Meet the IAU Team

Glenn A. Daley, Director (Email)

MPhil in Policy Analysis, RAND Graduate School
MBA/MPA in Public, Private, and Nonprofit Management, Willamette University
BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, Stanford University
Research Areas: Public and Private Sector Accounting and Budgeting, Value Added Modeling, Principal-Agent and Organizational Economics in Education, Charter School Organization, Program Evaluation

Andrew Thomas, Policy and Program Analysis Coordinator (Email)

PhD in Urban Education, UCLA
BA in Urban Studies, Columbia University
Research Areas: State, District and School Site Budgeting, Program Evaluation, Education Technology, After School Programs

Sydney R. Ganon, Policy and Program Analyst (Email)

MPP in Education Policy, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
BA in Anthropology and English, University of Vermont
Research Areas: Early Childhood Education, Charter Schools, Public Pensions, OPEB Liability, School Enrollment, School Nutrition

Britney Wise, Associate Policy and Program Analyst (Email)

MPP in Education Policy, University of Southern California
BA in Political Science and Black Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Research Areas: Health and Welfare, Dual Language Education, School Effectiveness, Public Safety and Accountability, Title I Funding   

Megan Besecker, Consultant (Email)

           MPP Candidate, University of Southern California
           B.S. in Neuroscience, University of Miami
           Research Areas: STEM Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Teacher and School Effectiveness, Program
           Evaluation

Haydee Vasquez, Secretary (Email)

AS in Business Management and Leadership, Santa Monica College