Biography of Cheryl Lemke

Cheryl Lemke is CEO of the Metiri Group, a learning technology consulting firm based in Los Angeles, California. Her firm provides services ranging from public policy consultation to school technology audits and online assessment designs. Metiri Group clientele includes U.S. Congressional Committees, state education agencies, high tech industry, foundations, professional organizations, and school districts.

Lemke’s strength lies in systems thinking—seeing the big picture, forming the right team and taking the action that gets results. With more than 20 years experience in public education, she has held positions as the state technology director in Washington State, the Associate Superintendent for Learning Technology for the Illinois State Board of Education and the executive director for the Milken Exchange on Education Technology. Currently the Metiri Group is working with the State Education Technology Directors’ Association (SETDA) to develop a suite of assessment tools for states to gauge their progress in using technology to meet advance the goals of No Child Left Behind federal legislation. A national report she authored for SETDA, profiling year one of the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology, is currently the focus of Congressional briefings. This year she also facilitated two national summits for the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future and is currently working with three large urban schools districts on learning technology initiatives.

The Metiri Group was instrumental in the development of enGauge, a nationally recognized framework for effective use of school technology in partnership with the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL). In addition, Lemke served as the principal writer for the enGauge 21^st century skills, which were published in June of 2003 and included in the Year 4 Report by the Washington DC-based CEO Forum and in the first publication of the Partnership for 21^st Century Learning. Metiri is currently working with school districts to implement 21^st Century skills within the context of the academic content areas.

Lemke earned her Master's in Education at the University of Washington in Education Technology and her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Western Michigan University. She taught high school mathematics for nine years, in both inner city and rural settings. Lemke served on the Executive Board for the International Society for Technology in Education for two terms and has been honored by professional organizations throughout the country. In the year 2000, she was identified as one of twenty most influential educators nationally in the field of learning and technology. She has authored several journal articles and is a regular presenter at national, regional and state technology conferences.

Contact Information: Metiri Group 600 Corporate Pointe, Suite 1180 Culver City, CA 90230 clemke@metiri.com Phone: 310.945.5155 Fax: 310.645-0782 URL: https://www.metiri.com