Meet the Team

Prior to Imagine, Jason worked at the AES Corporation. His tenure at AES included operations oversight of multiple power plants in California, leading development efforts in Kazakhstan, and overseeing operations in Brazil and Spain as commercial and financial director.

Before joining Imagine, Barry served as CFO at The AES Corporation, a global power company. He earned his BBA from The College of William & Mary in Virginia where he also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the William & Mary Business School Foundation.

Prior to joining Imagine, James served as Corporate Controller for Innovative Logistics Techniques, Inc., with responsibilities for all aspects of accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, income tax preparation and credit facility management. Previous experience also included increasing roles of responsibility at Comsat Corporation, a division of Lockheed Martin. He is a graduate of Oakwood University and completed his graduate studies at Hood College.

Before joining Imagine Schools, Marisa served a variety of organizations, including those in the education, non-profit and corporate arenas where she gained significant experience in graphic design and marketing communications. She has a B.A. in Journalism with a concentration in Advertising and PR from the University of Central Florida. Marisa lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and three children.

Karen leads implementation of evidence-based instruction at Imagine Schools through the development of the Academic Excellence Framework, Acceleration Model, Standards-based Curriculum Guides, Summer School/Intervention Curriculum, Literacy Position Paper and Literacy Focus Strategies. In addition, she coordinates and guides the work of the regional academic directors, task forces, school coaches, and teachers by providing professional learning opportunities through Imagine U courses, webinars, workshops, book studies, blogs, and educational bulletins. She is passionate about supporting our schools with current best practices in curriculum and instruction.

Alex joined Chancellor Academies in 2001 as an Instructional Leadership Director providing support to schools within the Arizona and Mid-Atlantic regions. Alex later co-developed the concept behind Chancellor Supplemental Educational Services, under Imagine Schools, and was responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the supplemental tutoring component of that program. She then began the transition to her current role as Assessment Director in 2008. Alex has extensive curriculum and school administration experience, instructional technology expertise, and has provided training to school officials across the United States and internationally in the areas of curriculum and instruction. Alex holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Elementary Education from Florida International University and her Educational Leadership certification from Nova Southeastern University.