Immediately prior to joining Edvance Research, Wilkinson established the research department at the supplemental publishing subsidiary of the Harcourt Education Group, where he served as its vice president and directed activities in instructional materials evaluation, market research, legislative policy analysis, and business intelligence.

Wilkinson has been working in education and education-related organizations since 1980. Originally beginning his career as a classroom teacher, he then worked with McGraw-Hill before eventually moving into community education with the U.S. Department of Defense, where he became intimate with the federal regulatory environment, as well as grant and procurement processes. After leaving government service, Wilkinson managed certification testing programs at Educational Testing Service and test development and research efforts in postsecondary education at Harcourt Assessment before ultimately moving into policy analysis and market research.

Wilkinson earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Dayton and holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Prior to joining Edvance Research, Brown worked at the Intercultural Development Research Association where she was responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating a secondary mathematics professional development model that focuses on increasing achievement and access to mathematics for all students, with an emphasis on English language learners. This professional development model combines creative evidence- and research-based teaching strategies and technology for engaging learners. At IDRA, Brown also lead the organization in integrating online learning systems, web sites, and multimedia products that enhance field service delivery and implementing technology integration strategies in service delivery and student learning .

Brown has been in education for over seventeen years where she began her work as a high school mathematics teacher purposefully in a high-need district to begin the journey in validating her belief that all students can learn and be proficient in mathematics. She then worked at the district level at Northside Independent School District in San Antonio, TX as a secondary mathematics and technology consultant, working alongside teachers in their classrooms as a coach and mentor where she co-planned, co-taught, and reflected on instruction, and developed district curriculum in mathematics and Technology Applications courses. Brown has also worked at Education Service Center Region 20 in a variety of capacities, such as a distance learning teacher, where she designed and delivered a hands-on Power Math Lab for Project SMART via satellite and taught a Pilot AP Calculus through videoconferencing. She has developed and presented highly interactive and engaging workshop sessions in both mathematics and technology content areas including Web Mastering and Multimedia Institutes for districts. While at Region 20 she was lead instructional designer for the Texas Library Connection and FORUM, a Star Schools Project initiative that provided online professional development to secondary mathematics teachers.

Brown earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics with support coursework in computer science from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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