Category: Staff

Dr. Yatisha Blythe

State Coordinator
NC Foster Care Program
Phone: 336-315-7027
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Prior to her role as State Coordinator for the North Carolina Foster Care Education Program, Dr. Blythe served as Program Specialist with the National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE for over three years. She worked with Guilford County Schools for 15 years and gained experience as a teacher, school counselor in a Title I school, as the district administrator for homeless and foster care education, and as a district crisis team leader. During this time, Dr. Blythe also served as a member of the North Carolina Homeless Education Program (NCHEP) Leadership Team. Her experience in homeless education included: overseeing district data collection, overseeing tutoring and summer academic programs, providing professional development to school staff and district leaders, presenting at state and national conferences, and serving on the Guilford County Continuum of Care Board. Dr. Blythe earned a bachelor’s degree in social studies with a K-12 education licensure from Meredith College, a master’s degree in human services from Capella University, and a Doctorate Degree in Education Organizational Leadership from Grand Canyon University.

Nina Arshavsky, Ph.D.

Dr. Nina Arshavsky joined SERVE as a Senior Research Associate in 2008. Dr. Arshavsky’s research and evaluation projects focus on STEM and high school reform efforts. She has also focused on studying the Early College High School model, the implementation of this model, and how it impacts student learning and postsecondary outcomes. She served as a Project Director for a number of projects, including the evaluation of the NSF-funded ATE project MechTech Institute; the evaluation of the Math and Science Partnership ASSIST; the evaluation of the Race to the Top STEM initiative; and the evaluation of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction state-wide professional development initiative on formative assessment, and coordinated an evaluation of the STEM Early College Expansion Partnership. Currently, she leads an evaluation of the Smart Foodscapes project funded by The National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and evaluates early college and dual enrollment implementations in the states of Indiana and North Carolina.

For nearly 30 years, Dr. Arshavsky’s work has spanned all aspects of math education, particularly in the middle and high school levels, including research and evaluation, curriculum development and professional development.