The Speakers

Afreeka Miller serves as the Director of Professional Learning for Carnegie Learning, Inc. She has 20 years of experience in education and 9 of those years has been with Carnegie Learning. Afreeka holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics and a Master’s degree in Urban Education. Her career began in Texas as a high school mathematics teacher in January 2000. Since then, she has had the privilege to teach at her high school alma mater and support districts across the nation. Afreeka sincerely believes ALL students are able to achieve success in mathematics.

Molly Daley is a Regional Mathematics Coordinator at ESD 112 in Vancouver, WA. She started the Math Anywhere! project to help children and their grown-ups experience the creative and playful side of mathematics. As soon as she learned there was more to math than the rules she memorized in school, Molly was hooked. She believes math is expansive and she likes helping people recognize their own mathematical connection.

Before joining Carnegie Learning full time in 2011, Kasey taught middle and high school mathematics for eight years and served as a Mathematics Consultant and coach for the largest Educational Cooperative in Kentucky. As VP of Professional Learning, Kasey is responsible for ensuring and expanding the superb work of our Professional Development staff in schools and districts across the country, from design to implementation to evaluation.

Mark Christiano graduated with a BA in Mathematics with a Secondary Teaching emphasis from California State University, Northridge. After receiving his secondary teaching certificate from California Lutheran University under a Paul Brown teaching scholarship he started his teaching career as a middle school teacher in Santa Maria, California. Mark’s educational travels have allowed him to teach secondary math in some of the most beautiful areas of the country including Maui, South Lake Tahoe and Calabasas, CA. Mark’s first administrative position was as Dean of Students at Saint Anthony School on Maui. This was followed by Mark becoming the Executive Director of Kihei Charter School, also on Maui. For the last 8 year, Mark has been serving as the Head of School of Washington Virtual Academies. Mark is a passionate advocate for high quality STEM education and blended learning.

Mark currently lives in Ridgefield, WA, just north of Portland with his wife Laurie, who also happens to be his HS prom date. Together they enjoy cooking, golfing, hiking, Broadway musicals and visiting Maui. They are blessed with 3 amazing adult sons that all live in the southwest WA area.

Hannah joined the Carnegie learning Professional Learning team in 2020. Prior to joining Carnegie learning, Hannah worked as a Middle and High School Math teacher, as well as, a Math Specialist in both Tennessee and Indiana. Hannah’s teaching and coaching experience ranges from small special education and rural classrooms to classes to large urban classrooms. She has utilized Carnegie resources in her personal classroom, and supported teachers with their implementations. She is passionate about Math education and impacting student achievement. Hannah resides near Seattle, Washington and is now responsible for managing Carnegie Learning’s school partnerships in the PNW.

Albert Madrigal believes that Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color come to school with strengths that transform the math classroom. He taught middle school math in the Eastside of San Jose, CA, a vibrant city that was similar to his hometown of Santa Ana, CA. Working at a Title 1 school was not easy, but he used students' strengths, built meaningful relationships, and maintained rigor so that students could collaborate with their peers to engage with mathematics. Then, in the summer of 2018, he chose to join Carnegie Learning to advocate for Black, Indigenous, and Students of Color by supporting teachers in and out of the classroom.

An enthusiastic math teacher and learner, Debra coordinates and facilitates math learning for administrators, teachers, parents, community members, and PK-MS students. Her work as a Regional Math Coordinator for NEWESD focuses on supporting educators as they design learning focused on equitable mathematical practices highlighting the beauty of mathematics. After 15 years in the classroom, Debra works to build conceptual understanding of mathematics and lively distance learning for the schools in Eastern Washington she serves.