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Danielle oversees the design of the SFF Assessment Suite and its implementation with partners. She previously founded and led Ignite Ed, a consulting firm that works with forward-thinking organizations to solve critical challenges, launch innovative programs, and invest for impact in education and philanthropy. Most recently, she served as a consultant for the Walton Family Foundation's Future of Measurement Portfolio.

Susie leads SFF’s state engagement efforts, which currently encompass co-design partnerships with five states. Also Chief Program Officer of MTC, an ETS company, Susie supports MTC’s network of member schools as they work to implement a Mastery Transcript or MTC Learning Record. Susie has nearly two decades of experience working in public school systems. Previously she served as the superintendent of the Windsor Locks Public Schools, where she led the systemic changes needed to make personalized and mastery-based learning a reality for all children in Windsor Locks.

David is a key partner helping to spearhead SFF’s state engagement efforts. As Director, Future of Assessment at the Carnegie Foundation, he leads Carnegie’s SFF partnership with ETS. David has deep experience coaching educational leaders on the use of evidence in the improvement process, the development of indicators and measures, and the assessment of organizational health. Prior to joining Carnegie, David was an analyst and evaluator at SRI International’s Center for Education Policy.

Paul serves as the Executive Director of Strategic Partnerships at SFF, spearheading resource acquisition strategy, institutional partnerships, and fundraising. Before joining ETS, Paul led Bonsai and was Senior Vice President for Global Partnerships at The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), where he supported the organization’s Education program and its Global STEM Alliance subsidiary, while also simultaneously serving in the role of senior advisor to the global leadership team of UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited initiative.

Mike plays two related but distinct roles. He leads the work to design learning records for SFF, while also continuing to serve as CEO of MTC and to grow its impact. MTC joined ETS in May 2024. Previously Chief Product Officer, Mike oversaw the design and development of MTC’s signature product, the Mastery Transcript, and drove its early use among higher education institutions. He is an experienced education technology executive, having co-founded and worked as EVP of Intrepid Learning Solutions. More recently he served as CEO of the Services Division at the National Association of Independent Schools, where he led a complete redesign and relaunch of their School and Student Services financial aid platforms.

Joe is head of platform for the K16 department at ETS, where he leads product and engineering efforts that support ETS’s K12 and higher ed products. He joined ETS through ETS’s acquisition of Ribbon Education, an AI-powered student success platform that he co-founded. Before Ribbon, Joe was part of the founding team at Flatiron School, a coding boot camp, where he led education, product, and delivery across online and in-person delivery.

Dr. Ou Lydia Liu, Associate Vice President, ETS Research Institute, is a globally recognized expert in assessment of critical skills and competencies in higher education and workforce. She has also managed large-scale grants awarded by government and private funding agencies in the U.S. and international countries including India, China, and Korea. Dr. Liu has authored and coauthored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, and book chapters in the fields of applied measurement, higher education, and science assessment. Her research appeared in Science, Nature Human Behavior, Educational Researcher, and other influential outlets. She delivered over 100 invited seminars and peer-reviewed conference presentations domestically and internationally. Dr. Liu was inducted as an AERA Fellow in 2023, and received the 2019 Robert Linn Memorial Lecture Award, and the 2011 National Council on Measurement in Education Jason Millman Promising Measurement Scholar Award in recognition of her original and extensive research in learning outcomes assessment in higher education and K-12 science assessment. Dr. Liu holds a doctorate in Quantitative Methods and Evaluation from the University of California, Berkeley.