Gerry Hanley
Executive Director
Tel: 562.951.4259

Gerry is responsible for the overall management of the MERLOT project.

Sorel Reisman
Managing Director
Tel: 562.619.2388

Sorel is responsible for overseeing and managing MERLOT's operational processes and activities.

Cathy Swift
Director of Academic Partner Services
Tel: 972.363.2350

Cathy is responsible for planning and supporting the implementation of technologies that support Editorial Boards, taskforces, and other academic technology partner services. She also acts as a liaison between the Editorial Boards and the Project Directors.

Phil Moss
Special Projects
Tel: 562.900.3243

Tim Tirrell
Director of Educational Partnerships and Planning
Tel: 434-426-8576

Tim is responsible for providing support to MERLOT higher education partners, serving as liaison to MERLOT Project Directors and other organizations. In addition, he will help facilitate new relationships with other higher education campuses, systems, and organizations.

Barbra Bied Sperling
Manager of Technical Development
Tel: 562.951.8488

Barbra is responsible for the product development of the MERLOT website. 

David Risner
Software Engineer

David is responsible for the technological development and implementation of MERLOT, including the redesign of the MERLOT Content Builder and Web Services.

Bryan Tu
Software Engineer

Bryan is responsible for the technological development and implementation of MERLOT, including our JOLT Manuscript Management System and MERLOT maintenance.