Program Coordinators

Michigan EPFP Coordinators

Bryan Beverly, Ph.D.
Director
Office of K-12 Outreach
College of Education
Michigan State University
620 Farm Lane Erickson Hall, Room 230
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-8950
E-mail: beverlyb@msu.edu

Bryan Beverly is the director of the College of Education’s Office of K-12 Outreach at Michigan State University, where his work is centered on school turnaround efforts and instructional leadership. Dr. Beverly received his doctorate in Education Policy from MSU. Previously, Dr. Beverly worked as an education consultant for the KRA Corporation and the Lansing School District. Other previous professional experiences include work with the President’s Council of State Universities, Michigan; the State of Michigan, Office of the Governor; GEAR-UP, MSU; and the Michigan Association of Counties. Dr. Beverly holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Anthropology from Olivet College and a master’s degree in Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education Administration from MSU. He is an alum of the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program and a current co-coordinator of the program.

John Lane
Outreach Specialist
Office of K-12 Outreach
College of Education
620 Farm Lane Erickson Hall, Room 230
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-8950
E-mail: lanejoh3@msu.edu

Dr. John L. Lane is a qualitative researcher whose interests include the study of policy and reform implementation with a particular focus on ambitious instructional reforms. He has recently published in The American Educational Research Journal, Leadership and Policy in Schools, Teachers College Record, The Journal of Educational Change, and The Elementary School Journal. Presently, he is an Outreach Specialist for Michigan State University’s Office of K-12 Outreach. He is an alum and co-coordinator of the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program.

Tyler Thur
Assistant Director of Data and Evaluation
Office of K-12 Outreach
College of Education
Michigan State University
620 Farm Lane Erickson Hall, Room 230
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-8950
E-mail: thurtyle@msu.edu

Tyler Thur is the assistant director of data and evaluation for the Office of K-12 Outreach in the College of Education at Michigan State University. He is passionate about getting education data incorporated into the policy-making process, district-level decisions, and school turnaround efforts. His interest in education comes from his time as an English instructional assistant and policy debate coach for Glenbrook South High School as well as a summer debate instructor at Michigan State University, the University of Wyoming, Georgetown University, and the University of California, Berkeley. He holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Michigan State University and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations with minors in Jewish Studies and Science, Technology, Environment, and Public Policy from Michigan State University’s James Madison College and Honors College. He is an alum of the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program.

Michigan EPFP Emeritus Coordinator

Daniel W. Schultz
Senior Program & Policy Advisor
Office of K-12 Outreach
College of Education
Michigan State University
620 Farm Lane Erickson Hall, Room 230
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-432-3372
E-mail: dws@msu.edu

Dan Schultz is senior policy and program advisor for the Office of K-12 Outreach in the College of Education at Michigan State University. He also co-leads the Global Education Policy Fellowship Program, a partnership program with the Institute for Educational Leadership. His international experience includes organizing and leading study tours to China, India, Botswana, Bhutan, Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. His background includes executive leadership and policy roles in state government in Michigan, where he was assistant state superintendent and director of technology and grants for the Michigan Department of Education. He holds academic degrees in economics and education administration, and for 38 years led the Michigan Education Policy Fellowship Program (MI EPFP). Dan is the recipient of the Institute for Educational Leadership’s National Leadership Award, the MSU College of Education Alumni Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award and the International Friendship Award from the Faculty of Education at China’s Southwest University.

Former Michigan EPFP Coordinators

  • Dr. I. Carl Candoli, Founding Site Coordinator, 1975-78
  • Dr. Matthew Prophet, Founding Site Coordinator, 1975-81
  • Ms. Alissa K. Parks, 2001
  • Mr. Argelio Ben Perez, 1978-2006
  • Ms. Yvonne Cammal Canul, 2004-06
  • Ms. Mary Gager Anderson, 2006-07
  • Dr. Jacquelyn J. Thompson, 2000-10
  • Dr. Vanessa Garry, 2012-13
  • Dr. Christopher B. Reimann, 2010-15
  • Dr. Brian Boggs, 2014-19
  • Ms. Amanda Miller, 2019-20