As the Chief Architect for the Innovation Lab, Dr. Denmark, oversees the design and development of solutions and resources for educational institutions to improve organizationally and most importantly, for students. She serves as the subject matter expert for products, content, and solutions and identifies new opportunities that lead to eventual innovative solutions for institutions. Essentially, Vicki ensures the Cognia network of institutions has a variety of quality resources to use for their continuous improvement journeys. She has provided workshops, made presentations, and worked with K-12 schools around the world; learning about schools in their unique contexts is a passion of hers.
Prior to joining Cognia in 2010, Dr. Denmark served in leadership roles in large public-school districts in Georgia. She began her 38 years in education as a classroom teacher, and then progressed in her career as an assistant principal, principal, area superintendent, and assistant superintendent. During her career, she served as a full-time university professor where she taught master’s and doctoral level courses to aspiring educational leaders. Vicki has co-authored a book mentoring first-year teachers and several research-based journal articles and has served on national and state-wide boards that focus on middle level education. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies from Georgia State University.

Dr. Harrington has been a superintendent of schools since June of 2004. Currently she serves the Oceanside UFSD where she has been since 2013.  She received her doctorate in Educational Administration and Policy Studies from Hofstra University in 1991. Prior to assuming the Superintendency she served as an Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Elementary School Principal, Assistant Principal and Director of Special Education in a number of school districts on Long Island. Her 42 year experience in education began as a speech-language pathologist . Dr. Harrington is an active member of the New York State Council of School Superintendents and currently serves as their President. She is also very involved in local community organizations such as Kiwanis and Rotary.  Dr.  Harrington has enjoyed work at the collegiate level including the teaching of educational administration classes and especially enjoys serving on doctoral committees. 

Carole Soule McCammon, MAT, PMP serves as Director Client Services for Cognia. She holds a B.A. (English) from the University of Michigan, and MAT (English) from Salem State University in Massachusetts. Her entry point into education was teaching at-risk youth in the greater Boston area, after which time she continued her career as a public high school English teacher. In her time with Cognia (formerly Measured Progress) she has served as an ELA Content Specialist in assessment development/design, and also as a Project Manager and Senior Program Manager in client services. In her local community, Carole was elected and served a two-year term on the Dover School Board in Dover, NH where she helped bring recess to the middle school and voted in favor of funding the new high school building project. 

Gina Riley, Ph.D. is a Clinical Professor and Program Leader of the Adolescent Special Education Program at CUNY – Hunter College. Dr. Riley has over fifteen years experience working with teens diagnosed with learning disabilities and emotional/behavioral disorders. She is also a seasoned academic, with years of teaching, research, and supervisory experience within the fields of special education, psychology, school psychology, and mental health counseling. In addition, Dr. Riley has extensive experience in online education and distance learning at the college/university level. She is known internationally for her work in the fields of homeschooling, unschooling, and self-directed learning. Her books include Unschooling: Exploring Learning Beyond The Classroom (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) and The Homeschooling Starter Guide (Rockridge Press, 2021). 

Josephine Salvador, EdD, serves as the Executive Director of the New York State Master Teacher Program (NYSMTP). She earned a BA from The George Washington University, MA from University of Maryland College Park, and EdD from the University of Pennsylvania. Her doctoral research focused on the effects of peer observation on teachers and teaching in a K-12 school community. The NYSMTP is a statewide educational initiative backed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and designed to create a network of outstanding STEM teachers dedicated to high quality professional development. Under her leadership, the statewide network based at nine SUNY campuses has grown to include over 1400 teachers, grades K-12. Dr. Salvador began her teaching career 30 years ago as a kindergarten assistant. Since then, she has held school supervisory roles and leadership positions in state and national educational organizations.