Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice
Donations deductibleGreat Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice's network
19 people6 organisationsi19 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Llorens | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Bob Baxter (also filed as Bob Baxter) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Brett Smith | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Carrie Lucking | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chandra Madafferi | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Daniel Holub (also filed as Dan Holub) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Denise Specht | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Duff Martin | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Dan Burkhalter | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Erik Edoff | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jason Burns | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Keith Gambill | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mike Shoudy | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nate Williams | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Patricia Collins Murdock | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Peggy Wirtz-Olsen | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Scott Dimauro | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sean Spiller | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Stacey Pelika | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Houlb | Treasurer | 2022 |
| Denise Specht | President | 2022 |
| Gretchen Dziadosz | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Jeff Leverich | Interim Executive Director (Ended 10/18) | 2019 |
| Maddie Fennell | Executive Dir. | since 2022 |
| Scott Dimauro | Vice President | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddie Fennell | Executive Dir. | 40 | $76k | ||
| Peggy Wirtz-Olsen | President | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Scott DiMauro | Vice President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dan Holub | Treasurer | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Bob Baxter | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jason Burns | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Collins Murdock | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Keith Gambill | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Carrie Lucking | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Chandra Madafferi | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Duff Martin | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Stacey Pelika | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Mike Shoudy | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Sean Spiller | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Al Llorens | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Brett Smith | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Erik Edoff | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Dan Burkhalter | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Nate Williams | Trustee | 0 | $0 | ||
| Denise Specht | Trustee | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice
- EIN
- 383555110
- Address
- 1971 East Beltline Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI, 49525-7045
- State
- Michigan
- Mission
- To support and disseminate high quality research and reviews of research for the purpose of informing education policy and to develop research-based resources for use by those who advocate for education reform. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B052 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2000
- Principal officer
- Madaline Fennell (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2000
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBob Baxter
≥7years on the filingsChandra Madafferi
≥7years on the filingsDaniel Holub
≥7years on the filingsDenise Specht
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $290k
- Total liabilities
- $11k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $279k
- Contributions and grants received
- $240k
- Program service revenue
- $140k
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 18
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $391k | $383k | $8k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.