Instructional

Carmen Stayton began her career in education in 2009 as a Teach For America corps member in Kansas City. She has served in a variety of roles, including teaching kindergarten, preschool, third grade, and special education for grades K-6. Carmen’s leadership positions, working as an instructional coach for the Special School District of St. Louis […]

Jing joined the ISP in June 2022. She has been a 6th grade math and ELD teacher since 2016 at STRIVE Preparatory Schools – Federal, in Denver, CO, where she also served on the DEI Sub-Committee Board, facilitating and creating staff professional development on anti-racist teaching and identity work. She was also a math instructional […]

Anne Shaw Heinrich serves the ISP with more than 35 years of experience in marketing, communications and development. She has partnered as a communications leader for a number of nonprofit organizations and corporations, including Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri, The Oasis Institute, City Academy, Fontbonne University, Edward Jones, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Reliv International […]

In his role at the ISP, Alex focuses on developing high quality science instructional materials as well as professional learning experiences. In this work, he blends research and practice in order to support teachers as they implement evidenced based instructional strategies for teaching science. His research is focused on science teacher pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), […]

Wendy joined ISP in 2020 as a full time Instructional Math Specialist for the Washington University Institute for School Partnership (ISP). Prior to full time work at ISP, Wendy spent 27 of her 29 public school years at Steger Sixth Grade Center in Webster Groves. Beginning in 2010, Wendy held a part time role at […]

Margo Hathaway has dual roles at the Institute for School Partnership – financial and human resources. She supports grants and contracts, budgets, finances and payroll and is the organization’s liaison to WashU’s Human Resources department.  Margo is a graduate of the University of Tulsa and holds a dual degree in marketing and psychology. Outside of […]

Chris Mohr has worked at Washington University for over 25 years, and has served in many roles in the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) since 2001. Chris currently plays a key role in supporting the development, planning, and implementation of broader impact partnerships with university faculty, scientists and educators, bridging the gap between the university […]

Lauren Ashman currently serves as Program Manager for the mySci Program at The Institute for School Partnership at Washington University. mySci is a K-8 instructional program which includes curriculum, professional learning, and leased kits of materials, designed to support science learning in the St. Louis region.  In her role at the ISP, Lauren leads the […]

Heather Milo is a dedicated Science Instructional Specialist with a passion for fostering meaningful teacher and student engagement with science through high-quality instructional materials, holistic individualized coaching, and systemic approaches to professional learning. With a Master’s in Science Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Heather has worked extensively in the field of science […]

Maia Elkana joined the Institute for School Partnership (ISP) in 2019 as the Evaluation Director focusing on connecting ISP’s broad portfolio of programs and services to measurable improvement in STEM education for the St. Louis region. Maia is a passionate advocate for families, students and teachers, and brings a pragmatic systems level approach to continuous […]