In addition to her experience as a Title I teacher, Dr. Ermold has been a school principal and district level program director of Title I activities. She currently facilitates her district's Title VI Advisory Committee, and oversees the annual creation of family engagement policies and plans at Title I schools throughout the district. She provides training and support to sites in implementing their family engagement activities, and has a wealth of personal experience as a parent, foster parent, and advocate for marginalized families.

With over 20 years of experience teaching grades K-8 in Title I funded teaching positions and also at non-Title I schools, Ms. Kaufman has extensive experience helping parents and guardians learn to navigate school systems for the first time in adulthood. Ms. Kaufman’s passion and skill in empowering parents is further demonstrated through her service as a volunteer educator for families and foster parents learning to parent children who have experienced trauma. She also provides classroom expertise and leadership for other teachers through her work on the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports Committee at the school where she works.