Professional Learning

Amy Oelschlager is the Director of Professional Learning based out of St. Paul, MN. She has a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology and 10 years of experience in schools working as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and district Personalized Learning Coordinator for an urban school district in the Twin Cities.
In addition to her teaching and district leadership, she has worked for seven years at MIND Education supporting the implementation of ST Math in districts and schools across the country. She loves training and coaching teachers to use ST Math as an instructional tool to transform their math instruction.

Lindsay Baca is a Professional Learning Specialist based in Southern California. She earned her Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree in Education from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. After earning her Master's Degree, she also worked as a classroom teacher in Detroit, MI. She is passionate about making math more accessible and digestible for all students. She is especially excited about how math instruction can become more equitable for English Learners with the emphasis on visual learning and removal of language as a barrier. She is excited to embark on this journey to provide high-quality mathematics education for all learners through the implementation of ST Math. 

Vivian Doughty is a Professional Learning Specialist with MIND Research Institute. Vivian has worked with MIND since 2012 supporting schools and districts within California and beyond. A Minneapolis native, she has made Long Beach, California her home for nearly all of her adult life while working in vocations that have honed her creative, out-of-the-box thinking, intuition, and grit.  Her kind nature is always a positive impact. Vivian taught in the private and public sector for many years, working the entire spectrum of education, from young children to adults of all ages. She holds multiple degrees from CSULB along with a clear, professionalized, California teaching credential and ELA1 certification. Vivian enjoys performing at a high level to ensure the vibrancy and success of your professional learning process and delivery.

Krista is a Professional Learning Specialist based out of Denver, Colorado. She has a Master’s Degree in Education, and was a teacher for 10 years in New York City, Chicago, Iowa, and most recently, Denver, where she was also an instructional math coach. Krista is passionate about giving educators and students the confidence to become successful problem solvers through the use of ST Math.

Jim deBerjeois is a Professional Learning Specialist located in the Atlanta, GA area. He spent 20 years as a teacher and administrator in various schools in NY, NC, and Ga.  He has extensive experience in delivering training and classroom support to educators throughout the country. Prior to becoming a ESM, he served as a Professional Learning Specialist at MIND, delivering PL on-site and virtually to ST Math customers  in various schools and districts. In his spare time, Jim enjoys reading, playing tennis, and following college sports, especially basketball.

Hannahrose Laidlaw is a Professional Learning Operations Manager at MIND Research Institute. She has a Master’s Degree in Education and is based out of New York, New York. She graduated with a degree in Sociology and Pre-Law but fell in love with education while volunteering with various organizations in college and her two years as a Teach for America Corps Member in South Louisiana.
Hannahrose brings her expertise from the last nine years as classroom teacher, instructional coach, curriculum developer, and Dean into her role as a Professional Learning Specialist. Hannahrose is passionate about K-8 education and loves to bring her high energy to all trainings where she helps support educators to use ST MATH as an instructional tool to transform their math instruction.

Janna McIntyre is a Professional Learning Specialist based in Austin, serving districts across the state of Texas. Janna completed her undergraduate degree in Asheville, NC and then moved to Milwaukee, WI to attain her Masters in Education. After braving the cold she moved closer to her New Orleans roots and settled in Texas. Janna has taught for eight years and was most recently an instructional coach and elementary math lead. During this time, Janna developed a deep love of DEI in education, conceptual thinking, and implementing research-based mathematical practices. 

Janna is excited to join the MIND team and continue the work towards removing barriers for all kids!

In her spare time, Janna is most likely hiking with her dog, Gumbo, or trying new restaurants with her fiancée, Liz.

Allison Ross serves as a Professional Learning Design Lead for the great state of Texas and resides in Fort Worth. Prior to joining MIND this year, she spent six years as an elementary educator in Birdville ISD and nine years in the roles of Middle School Educator and Curriculum Coordinator & Coach at independent schools serving gifted and talented learners. Throughout her teaching journey, she honed her skills in differentiation for the gifted and talented population, developed several Project-Based Learning units, and revitalized her school’s service-learning and applied research programs. Additionally, she presented on topics related to executive functioning, digital citizenship, prosocial gameplay, giftedness & perfectionism, and Project-Based Learning. Allison holds a Bachelor’s degree Early Childhood Education from Texas Christian University and her Master’s degree in Gifted Education from Hardin-Simmons University. She has a passion for math, enjoys encouraging learners who possess or lack confidence in the subject matter, and supporting teachers as they do the same.

Jenna is a Professional Learning Specialist based in Minneapolis. She recently completed her Educational Leadership degree in addition to a Master’s in the Arts of Teaching. Jenna worked as a middle school math teacher for 7 years in Louisiana and Minnesota where she developed a learning environment with deep conceptual thinking, mathematical discourse, and a whole lot of fun.

Jenna is excited to be a MINDer due to her commitment to building problem solvers. Math is just an exciting puzzle waiting to be solved! 

In her spare time, Jenna is most likely at the dog park running around with her dogs Finn + Zoey, playing video games with her partner, or in the kitchen trying a new TikTok recipe.

David Whitby is a Professional Learning Designer for Online Learning located in Allentown, PA. He started at MIND in January 2023, after working in elementary classrooms for over ten years as a classroom teacher. David has a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology, which he used in his role as one of his district’s Technology Innovation Guides. David’s dedication to and interest in exploring new, innovative, and creative ways of teaching helped him motivate and encourage his co-workers to learn and try new things with their students.

Lindsay is an Education Success Consultant located in northern Oklahoma.  She served in the classroom, where she used (and LOVED) ST Math, for 8 years before moving into the Instructional Coach position at her school.  She served full-time in that position for 2 years before moving to part-time capacity after accepting a position with MIND Education in January of 2023.  Lindsay loves encouraging teachers through their ST Math experience and helping them to have a deeper understanding of how to use ST Math to benefit students in their classroom.

Ryan is an Educational Success Consultant located in Freeport, Texas (south of Houston).  She earned her BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from SFA University and a Masters in Special Education from Texas Tech University.  Ryan was an elementary teacher for 6 years and an educational diagnostician for 4 years.  She is very passionate about ALL children reaching their educational potential and being future ready.  She is excited to share her love for ST Math and all of its benefits (there are MANY) with other educators.

Jason resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Bowdoin College and received his MA in Education from Loyola Marymount University. He’s had various roles in the field of education: software developer, editor, curriculum manager, and teacher. He’s excited to be working for Mind because he feels inspired at how ST Math transforms students’ attitudes toward learning.

Lori is an Education Success Consultant located in Milwaukee, WI.  She recently retired from Milwaukee Public Schools with 16 years of classroom teaching and 10 years of math instructional coaching experience.  The implementation of ST Math at MPS brought out her passion for the power of ST Math to build student’s problem solving skills and deep conceptual understanding of the math content.  She is excited to share this passion with you.

In her spare time, Lori enjoys being a grandma and cruising around with her husband of 40 years in their Corvette.

Shanna is an Education Success Consultant located in Billings, MT.  She earned a BA in Spanish, a Masters in Deaf Education, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership.  She completed a varied and fulfilling 42 years in education as a Teacher for the Deaf, K-12 Principal, Curriculum Director, Special Education Director, worked in the district’s business office, and finished up as an Elementary Principal.  She had boots on the ground when the Billings district incorporated ST Math into its math curriculum and is a strong supporter of the program.

Collyn is an Education Success Consultant located in Fort Worth, Texas. She received her degree in Multidisciplinary Studies - Math and Science 4-8 from Texas Tech University and her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Texas at Arlington. She spent 7 years in the classroom teaching a range of elementary grade levels. During that time, she was a content facilitator for her school district. In the classroom, she was able to experience the growth students achieve when using ST Math. She believes every student is able to have a positive experience.

Crystal is an Education Success Consultant located in Cleveland, OH. She has worked in education for over 25 years. She began her career as a high school mathematics teacher and over the years been a teacher leader, principal and professional development coach. Since then, she enjoys working with teachers and leaders across the country to help them improve instruction for all students.
Crystal holds a B.A. degree in Mathematics and M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Cleveland State University, a secondary administrative certificate from The University of Dayton, and numerous professional development hours in the areas of instructional leadership, literacy across content areas, formative assessment, RTI and school reform. 

Brittany is an Educational Success Consultant located in Fairfax, Virginia. She received her BA in Mathematics from California State University, San Bernardino and a Master’s in Education with an emphasis in Teaching Mathematics. Brittany has been in mathematics education since 2014. She’s worked as a Math Teacher in middle school and high school, a Math Department Chair, Accreditation Chair and liaison between K-8 math programs and the high school. Brittany has also served as the school representative for Math EdTech companies. Brittany is passionate about everyone’s success in Mathematics and truly believes in the ST Math and MIND Education mission, mostly because she truly believes that every student has a gift for math; it’s all about their experience.

Molly Russell is an Education Success Consultant based near Minneapolis, MN. Moly holds a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education & Learning Disabilities and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She has over 15 years of teaching experience, which includes elementary education, secondary special education, and co-teaching both 8th and 9th grade English. Molly is excited to help teachers change the way both they and their students feel about math. In her spare time, Molly likes to spend time with her two children, do yoga, and be outside.

Jamie Rynda is an Education Success Consultant located in Minneapolis, MN.  Jamie has her elementary and middle school education degree from the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University and her Masters in Educational Leadership from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota.  She has over 10 years of teaching experience in both elementary and middle school math.  Jamie has both a passion for mathematics and technology integration and is excited to bring these two passions together at ST Math.  Jamie loves to spend time being active with her two young children, knitting and trying new foods to eat!

Angela Schanke is an Education Success Consultant based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. She taught middle school mathematics for nearly a decade around the state. She earned her Master’s degree in 2014 with a thesis on gamification, which she then incorporated into her classroom. Currently, she is finishing up a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education with a dissertation on the influence of productive failure on mathematical affect. Her research has been in gamification, mathematical creativity, and self-efficacy. The work MIND and ST Math are doing to change how students feel about math is a perfect combination of her interests and she is very excited to get involved! In her free time, she likes to read novels, walk her husky in the snow, and overanalyze movies.

Melissa is an Educational Success Consultant located in San Luis Obispo, California. She earned a BA in Liberal Studies with a minor in Child Development as well as a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She taught 4th and 5th grade in the San Luis Coastal Unified School District for over 10 years and loved using ST math with her students. She is excited for this new chapter working with Mind and helping other educators to see the amazing benefits of using ST math with their students.

Lauren is an Educational Success Consultant located in Ventura, California. She earned a BA in International Studies with a minor in Spanish, before getting her teaching credential and Masters in Teacher Leadership. She has worked for Hueneme Elementary School District since 2014 teaching English Language Development and 6th grade Math and Science. She is passionate about helping her students reach the highest math standards without language barriers by utilizing Growth Mindset strategies, visual mathematics learning, as well as ST Math. 

JiJi oversees student success and is responsible for crossing the screen as math puzzles are solved. JiJi is an accomplished world traveler, and has led over two million students to the next challenge as they play ST Math. JiJi is not great at jumping, but excels at waddling around classrooms in pursuit of giving students and educators alike a high “flipper”. JiJi is currently studying all mathematical subjects in grades PreK-8.