Gay Lamey, O.T., P.M.P.
Director, Project Management Office (PMO)
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As Direcctor of the Project Management Office, Gay Lamey is responsible for supervising
all Project Managers and ensuring that research projects are completed on schedule,
on scope, and within budget. Lamey joined Edvance Research from Harcourt Assessment,
where she held a number of positions over 10 years, including research director
and senior project manager. At Harcourt, Lamey specialized in the company’s speech-language
and occupational therapy assessments and was responsible for developing business
plans, acquiring new products, managing projects, and managing research for norm-referenced
and criterion-referenced tests.
She earned a number of company awards, including
two awards for her contributions to company patents.
Prior to joining Harcourt, Lamey was an occupational therapist at HealthSouth in
San Antonio, and led the occupational therapist team for hand rehabilitation at
Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.
Lamey is a licensed occupational therapist, as well as a certified project management
professional (PMP). She is a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI), and
past member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the Texas
Occupational Therapy Association, as the American Society for Hand Therapists. Lamey
served on the advisory board for the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University
of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and is treasurer of the Alamo Flyers,
a national and international champion sports acrobatics team.
Lamey holds a bachelor’s degree in occupational therapy from the University of Texas
at San Antonio and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
(UTHSC-SA), where she served as president of the Student Occupational Therapy Association
and was a representative on the UTHSC-SA Student Council.
My Viewpoint
"Project success for me comes down to up-front planning, clear communication
and teamwork. Without these components, project execution suffers."
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Dan Hunt, M.B.A., P.M.P.
Senior Project Manager
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As a Certified Project Manager Professional (PMP), Dan Hunt’s role as Senior Project Manager is to perform project control functions to ensure development of research projects to specifications within budget and schedule. He assesses project risks and develops mitigation plans, as well as facilitating project team communication and briefing senior management on project status.
Hunt brings extensive project management experience to Edvance Research, most recently
integrating the efforts of physicians, skilled nursing facilities and the insurer
in the rollout of a Medicare Advantage health plan. Previously he led a multidisciplinary
project team consisting of architect, civil engineer, audiovisual/lighting, voice,
data, cabling, fire, and security contractors in the design process of a new facility
construction project. Prior to this initiative, Hunt served as a project manager
at Harcourt Assessment, managing all phases of the development and production of
psychological, speech and language assessments. In addition, Hunt oversaw planning,
development, production, administration, auditing, and scoring of custom achievement
tests and led multidisciplinary teams in determining development and production
schedules to facilitate test administrations within established timelines.
Hunt also brings a broad range of management experience from his service as an Air
Force Medical Service Corps officer. He held management positions in Finance, Logistics
and Personnel, as well as a Command position, in various Air Force healthcare facilities.
Numerous awards have been bestowed upon Hunt including Air Combat Command Resource
Management Director of the Year for 1995; 355th Medical Group Company Grade Officer
of the Year for 1993 and 1995; Awarded Letters of Excellence for Academics and Briefing
programs, Squadron Officers School, 1994; and USAF Clinic Junior Officer of the
Year, McChord AFB, WA, 1988.
Hunt earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from Anderson College in
Anderson, Indiana and a Master’s of Arts in Health Science and Master’s of Business
in Administration from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
My Viewpoint
"Project management integrates the knowledge and efforts of our highly professional
teams to produce the rigorous research needed to assist our schools at the right
time and at the right price." ""
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Brian Brothers, M.B.A., P.M.P.
Senior Project Manager
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As Senior Project Manager, Brian Brothers is responsible for ensuring client satisfaction and the successful delivery of programs. Brothers comes to Edvance Research from Pearson, where he held a number of leadership positions over 8 years, including Program Manager and Program Director. At Pearson, Brothers was responsible for leading several of the company’s largest state assessment programs, where he managed cross-functional teams and established positive working relationships with clients, internal staff, subcontractors and vendors.
Brothers was directly involved in contract negotiations, preparing presentations and analysis, and identifying
opportunities to increase revenue and profitability through scope changes. Prior
to joining Pearson, Brothers was a Project Control Analyst at Science Applications
International Corporation (SAIC), where he supported several large federal contracts.
Brothers holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at
Austin and a Master’s of Business Administration from Texas State University in
San Marcos. Brothers is a certified project management professional (PMP). He is
a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and active member of the PMI
Alamo Chapter in San Antonio.
My Viewpoint
"Education truly is the key to the future. It is rewarding to have impact on
student achievement and ultimately the future as the work at Edvance helps to inform
education professionals in their work."
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Mark Douglas, M.B.A.
Project Manager
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As Project Manager, Mark Douglas is responsible for analyzing and managing business requirements and process improvement initiatives for the Statewide Tools for Teaching Excellence (STTE) project, funded by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
Prior to joining Edvance Research, Douglas worked with the Texas Diversity Council
as the Regional Director for San Antonio and Austin where he was responsible for
increasing diversity awareness through corporate membership and events such as the
Women in Leadership Symposium and the Annual Diversity & Leadership Conference.
Douglas has over 12 years of experience in the Financial Services industry where
he was the Sr. Business Manager at USAA and the Direct Bank Fulfillment Manager
at Citigroup.
Douglas is also an adjunct instructor at Our Lady of the Lake University where he
teaches Information Systems & Technology and Computer Concepts.
Douglas earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University
of Missouri-St. Louis in 1992 and his Master’s of Business Administration in Electronic
Commerce Management from Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio in 2002. He
is a Fellow in the African American Leadership Institute in San Antonio.
My Viewpoint
"Business processes lay the foundation for success in any industry. Helping
educators utilize processes to ultimately increase student achievement is how I
can contribute to advancing the outcomes of education."
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Stephanie Adams, P.M.P.
Project Manager
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In her role as Project Manager at Edvance Research, Stephanie Adams is responsible for ensuring client satisfaction and the successful delivery of programs within budget and schedule. As a certified Project Manager, Adams assesses project risks and develops mitigation plans, as well as facilitates teamwork among the functional groups assigned to projects.
Adams brings over 15 years of experience in the education industry through her tenure at Pearson Assessment, where she served in various leadership roles including Senior Business Analyst and Director of Publishing Operations. In these roles, she was responsible for overseeing large department budgets, as well as managing multiple-phase project schedules. Adams was instrumental in incorporating metrics into the production process to identify measures for process improvement.
A recipient of numerous company awards while at Pearson, Adams consistently demonstrates innovation and teamwork. These skills are being applied to all aspects of Edvance project management to exceed client expectations.
Adams received her Bachelor’s of Arts in Biology from Texas A & M University.
My Viewpoint
"It brings great satisfaction to meet the challenges of projects through teamwork and innovation. Client trust and success are the most important aspect of each project, which ultimately leads to success in our children’s education."
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Karl Brennan, P.M.P.
Project Manager
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As Project Manager, Karl Brennan is responsible for identifying and executing customer requirements and implementing strategic solutions to address customer expectations for the Statewide Tools for Teacher Excellence project, funded by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.
Brennan comes to Edvance Research from Pearson (formerly, Harcourt Assessment) where he enjoyed a successful record of managing complex, large-scale educational assessment programs with annual revenues of $15 million. He was responsible for leading state assessment programs where he managed cross-functional teams and established a positive team environment with customers, internal staff, and subcontractors. He was directly involved with contract negotiations, budget analysis, schedule development, scope identification and definition and identifying revenue and service opportunities on assessment programs.
Prior to joining Pearson, Brennan held Program Manager positions at Riverside Publishing and MCI/Worldcom, where he supported large-scale assessment programs.
Brennan holds a bachelor degree in management from Benedictine University and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
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Norma Reyna, M.A.A.
Project Analyst
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As a project analyst, Norma Reyna assists the project manager by providing support
services, including activity scheduling, report formulation and resource coordination.
Reyna has a strong background in project coordination and has created and maintained
project documentation, such as project schedules, project management plans and status
reports, for high-profile research and evaluation studies for REL Southwest.
Prior to joining Edvance Research, Reyna was a reporting analyst at Harcourt Assessment,
where she worked with relational database systems to create standard and ad-hoc
executive-level reports regarding state and district assessment activities throughout
the United States.
Reyna holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational development, business, and human
resources and a Master's degree in Administration, with a concentration in organizational development, from the University of the Incarnate World in San Antonio.
My Viewpoint
"Using sound project management principles, along with the many tools available
to us, enables us to deliver high-quality results to our customers."
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Denise Clyburn, PMP
Project Coordinator
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As a Project Coordinator, Clyburn supports the Program Operations team by creating and maintaining project documentation, such as project schedules, management plans, budgets and status reports for Edvance Research clients.
Clyburn has vast experience in analysis and successfully coordinating projects simultaneously.
Prior to joining Edvance Research, Clyburn served in various positions at Harcourt
Assessment including Senior Production Associate, Data Supply Chain Analyst and
Permissions and Licensing Analyst. Each of these roles required excellent planning
and analysis, as well as collaboration with functional teams across the organization.
She is known for her collaborative relationships with internal and external teams.
Clyburn holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of
Incarnate Word in San Antonio.She is a certified project management professional
(PMP) and a member of Project Management Institute (PMI).
My Viewpoint
"Successful projects require the teamwork of multiple functions within a company.
It is gratifying to be in a role that is integral to facilitating collaboration
and ultimately providing clients with tools to deliver products on time and within
budget."
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Debrale Graywolf
Business Operations Analyst
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In the role of Business Operations Analyst, Debrale Graywolf provides an array of support across the company, including the creation and management of standard and custom reports, as well as business strategy research. She also provides desktop publishing support for the entire organization.
Graywolf was previously employed by Harcourt Assessment as Senior Proposal Design
Coordinator. In this position, she compiled proposal documents employing attractive
styles, charts, tables, and exhibits and created graphics to enhance the business
message. In addition, Graywolf created and administered SharePoint websites for
the management of proposal-related documents, tasks, meetings, and events and monitored
site usage, security, and document version control.
Graywolf holds an Associate of Applied Science degree in Technical Illustration,
as well as dual bachelor’s degrees in Marketing and Advertising, from Ferris State
University in Michigan. In addition, she has undertaken graduate coursework in Mass
Communications from Florida State University.
My Viewpoint
"It is exciting to be involved with a company focused on improving the educational
experiences of our children. It is particularly exciting to be a member of a team
whose focus is providing high-quality rigorous research, based on best business
practices, to build a better educational system"
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Anna Baldwin
Project Coordinator
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At Edvance Research Anna Baldwin serves on the Program Operations team in the role of Project Coordinator. Baldwin assists various project teams by monitoring and communicating the project status to insure all deliverables are met in a timely manner and within budget. She creates and maintains multiple project documents, including the project schedule, project management plan, and status reports. She also coordinates project activities such as planning and status meetings.
Prior to joining Edvance Research, Baldwin held several positions at JP Morgan Chase including Team Leader, Transition Trainer, and Production Support Analyst. She earned several awards for her high Quality ratings. Baldwin was also trained and served as a Subject Matter Expert on Six Sigma Projects.
Baldwin has completed coursework in Project Management through Villanova University and is currently working towards earning her PMI Certification. She has also earned a Technical degree as a Registered Medical Assistant.
My Viewpoint
"It is exciting to work on a team that takes pride and understands the importance of paying attention to the details of each of our research projects to ensure successful outcomes."
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