People

Shelley Gies, EdD, is a full-time Marzano associate. She is the former director of curriculum and instruction and a former building-level principal at Clark-Pleasant Community School Corporation in central Indiana. Shelley also spent 23 years as a classroom teacher, serving most grades K–6.

Joe Miniscalco has over 30 years of experience as a professional educator. He has served as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, senior director of technology and administrative services, and senior director of elementary and secondary instruction.

Shane Porter is an education specialist with Region 9 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She specializes in assisting campuses and districts with school improvement and Marzano’s High Reliability Schools (HRS) Framework.

Mark A. Roberts, EdD, spent 35 years of his educational career as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and director of education and has led successful turnaround efforts in seven large underperforming diverse middle and high schools in California, Colorado, and Arkansas. He has also served as a regional director and adjunct professor at the university level for advanced level diplomas in education leadership. Dr. Roberts has successful experience in implementing all levels of HRS, NASOT, Collaborative Teams, and school improvement and turnaround efforts at the building level.

John M. Hudson is a middle school principal with over 20 years of experience in education. Previously, he served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and elementary principal. John's work has focused on school transformation, teacher leadership development and coaching, and High Reliability Schools.

Dr. Melanie Lewis Magee served in education for 26 years at various levels starting as an elementary school teacher. After several roles in district administration, including adult and parent education, Dr. Magee moved into campus leadership. She was an assistant principal and later an associate principal at a high school culminating in four years as a middle school principal. Dr. Magee led Curriculum and Instruction for a large district and recently served as Deputy Superintendent for a small rural district. Her passion is coaching administrators and helping teachers be the best versions of themselves for students.

Michael Evans, EdD, brings over 28 years of experience as a classroom teacher, school counselor, building-level leader, and district-level leader.As a practitioner, he has led the transition to standards-based learning in multiple districts and continues to support schools and districts across the United States as an associate with Marzano Resources.

Jennifer Alvarado has served over 25 years in education as a teacher, school leader, district-level program director, and district-level curriculum, instruction, and professional development coordinator. She is passionate about empowering teachers to excel in their craft so that they, in turn, can inspire all students to reach their potential.

David Franklin, EdD, is an author, professor of education, and consultant and has worked with school leaders and teachers around the country in the areas of school vision, instruction, technology, and collaboration.