Leadership
Bringing management and education expertise to solve district challenges
Our leadership team is driven by our mission to help school district leaders bring about lasting improvement. They draw on decades of experience working in school districts, non-profits, the private sector, government institutions, and technology companies to help school districts identify and implement sustainable solutions to complex district challenges.
John J-H Kim
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Kristen Schnibbe Cervantes
Vice President, DMLearning and Operations
Kathleen Choi
Managing Editor, District Management Journal
Lauren Wein Feldman
Senior Director of DMBreakthrough Results
Craig Gibbons
Senior Vice President, DMSolutions and Engineering
Wai-Yan Sun
VP of Finance
Stephanie Watson
Senior Director, DMConsulting
Senior Advisors
Distinguished leaders sharing deep experience and powerful insights
With backgrounds in education, education management, academia, and the private sector, our Senior Advisors bring a wealth of experience and insights to help DMGroup shape the best solutions for our members and clients.
Our Team
Committed to Effecting Improvements in Public Education
Lander Arrieta
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Nicole Assisi
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Joshua Batchelor
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Kate Blanchard
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Sarah Brem
DMSolutions
Barry Brinkley
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Chris Bryant
DMLearning
DJ Cervantes
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Kristen Cervantes
DMLearning
Dennis Chan
DMSolutions
Sarah Chandler
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Kathy Choi
DMLearning
Joe Costello
DMConsulting
Morgan Craig
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Matt Crowell
DMConsulting
Brianne Dotson
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Albert Edwards
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Mia Elliott
DMConsulting
Lauren Feldman
DMSolutions
Erendira Flores
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Liz Fortes
Finance
Maggie Gallagher
DMConsulting
Jay Gamboa
DMConsulting
Craig Gibbons
DMSolutions
Kathi Gibson
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Sarah Griffin
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Vashaunta Harris
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Kelly Harris Perin
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Chrissy Heyne
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Reid Hickman
DMSolutions
James Hilton Harrell
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Doug Hollis
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Mia Howard
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Adam Jimenez-Schulman
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Vynesha Johnson
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Nautrie Jones
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Tracy Kelley
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
John J-H Kim
DMGroup
Kofi Kinney
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Alice Lai
DMLearning
Kristen Lambertz-Berndt
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Amara Lynch
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Talia Mercado
DMConsulting
Kim Musa
DMSolutions
Alex Newell
DMConsulting
Tess Nicholson Powers
DMConsulting
Kathy Panaro
Finance
Zach Perin
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Jennifer Riland
DMConsulting
Lisa Salvucci
Client Development
Ryan Smith
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Delaney Stokes
DMLearning/DMConsulting
Wai-Yan Sun
Finance
Ross Thomason
DMSolutions - Performance Coach
Courtney VanHuffel
DMSolutions
Richard Viard
DMSolutions
Becky Vogel
DMSolutions
Steph Watson
DMConsulting
Scott Wheeler
DMSolutions