QM Staff & Board of Directors

Quality Matters is a non-profit organization based in Maryland whose employees work virtually from points across the United States.

For general inquiries and assistance, please send us an email. For member support or issues related to your account, please contact our help desk.  

QM Staff

Executive Team
Dr. Deb Adair

Deb Adair, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer 
 

Carol Williams

Carol Williams
Executive Assistant
 

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Tom Claffey
Chief Financial Officer & Vice President Operations
Phone: 410-497-8036
Fax: 301-560-6693
 

Brenda Boyd

Brenda Boyd
Vice President of Quality Standards & Evaluation
Phone: 410-497-8027
 

Bethany Simunich, Ph.D.
Vice President Innovation & Research
Phone: 410-497-8065
 

 
Member Engagement
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Jim Snyder, Ed.D.
Director Marketing & Engagement
Phone: 410-497-8039
 

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Suzanne Scheffler
Community Engagement Manager, K-12
Phone: 410-609-4200
 

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Grace Hall
Senior Manager Marketing & Engagement
Phone: 410-497-8028
 

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Beth Knapp
Events & Conferences Manager
Phone: 410-497-8063
 

Quality Assurance
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Melissa Poole
Senior Director of Quality Assurance
Phone: 410-497-8031
 

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Jennifer Pfeuffer
Senior Quality Assurance Manager
Phone: 410-497-8003
 

Pamela Shaw

Pamela Shaw
Director of K-12 Quality Assurance
Phone: 410-497-8571
 

Vanessa Barber
K-12 Quality Assurance Manager
Phone: 410-315-1867
 

Cathy McAfee

Cathy McAfee
Course Review Specialist
Phone: 410-575-4722
 

Andrea Geiger

Andrea Geiger
Course Review Specialist
Phone: 410-497-8076
 

Professional Development

Lorri Barnett
Director of Professional Development
Phone: 410-497-8002
 

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Rico Lauchu
Instructional Design Manager
Phone: 410-497-8038
 

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Nancy Ragias
Professional Development Registrar
Phone: 410-497-8043
Fax: 301-560-6683
 

Claudia Sanchez Bustos

Claudia Sanchez Bustos
Instructional Design & Technology Specialist
Phone: 410-497-8563
 

Elisa White

Elisa White
Instructional Design & Technology Specialist
Phone: 410-497-8545 
 

Jan Tyler

Jan Tyler, Ed.D
Facilitation Program Manager
Phone: 410-497-8534
 

Innovation & Research
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Barbra Burch
Manager of Research & Development
Phone: 410-497-8070
 

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Leigh Hopf
Senior Analyst
Phone: 410-657-8203
 

Racheal Brooks, Ph.D.
Director of QA Implementation Solutions
Phone: 410-497-8531
 

Finance, Human Resources & Administration
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Jeannemarie Smiroldo
Senior Manager of Administrative Services
Phone: 410-497-8004
Fax: 301-560-6693
 

TJ Trevino

TJ Trevino
HR Generalist
Phone: 410-988-3145
 

Creative Services
Braeden Henderson

Braeden Henderson
Senior Copywriter & Communications Specialist
Phone: 410-497-8542
 

Information Technology
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Jeremy Slye
Director of Information Technology Services
Phone: 410-497-8033
 

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Steven Harrison
IT Network Manager
Phone: 410-497-8032
 

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Rekha Subramanian, Ph.D.
Senior Web Applications Developer
Phone: 410-497-8533
 

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Angie Pierpont
IT Project Manager
Phone: 410-497-8072
 

Laura Molnar
IT Support Specialist
Phone: 410-609-3100