MiCAREER is a consortium of Education Preparation Institutions and PK12 partners. Our partners participate in many aspects of MiCAREER whether serving on our advisory board, helping to create new pathways to programs, designing our experiential learning assessment system, providing program evaluation, or engaging in district and community level initiatives to support rural educators. If you would like to reach out to anyone on the MiCAREER team you can contact us at micareer@cmich.edu.

Meet the Team

  • Dr. Paula Lancaster

    PI & Executive Director

  • Dr. Kathryn Dirkin

    Director of Partnerships & Programming

  • Dr. Jillian Davidson

    Co-PI & Co-Executive Director

  • Dr. Joe Lubig

    Northern Michigan University Program Manager for MiCAREER

  • Mindy Keck

    Assistant Director for the Lower Peninsula

  • Dr. Jennifer James Mesloh

    Assistant Director for the Upper Peninsula

  • Dr. Beth Kubitskey

    Experiential Learning

  • Shelley Coats

    Executive Office Specialist