COI Staff

COI staff have extensive and varied expertise in multiple aspects of early childhood education, early childhood special education, consultation, professional development, technical assistance, evaluation and collaboration.

Tom Udell, Associate Fellow, Teaching Research Institute, WOU

• Director of the Center on Inclusion & Early Childhood
• Project Director, Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Collaborative
• Technical Assistance Specialist, National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness
• 26 years of experience as both a teacher and a consultant and professional development provider in the fields of early childhood education and special education.

Patti Blasco, Ph.D., University of Virginia in Special Education/Early Childhood Education

• Associate Fellow at The Teaching Research Institute, WOU
• Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics at Oregon Health & Science University
• Postdoctoral research in early intervention/early childhood education at the University of North Carolina
• xx years experience directing projects and providing administrative oversight.

Gary Glasenapp, M.S. Education at the University of Oregon

• Assistant Fellow, Teaching Research Institute, WOU
• Project Specialist, Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Collaborative
• Project Specialist, Education and Quality Investment Partnership
• 27 years experience in early childhood education, technical assistance and training.

Debbie Kenyon, B.S., Western Oregon State College - Business

• Administrative Support
• Graphic Design

Roxanna Marvin, M.S., WOU, Special Education - Teacher Preparation Deafness

• Assistant Fellow, Teaching Research Institute
• Project Director, Partners in Inclusive Child Care and Education
• 16 years experience in training, curriculum development, website design

Torry Piazza Templeman, M.S., WOU, Speech Pathology/Special Education

• Associate Research Professor, WOU
• Project Director - Oregon Programs of Quality
• Past Director - Teaching Research Institute
• 30+ years experience in the field of early childhood education and early childhood special education