Research for Action
Meet Our Team
We are education research, policy, community-engagement and communications experts, and highly experienced nonprofit professionals deeply committed to advancing racial and social justice in education.
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Senior Research Associate
Director of Communications
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Senior Research Analyst
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Senior Research Associate
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Senior Research Associate
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Executive Director
![Suzanne Delap](https://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/suzanne-delap-march-2024-b-560x372.jpg)
Research Director
![Headshot of Mark Duffy](https://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/1970/01/RFA-MarkDuffy-560x372.jpg)
Senior Research Associate
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Research Associate
Research Associate
![Kim Glassman](https://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/kim-glassman-march-2024-560x372.jpg)
Research Director
![Headshot of Pete Greenfield](https://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/RFA_PeteGreenfield-560x372.jpg)
IT Director
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Senior Fellow, Informal Learning
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Chief Statistician
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Research Associate
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Senior Fellow, Policy Research
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Comptroller
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Chief Operating Officer
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Director of Community Engagement
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Research Associate
![Siettah Parks](https://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/siettah-parks-3-560x372.jpg)
Research Associate
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Senior Research Analyst
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Senior Research Associate
![Keerthanya (Keerthi) Rajesh](https://www.researchforaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/keerthanya-rajesh.jpg)
Research Analyst
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Research Associate
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Research Analyst
Visiting Research Analyst
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Interim Chief Research Officer
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Senior Research Analyst
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Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director
Explore Our Projects
RFA partners with organizations, school districts, higher education systems, and OST and early childhood education providers—as well as many other entities—to evaluate programs, study policies, and conduct research on timely, impactful education reforms, topics, and programs.
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