Professional Learning
Our experienced CPM math teachers provide quality learning events for educators nationwide. Each member of our team brings real classroom experience and a deep commitment to student-centered math instruction.
44 people behind CPM professional learning
Customer Success Mission
We empower and inspire teachers and leaders to innovate math instruction through CPM — delivering continuous, high-impact professional learning that drives systemic change deeply embedded in each school's instructional culture.
Long-term relationships built on proactive guidance and needs-based solutions — not reactive troubleshooting.
Continuous PL that grows with teachers from first implementation through years of evolving practice.
Driving transformation that becomes deeply embedded in your school's instructional culture and identity.
Leadership
Sharon is the Director of Professional Learning for CPM. She lives in South Dakota and has taught both middle and high school courses along with college courses for practicing teachers. She has also served as a math coordinator for a large district and serves on the board of directors for NCSM.
Misty lives in Portland, Oregon. She was a middle school math and science teacher for 15 years before joining CPM full time in 2014. She has taught from or contributed to all of the Core Connections courses.
Your Region
Your CSM is your dedicated point of contact for professional learning, support, and school success.
Teaching CPM since 1993. Writer/editor of Second Edition Math 1. Supporting CPM teachers since 1994.
High school teacher with experience in Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Integrated II and III, and Statistics. Also served as department head.
21 years in middle school classrooms in Wisconsin and Arizona. Served as Math Coach and Interventionist.
Teaching CPM since 1994. Taught in public, private, charter, and contract alternative schools across Minnesota.
Customer Success Manager for the East + South Region. She currently resides in Connecticut. During her teaching career, she has taught Core Connections Courses 1–3. In addition, Jocelyn has worked with children through summer camp for many years.
A Customer Success Manager supporting CPM's Enterprise accounts nationwide. Based in Illinois, she brings experience as an educator, PL specialist, curriculum coordinator, and National Board Certified Teacher, with a background in CPM and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID).
Based in California. She has taught Core Connections Integrated I and Calculus. She enjoys cooking, spending time with her family, and being outdoors.
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The Team
Experienced CPM classroom teachers who lead learning events, support implementation, and coach teachers across the country.
33 team members
Astrida is a Professional Learning Specialist from Pennsylvania. She has taught 7th grade through Statistics using CPM and has been supporting CPM teachers since 2003.
Brent is a Professional Learning Specialist from Oregon. He has 34 years in education teaching 7th grade through community college, including CPM Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Integrated I and II, and Calculus. He was the 1996 PAEMST Awardee for Oregon and has been supporting CPM since 2016.
Bridget is a Professional Learning Specialist from California. During her teaching career, she taught Core Connections Courses 2 and 3, and the AVID elective in Washington State.
Cathy brings 28 years of experience teaching CPM middle school mathematics in California public schools and supports educators as a member of CPM's Implementation Support Specialist team in the Northwest.
Cheryl is an Implementation Support Specialist from Minnesota in the Great Plains Region. She began teaching CPM using the Math 1–3 series and has supported teachers as a Teacher Leader for Implementation, both in-person and virtually.
Chris is from Boise, Idaho. She retired in 2022 after 36 years teaching Junior High math, 34 of those at the same school, including Integrated 1 and 2. She served as math department chair and mentor for new teachers.
Christine is a Middle School Classroom Teacher from California. She has worked with Foundations to Algebra Course 1, Core Connections Course 1, and Inspiring Connections Course 1, and has also served as a Middle School Instructional Coach and Math Department Chair.
Erin is from Kentucky and teaches math for Jefferson County Public Schools, working with students with learning and behavioral disabilities. She has taught Core Connections Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2, and is a National Board Certified Teacher as an Exceptional Needs Specialist.
Erin is an Implementation Support Specialist from Louisville, KY. During her 31-year career with Jefferson County Public Schools, she taught Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2 from CPM's Connections and Core Connections series. She is a 2017 PAEMST Awardee and a former CPM regional coordinator for Kentucky.
Jamie teaches middle school math in Wisconsin. She has taught Core Connections Courses 1 and 2, Making Connections, and Inspirations & Ideas. She serves as a math coach and 7th and 8th grade interventionist, and is passionate about inspiring all students to love math.
Jeremiah is a Professional Learning Specialist from Minnesota. During his teaching career, he taught both Core Connections Algebra and Core Connections Course 3.
Jessie is a Professional Learning Specialist from Wisconsin in the Great Lakes Region. She taught Core Connections Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2, and served as a math interventionist and co-teacher. She is also an FRC Robotics mentor (Team 4786) and enjoys sharing her love of math and STEM with people of all ages.
John is a Professional Learning Specialist from Wisconsin. He taught CPM at the high school level for eight years, including Core Connections Course 3, Algebra, Algebra 2, Precalculus, and Calculus. He is a National Board Certified Master Educator, a 2015 PAEMST Awardee, and a contributing author on CPM's Third Edition Calculus and Statistics.
Joel is a Professional Learning Specialist who creates and leads dynamic learning experiences for educators nationwide. He is passionate about partnering with educators to strengthen instruction and student outcomes.
Kathy is a passionate math education leader supporting teachers as a facilitator, coach, and Implementation Support Specialist, with experience teaching diverse learners through collaboration, intervention, and inclusive classroom practices.
Laila is from Detroit, Michigan and currently resides in California. She has taught Core Connections Geometry, Algebra 2, and Courses 2 and 3, and is a Mastery Learning and Grading Coach for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Laura is a Professional Learning Specialist in the Great Plains Region. She has taught Core Connections Course 1, Algebra, and Geometry, and has been supporting CPM teachers since 2015.
Lori is a Professional Learning Specialist from Southern California with over 34 years of teaching experience, spanning a fifth-grade classroom and three decades of middle and high school math. She is passionate about partnering with educators and making math meaningful and engaging for students.
Madison is a 7th grade math and ELA teacher from Columbus, Ohio. She has worked with Core Connections Courses 2 and 3 and Inspiring Connections Course 2 as an IC2 field test teacher. She is passionate about seeing students grow into both better people and stronger mathematicians.
Marcus is a Professional Learning Specialist and a National Board Certified Teacher who has taught varying levels of CCA, CCA2, CCG and AP Statistics during his 13 years in the classroom in Louisville, KY.
Marjorie has taught for 32 years in Chico, California. During this time, she has taught grades 6 through 8, using many different versions of CPM. Inspiring Connections is by far her favorite version of the CPM curriculum. She joined the CPM family in the summer of 2023 to help support this new curriculum as an Implementation Support Specialist.
Mark is a recently retired classroom teacher from Connecticut. He worked with Core Connections Courses 2, 3, and Algebra, and served as a Math Curriculum Leader in his district.
Nicole is an Implementation Support Specialist from Victoria, Minnesota. She taught for 12 years at the middle school level, including Core Connections Courses 2, 3, and Algebra. She has a passion for math education, equity, and inclusion, and has been supporting CPM teachers since 2012.
Pam is a retired teacher from Colorado, currently serving as an Implementation Support Specialist. During her teaching career, she has worked with Algebra Connections, Making Connections, CC1, CC2, CC3, and CCA.
Rhonda is a Professional Learning Specialist from Indiana in the Great Lakes Region, with 13 years teaching middle and high school math, including CCA and CCA2 using CPM curriculum.
Rob is a high school math teacher from Wisconsin in the Great Lakes Region, now in his 10th year of teaching. He has taught Core Connections Algebra, Geometry, and Precalculus Third Edition. Rob is an avid consumer of coffee and his favorite destination is Aldi.
Robin Kubasiak is an Implementation Support Specialist from Michigan in the Great Lakes Region. During her 25 years teaching mathematics at the middle and high school levels, she taught Core Connections Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2.
Sara is a Classroom Teacher Specialist and a National Board Certified Teacher who teaches CPM in a Wisconsin school district. Connecting with others, and inspiring them to see themselves as learners and mathematicians, is something that Sara is passionate about.
Susan is an Implementation Support Specialist who also supports international schools. She began teaching CPM in California in 1991 and later taught at the Hong Kong International School, implementing all three CPM curricula across Grades 6–Geometry.
Theresa is an Implementation Support Specialist from Kentucky. During her teaching career she taught 13 years with CPM which were by far her favorite. She taught CC3, CCA and CCG with 8th graders.
Tracy is a Professional Learning Specialist from Michigan in the Great Lakes Region. She has taught in California, Nevada, and Michigan using Making Connections, Algebra Connections, and Core Connections in both middle and high schools. She also served as a Secondary Math Coach in the Detroit area.
Victoria is a Math and Science Instructional Specialist for grades 6–12 in Ohio in the Great Lakes Region. She entered this role with 13 years of classroom experience teaching 7th grade, 8th grade, and Algebra 1 using the Core Connections series. She has been supporting CPM teachers since 2015.
Zac is a Classroom Teacher Specialist and high school math teacher from Michigan in the Great Lakes Region, in his 12th year of teaching. He has taught Integrated Math 1, 2, and 3, and AP Calculus AB, and enjoys spending time with his wife and three children.
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Behind the Scenes
From California. Previously worked in the technology department and helped implement CPM's eBooks. Now supports the Professional Learning team with event coordination and administration.
From Tennessee. Supports the Director of Professional Learning. Has coached swimming for 15 years.
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