LAURIE LEVIN

Executive director of IRRE, Laurie brings together the theoretical and the practical in her work with policy-makers, districts and schools. While overseeing all of IRRE’s operations, she also directs fieldwork for First Things First. She has become the go-to person for educators seeking to dismantle barriers so they can achieve their goals for students. She works directly with superintendents, principals and teachers to broaden leadership skills and resolve issues that get in the way of education.

Before joining IRRE, Laurie was an independent consultant working with community organizations. As field services director for Public/Private Ventures, a youth development policy research organization, she oversaw the expansion of STEP, a program combining education, pregnancy prevention and work for adolescents, to more than 175 communities in 22 states.

Laurie holds a master’s of arts degree from the University of Florida.