think about how we work, communicate and interact with one another. Kevin brings this passion as well as his experience as a college communications instructor and youth center administrator to his position on MEC’s board.
Ginger Warfield
Ginger has been actively involved in mathematics education since 1971. As a university professor, she led and was involved in many projects focused on discovery learning and innovative teaching. As these efforts expanded, she recognized the need for greater communication between the various institutions that educate future teacher in Washington State. In response, she founded the Washington Teachers of Teachers of Mathematics (a.k.a. WaToToM), which sponsored annual gatherings of mathematics teacher educators. Ginger contributes this broad and deep experience to MEC’s board, as well as a growing passion for equity in mathematics education, an interest she has continued to foster since retiring from the University of Washington in 2012.
Past Board Members
Joan Akers Mitchell (Founder)
As a leader in mathematics education for more than 35 years, Joan contributed insights from working with teachers, writing curriculum, and developing a number of guidelines and frameworks.
Jody Walmsley (Founder)
Jody’s broad experiences both nationally and internationally in the area of mathematics education allowed her to contribute the invaluable perspective of a teacher in the classroom.
Tom Siebold
A former English and Art History teacher in Minnesota, Tom’s passion about the value of public education was a powerful influence on his contributions to MEC’s board. He also brought valuable perspective from his work with corporations, schools, and non-profits as a business consultant writing professional learning programs.
Tom Richardson (Founder)
Tom brought his expertise in management and development of non-profit organizations to MEC’s Board of Directors. Previously CEO and later Chair of a large non-profit organization developed during the War on Poverty era, in his retirement he served on the Board of Directors of four not-for-profit organizations focused on public policy and practices surrounding either public education or the treatment of people with mental illnesses.