Leadership and Teams

Jialing Wang is a research project manager with nearly a decade of experience securing and administering federal grants. Before joining Huck, she managed research projects on world language education at Penn State. She served as a Co-PI and Associate Director for two multi-year grants funded by the U.S. Department of Education, overseeing strategic initiatives and cross-institutional partnerships. Jialing holds a Doctor of Education in Higher Education from Penn State.

Régine Monestime is an experienced Instructional Designer with over fifteen years of expertise in creating engaging, accessible, and effective learning experiences. She has worked to enhance digital learning, accessibility, and curriculum development in higher education, K-12, and corporate settings. Her commitment to integrity, perseverance, and service shapes her approach to instructional design and professional growth.

Jody Fernando is a curriculum and training consultant with over 25 years of experience in education, instructional design, and program management. She has developed curricula for nonprofits, educational institutions, and professional development programs, with a focus on adult education, culturally diverse learners, and higher education. Jody holds an M.A. in Educational Technology and an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction with a specialization in Multicultural/Multilingual Education.

Fadi Castronovo is an Evaluation and Assessment Consultant at Castronovo Educational Assessments and Evaluations LLC. He is a member of the American Evaluation Association. With a decade of experience in evaluation and assessment, Castronovo provides external evaluation and consultation services to higher education institutions submitting and running grants to federal and state institutions. As the external evaluator, He will lead all formative and summative evaluations. He will be involved in the statistical analyses of data required for formative and summative evaluations, and the preparation of evaluation reports and recommendations.

Kimberly Eck is a former President of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP). She is the Senior Associate Vice President for Research at Emory University, leading the Office of Research Development and the Training Grant Support Office. She launched the NORDP Consultant Program at Emory in 2021 and continues to serve as its Senior Director.

Japera Hemming is the Project Director for the Expanding NORDP Consultants Program to Sixteen Minority Servicing Institutions funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF OIA – 2331578). She's worked to expand participation in STEMM for under-recognized and minoritized students and faculty at the University of Georgia, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia State University.

Ganesh Bora is responsible for building and growing an effective, responsive, and productive infrastructure for research at Fayetteville State as well as implementing a comprehensive research agenda for increasing externally funded and internally funded research productivity.