Mary Thorngren

Ms. Thorngren is a Senior Project Manager at the American Institutes for Research. She is the Deputy Project Director of the Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd), which supports the use of technology in schools. CITEd provides this support through innovative online technical assistance tools, professional development to teachers and identification of best practices. She has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of grants and contracts management, project management, prevention program development and implementation. In addition, she has many years of experience providing technical assistance and training to Latino community-based organizations, schools, and other partners with a focus on youth and families. She has worked extensively with non-profit board development, coalition/partnership development to facilitate program implementation, and cultural and linguistic competency. She has a passion and expertise in the area of parent/family involvement in education; has served in leadership positions at the county PTA level and has worked to set up programs to encourage Latino parents to become more involved in their students’ education. Mary has a master's degree in human resource development with an emphasis on organization development from American University, is a Certified Health Education Specialist, and is bilingual in English and Spanish.