Mary J Pitoniak Editor

Linda L. Cook graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a doctorate in Psychometric and Evaluative Research. She was employed at ETS for 32 years. During her employment at ETS she served in several roles including Executive Director, Admissions and Guidance Programs, Vice President, Assessment Division, and Director of the Center for Validity Research. Her professional activities included President of NCME, Vice President of AERA Division D, Chair, Management Committee to revise the Joint Standards, and Member of the Technical Committee to revise the Joint Standards. She received the NCME 2017 award for Career Contributions to Educational Measurement. Mary J. Pitoniak received an MS and PhD in Educational Psychology and Psychometric Methods from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and an A.B. in Psychology (summa cum laude, Highest Honors) from Smith College. She is an Executive Director at ETS and oversees audits of testing programs to the ETS Standards for Quality and Fairness. She also directs the activities of the NAEP technical advisory committee and has conducted NAEP-specific research. In addition she consults with education officials in other countries about issues related to assessment. She has served as the President of IAEA and Vice President of AERA Division D.