4DMA BOARD OF DIRECTORs
Meet the Current Board of Directors
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Dr. Joelle Tutela, PhD
Board Chair
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Dr. Lina Sanchez Wall, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
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Dr. Cecilia Arias, Ed.D.
Board Treasurer
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Ivette Rosario
Board Secretary
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Dr. Jennifer Jones, Ed.D.
Board Member
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Nicole Fields
Board Member
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Karen Murray
Board Member
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Eltia I. Montano Galarza, Esq.
Board Member
FOUNDERS
We have walked in your shoes, as new or continuing teachers, filled with wonder, enthusiasm, and even uncertainty. We know what it feels like to witness the ups and downs of powerful learning in mathematics classrooms, K-12, as teachers, coaches, and university faculty.
We have learned how important it is to have a support system to solve problems together, to share resources, to brainstorm strategies, and to discuss what works in math classrooms.
Lina S. Wall, Ed.D.
Dr. Lina Sanchez Wall earned a B.A. in mathematics from Rutgers University-Newark in 2006 and an Ed.D in mathematics education from Rutgers University Graduate School of Education in 2012, where she was awarded a highly acclaimed Metro-Math Fellowship and Graduate Assistantship. As a MetroMath Fellow, Dr. Sanchez Wall was in charge of data collection in the Newark NJ research sites as part of the Affect Study, which included implementation of observation protocols, student interviews, and videotaping classroom sessions as well as assist in project coordination.
Jennifer V. Jones, Ed.D.
Dr. Jennifer V. Jones earned a doctoral degree in mathematics education from Rutgers Graduate School of Education in 2012, working with faculty to collect middle school classroom data (videotaping, interviewing) for a large NSF-funded project (MetroMath) to study mathematics and affect. This led to her own research interest to examine the impact of affect - feelings, emotions, and beliefs - on learning and teaching mathematics, and the relationships between racial and mathematics identity development.
Cecilia C. Arias, Ed.D.
Dr. Cecilia Arias is currently an instructor in the Mathematics department at Rutgers University. Having also worked with the Urban Teacher Education Program at Rutgers-Newark, Dr. Arias has experience teaching undergraduate mathematics, math-for-teachers courses, and graduate-level teacher education courses. Through her consulting work at the Rutgers Center for Mathematics, Science, and Computer Education (CMSCE), Dr. Arias has facilitated math, science, and technology professional learning experiences for K-12 teachers across the state via in-person workshops and webinar technology (even pre-pandemic!).
Pamela C. Brett, Ed.D.
Dr. Pamela Brett has over 20 years of experience in K-12 mathematics as a teacher, coach, and university instructor at Rutgers University Urban Teachers Education Program. Dr. Brett provides in-the-moment professional development, working alongside teachers as a guide. In these moments, Dr. Brett brings research into practice as she illuminates opportunities to engage all students in cognitively challenging mathematics.
