Project Directors

Mary Diez

Mary Diez is Co-Director of the Southeastern Wisconsin Assessment Collaborative (SEWAC). Dean of the Graduate Program at Alverno College, she has been involved in education for 34 years, as a middle and high school English teacher, college teacher of English, communication, and education, and Dean of Teacher Education at Alverno. Winner of the McGraw Prize in Education in 1995 and former member of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, she is a recognized leader in teacher education reform in the United States. She has worked with Milwaukee area school districts in many projects related to standards and assessment over the last 15 years. Mary is excited about the collaborative efforts underway through SEWAC to support student learning through meaningful assessment. mary.diez@alverno.edu (414) 382-6214


Doreen Britton Lange

Doreen Britton Lange has recently joined the Alverno staff and will be working with the Southeastern Wisconsin Assessment Collaborative (SEWAC). She has 34 years of experience in public education. She has been an elementary teacher, a reading resource teacher, an elementary assistant principal, an elementary principal and a K-8 leadership specialist. Doreen has worked with performance assessments and with balanced literacy in several schools. She serves on the Milwaukee Leadership Task Force and has worked with the Milwaukee Partnership, a group of community and university leaders working together for the achievement of students in Milwaukee. In addition, she has served as co- director for one of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), Selecting and Developing the 21st Century Principal, assessment centers and is also a trainer of assessors in this program. Doreen is looking forward to working with SEWAC and with schools as they develop and advance balanced assessments for their schools and districts.

doreen.brittonlange@alverno.edu



Project Assistants

Terri Toporsh, Alverno College
theresa.toporsh@alverno.edu, 414-382-6435