The APEX Project
Meet The Team
About Us
The APEX Project Team consists of University of Utah researchers, partner Utah District Administrative Liaison Teams, stakeholder representatives, plus, a group of committed faculty, doctoral students, local elementary and secondary ESL/dual language teachers, and national experts who instruct, design, and/or provide guest lectures on their respective content areas. This is the team working behind the scenes to make this program possible.
University of Utah APEX Project Leadership Team
Josephine Amoakoh
Ph.D.
APEX Associate Director, Department of Education, Culture, and Society, University of Utah
Verónica E. Valdez
Ph.D.
APEX Project Director/Principal Investigator and Faculty Supervisor, Professor in the Department of Education, Culture, and Society, University of Utah
Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez
Ph.D.
APEX Co-Principal Investigator, Department of Education, Culture, and Society, University of Utah
Wenyang Sun
Ph.D.
APEX Co-Principal Investigator, Department of Education, Culture, and Society, University of Utah
Jason Newnum
Graduate Academic Advisor, Department of Education, Culture and Society, University of Utah & Primary Contact Person for MED applicants & students
Canyon District APEX Project Liaison Team
Paula Logan
M.Ed.
Canyons School District's Director of the Department of Federal and State Programs
Beverly Barringer
M.Ed.
Canyons School District's APEX ESL Endorsement Coordinator/APEX Liaison & Alternative Language Services Administrator
Davis District APEX Project Liaison Team
Christin Perovich
M.Ed.
Davis School District APEX ESL Endorsement Coordinator/APEX Liaison and Federal Programs Elementary ESL Coordinator
Sue Caldwell
M.Ed.
Davis School District's Director of the Department of Federal Programs
APEX Advisory Council
Andrew (Drew) McLeran
Instructional Team Representative
Breda O’Keefe
Grow-Your-Own Representative
Amber Rock
APEX Alum Representative
Constance (Connie) Ziegler
Davis SD Representative
Beverly Barringer
Canyons SD Representative
Annie Barton
UEPC Program Evaluation Representative