Dr. Cobb is the Associate Chairperson of the Department of Teacher Education. She also serves on several university, college, and professional committees. Dr. Cobb is currently the Chairperson of the University Athletics Board. During the summers, Dr. Cobb coordinates a STEM camp for middle school girls. Dr. Cobb has coordinated the Algebra Project Teacher Resource Materials Team (funded by NSF-DRK12 grants). She has organized a number of Algebra Project Professional Development Institutes.

Nichole Pinkard is an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University. She is the founder of Digital Youth Network, co-founder of Inquirium LLC and Remix Learning, home of iRemix, a social learning platform that connects youth’s learning opportunities in school, home, and beyond.

Amy joined OCEP in December of 2011, bringing 10 years of experience with non-profits both nationally and internationally to the team. Amy’s program areas of expertise include education, public health, community development, and the environment. She has extensive experience in research and organizational development and strategy; program development, management, and evaluation; building partnerships between community groups, non-profits, government agencies, public schools, universities, foundations, and corporations; and grant development and fundraising. Amy is a founding member of the National Alliance for Broader Impacts (NABI), which is designed to create a community of practice that fosters the development of sustainable and scalable broader impacts activity. Amy has a Ph.D. in geography from West Virginia University.