Meet the Team Meet the Team

SupportEd is made up of nationally recognized Multilingual Learner experts, best-selling authors, and accomplished researchers — all with extensive experience supporting Multilingual Learners (MLs) in the classroom and/or district. Our team has an aligned purpose and passion to create the best solutions for our partners.

Leadership Team

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Diane Staehr Fenner, PhD

President & Founder
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Sydney Snyder, PhD

Principal Associate

Galen Murray

Director of Partnerships and Business Development

Content Experts

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Mindi Teich, MEd

Multilingual Learning Coach
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Meghan Gregoire-Smith, MA

Multilingual Learning Coach
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Shannon Smith, MEd

Multilingual Learning Coach

Business Team

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Diane Choi

Program Associate
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Tamara Echols

Bookkeeper/Office Manager
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Michele Iris

Marketing Manager
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Jasmine Singh

Program Assistant

Supporting Content Experts

Nancy Batchelder

Consultant

Kent Buckley

Consultant
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Jessica Fundalinski, MA, MS

Consultant
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Amy Hewett-Olatunde, PhD

Consultant
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Eleni Pappamihiel, PhD

Consultant
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Carlene Thomas

Consultant
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Cristina Zakis

Consultant
Join Our Team

Enjoy a flexible working environment and generous benefits with a team who is passionate about educating MLs.

Educational Books

Authored by members of the SupportEd team, receive bulk discounts, in-depth instructional insight, activities, videos, and more. 

Speaker Request

A dynamic and inspiring experience to dive deeper into the world of Multilingual Learners (MLs) at your event, conference, or panel.