Meet the Team

Meet the Team


Mary Mendenhall
Project Director

Mary Mendenhall is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the International and Comparative Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Project Director for the Teachers for Teachers initiative in Kakuma.

Danielle Falk
Training/Coaching Coordinator

Danni Falk is a Master's student in the International and Comparative Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Training/Coaching Coordinator.

Makala Skinner
Mobile Mentoring Coordinator

Makala Skinner is a Master’s student in the International and Comparative Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Mobile Mentoring Coordinator.

Jihae Cha
Doctoral Fellow

Jay is a first year doctoral fellow and Ed.D. student in International Educational Development at Teachers College, Columbia University. Jay's research interests include discovering the role of academic, linguistic and psychosocial factors in elevating refugee students' learning motivation as well as teacher professional development programs in conflict-affected settings.

Sophia Collas
Media and Communications Coordinator

Sophia Collas is a Master’s student in the International and Comparative Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Media and Communications Coordinator.

Lauren Bowden
Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

Lauren Bowden is a Master’s student in the International and Comparative Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator.

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