Conference Opening Keynote

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Presenters

Dr. Mark Leddy, AGEP Lead Program Director	Dr. Diana Elder, Division Director, Division of Human Resource Development	Dr. Karen Marrongelle, Assistant Director of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources

Dr. Marrongelle’s career as a leader in the research community has been marked by a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. As an administrator, she has focused on understanding the causes of disparities in educational opportunities and establishing strategic visions for addressing those issues.  

Prior to joining EHR as the Assistant Director in 2018, Dr. Marrongelle served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Portland State University, where she worked to implement student inclusivity measures, establish public-private partnerships to support research, and optimize the school’s use of grants from NSF and other funding organizations.  

 In addition to her work as dean, Dr. Marrongelle, served as a professor of mathematics and statistics at Portland State University beginning in 2001. Prior to her appointment as Dean, she held positions as the vice chancellor for academic strategies and assistant vice chancellor for academic standards and collaboration with the Oregon University System.  

From 2007-2009, Karen also served on a rotation as a program officer at NSF and led numerous grants, collaborating with researchers nationally and internationally to improve undergraduate mathematics education and K-12 mathematics professional development.   

 Dr. Marrongelle has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and philosophy from Albright College, a master’s degree in mathematics from Lehigh University and a doctorate in mathematics education from the University of New Hampshire.