Meg is a highly skilled member of the senior management team with twenty years of experience in education research. Her extensive background includes experience in project management, program design and evaluation, qualitative research, strategic planning, and media and public relations. She holds an MS in organizational leadership from Quinnipiac University and a BA in political science from the University of New Hampshire. She also earned an Advanced Project Management certification from Stanford University. Before joining CREDO in 2007, Meg Cotter Mazzola served as deputy director of school relations for the Education Assessment and Charter School Accreditation Program with the American Academy for Liberal Education. Previously, she was the outreach coordinator with the Center for Education Reform.