Miami/The Ed Fund, FL  MetLife Fellows Bios

 

Jennifer B. Campbell, MetLife Fellow
Jennifer Campbell is a second grade teacher at Coral Park Elementary. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Psychology from Houghton College, NY; a master’s degree in Specific Learning Disabilities from Florida International University; and is currently working on a Reading Specialist degree from the University of Florida. She is a National Board Certified Teacher in Early Childhood Generalist. Jennifer’s goals in participating in TNLI include examining her practice as a teacher in order to improve it. She is using action research to address concerns in her classroom, plan strategies, collect and analyze data, and reflect on her practice.

Ana Coya-Brotons, MetLife Fellow
Ana Coya-Brotons, a National Board Certified Teacher in literacy, language arts &
Reading, teaches second grade at Charles R. Hadley Elementary School. She holds a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education, with ESOL Certification and a master's degree in computer education. As a TNLI fellow, she hopes to collaborate with other educators to find a common voice in the pursuit of excellence in teaching.

Cheryl Doyle, MetLife Fellow
Cheryl Doyle teaches gifted reading, language arts, and science for 1-5 grades at Caribbean Elementary School. She has a Bachelor of Science degree. Cheryl’s goals for participating in TNLI would include becoming more competent at seeing questions she could ask to inform herself about the direction in which her teaching should proceed and better preparing herself to become an advocate for the sake of the children.

Dr. Jill Beloff Farrell, TNLI Director and Advisor
Dr. Jill Beloff Farrell, Advisor of TNLI for Miami/The Ed Fund, is the Director of Graduate Curriculum and Instruction and Elementary Education Programs at the Adrian Dominican School of Education for Barry University in Miami, Florida.

Elizabeth Flocker-Aming, Senior MetLife Fellow
Elziabeth Flocker-Aming teaches music at Gratigny Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, and Martin Luther King Elementary in Miami. She holds Bachelor of Music and  Master of Music degrees. She believe that by conducting action research and making changes based on findings, she can make a difference in education while letting her “teacher’s voice” be heard.

Peggy Gordon, Senior MetLife Fellow
Peggy Gordon currently teaches pre-kindergarten at Biscayne Gardens Elementary School. She has been teaching various grade levels for twenty-seven years. She has a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University. She is especially interested in brain-based learning. She admittedly is a science and math geek.

Maren Roedenbeck, MetLife Fellow

Caron Rose, Senior MetLife Fellow
Caron Rose is currently a third grade teacher at Palm Springs North Elementary School in Florida. She has been teaching for over twelve years. She has a bachelor’s degree in education from Barry University and a master’s degree in education from the University of Miami. She is also a Nationally Board Certified Teacher, was teacher of the Year in 2003, as well as a region finalist. Recently she has become a board member for the National Board Certified Teachers of Miami Dade County. She enjoys mentoring and co-teaching pre-candidacy courses for new National Board Certification candidates.

Mark Rosenkrantz, TNLI Coordinator
Mark Rosenkrantz, a National Board Certified teacher, has been teaching elementary art for over nine years in Miami-Dade County Public Schools at Charles Wyche Elementary. He has received numerous grants for interdisciplinary art projects that are based on teacher collaboration.

Helen Spence, MetLife Fellow
Helen Spence teachers second grade at Coral Park Elementary School. With AA and BS degrees in Elementary Education and a master’s in Science Education, Helen’s goal is to be able to parents and students how to make healthy choices in they eating habits, this will help to prevent childhood obesity and diseases such as diabetes.