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Carol Quirk, Ed.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Carol is one of the founders and the CEO of MCIE. Prior to MCIE, Carol was the Executive Director of an adult services agency in Baltimore City, consultant to Philadelphia Public Schools, Early Intervention Specialist for MSDE, Director of Technical Assistance to Early Intervention Programs in North Carolina, and special education teacher in Connecticut. Carol served on the Board of Directors for TASH, the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, and was appointed to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. She also served on the Executive Team for the SWIFT Center. She is the recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Distinguished Alumna Award, the Top 100 Mid-Atlantic MBE Entrepreneurs, and the Brava! Award for Baltimore area executives who give to their community. Carol has brought MCIE’s practices to promote inclusive education to Russia, Trinidad and Tobago, Kazakhstan, Australia, and Viet Nam.
Email Carol: cquirk@mcie.org
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Kathi Foley, M.Ed.
Professional Learning Facilitator
Kathi first joined MCIE in its early years before leaving to work in Anne Arundel County Public Schools. She served on the MCIE Board of Directors from 2019-2020 and was glad to return to MCIE’s staff in 2020, where she has been leading professional learning workshops, consulting with school teams, and conducting an action research project related to provided specially designed instruction in virtual and hybrid classroom environments. Kathi taught at both the high school and elementary levels with a broad range of learners. She also served as a district resource teacher in two school districts with a focus on building the capacity of school staff to successfully plan for and include learners with significant disabilities.
Email Kathi: kfoley@mcie.org
Carolyn Teigland, Ed.D.
Director of Professional Learning
Carolyn joined MCIE’s professional learning team in 2022, and leads MCIE’s technical assistance, professional learning, and coaching to our partners, school districts, and schools. Carolyn is an experienced public school educator, including two decades as a school and district leader in Cecil County Public Schools where she served as the Associate Superintendent for Education Services. During her tenure, she led her district's transformation from a highly segregated model for educating learners with disabilities to an inclusive model where children are educated in their neighborhood schools and general education settings. The district has maintained its inclusive mindset and practices for over a decade. Carolyn has provided Congressional testimony on the process for, and benefits of, inclusive education and received several awards, including Principal of a Distinguished Title I School in 2000 by the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals, the Breakthroughs in Inclusive Education Award for the Most Promising Inclusive School District in 2008 by TASH, the Downing Breakthrough in Inclusive Education Award as Administrator of the Year in 2014 by TASH, and the Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) Administrative Leadership award in 2016 by the University of Kansas. Carolyn is deeply committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Email Carolyn: cteigland@mcie.org
Mary Barnard
Accountant and Director of Finance
Mary joined MCIE in 2004. In conjunction with the CEO, she oversees and manages all aspects of MCIE’s financial functions, including the day-to-day accounting, budget development and management, and financial statement preparation. In addition, she helps manage and oversee daily operations and some aspects of human resources. Starting in public accounting at Ernst & Young, Mary has more than 36 years of accounting and financial management experience, with the last 22 years solely in the nonprofit sector.
Email Mary: accounting@mcie.org
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Barb Gruber, Ph.D.
Project Coordinator
Barb has worked at MCIE for over 25 years with a focus on systems change and building the capacity of school-based staff to include all learners. She also is currently a lecturer in the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she teaches an inclusive practices course. Barb has brought several projects to MCIE, including training and technical assistance for schools and districts in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, and Arkansas, as well as a 5-year national technical assistance project for the Professional Development in Autism Center with the University of Washington.
Email Barb: barb@mcie.org
Jeffrey Wyatt, M.Ed.
Secondary Transition Facilitator
Jeff joined MCIE to support the Maryland State Department of Education’s Secondary Transition priority, and through that work offers resources and technical assistance on secondary transition services to Maryland public schools. Prior to coming to MCIE, Jeff was an educational/transition specialist. Jeff is a strong advocate for individuals with disabilities achieving successful outcomes in areas of employment, education, training, and independent living.
Email Jeffrey: jwyatt@mcie.org
Elizabeth Bloom
Administrative Assistant
In 2021, Elizabeth joined MCIE as the Administrative Assistant. She provides administrative support to the CEO and MCIE staff. She also provides extensive bookkeeping support to the Director of Finance. For the last 6 years, Elizabeth worked for a nonprofit organization with duties for operations management, fundraising development, and strategic planning. It was her passion for the nonprofit sector and her desire to work part-time in an administrative support role that brought her to MCIE.
Email Elizabeth: assistant@mcie.org
Nolan Taylor, M.Ed.
Project Coordinator
Nolan coordinates MCIE’s online teaching and learning coursework, conducts workshops on inclusive education, and works on projects with the Maryland State Department of Education to advance the capacity of educators in Maryland to include children with disabilities. Before joining MCIE, Nolan was an elementary teacher in rural Oregon where he included learners with disabilities and provided training and support to other teachers in his district. He prides himself on dynamic student-led environments, equity in all discussions, humor, and supporting educators to be their best.
Email Nolan: ntaylor@mcie.org
Tim Villegas, B.A.
Director of Communications
Tim joined MCIE’s communications team in 2020, implementing MCIE’s communications and marketing plan, and leading MCIE communications through blogs, podcasts, social media, webinars, and product development. Throughout his prior sixteen-year career as a special education teacher, Tim advocated for the inclusion of learners with significant disabilities in general education classrooms and systems change in schools and districts; and spent three years as a district-level program specialist supporting learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), emotional and behavioral needs, and intellectual disabilities. He founded Think Inclusive, now MCIE’s official blog.
Email Tim: tvillegas@mcie.org