Catherine McCulloch is project director for CADRE, the resource network for DR K-12 awardees. She has worked internationally with EDC’s middle-grades science mentoring programs as a facilitator for the mentoring skills and strategies component, and has participated in the development of a professional development model and curriculum materials for after-school programs, working in partnership with museums and science centers. Previously, Ms. McCulloch was assistant director of the National Arts and Learning Collaborative, where she oversaw community involvement in arts education. She has over 15 years of experience teaching in a variety of settings, private and public.