Leadership

At Multitudes, we're helping shape the future of literacy education in California. Get to know the passionate minds behind our mission.

Executive Team
 

Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator

Francesca Pei, PhD
Chief Operating Officer

Lillian Durán, PhD
Research Lead

 

Phaedra Bell, PhD
Director of Education Outreach

Mónica Zegers, PhD
Measure Development Specialist

Elise Brenner, BA
Product Manager

 

Mariah Pospisil, MEd
Learning Interventions
Applied Research Manager

Robin Irey, PhD
Educational Research

 

External Executive Partners
 

Mary Jane Burke, MA
Educator and Implementation Consultant

Rebecca Silverman, PhD
Interventions Research

Jason Yeatman, PhD
Measure Development Research

 

 

Deirdre Marsh-Giradi
Sacramento County Office of Education