Cheryl Lemke is President and CEO of the Metiri Group. Ms. Lemke specializes in public policy for K-12 learning technology, working at a variety of levels with governors, legislators, superintendents, business leaders, and teachers. She brings 25 years of experience in the public sector—as a teacher, technology coordinator, cabinet member at a state education agency—and the non-profit sector prior to her work with the Metiri Group. Ms. Lemke currently works with both the public and private sectors at the state and national level. This includes projects related to assessment of technology impacts on learning; gauging the progress of states, districts, and schools with educational technology; conducting program evaluations; convening national experts in discussions on policy issues; and designing and prototyping educational technology frameworks. As of 2006 Metiri serves as a partner in the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, conducting, reviewing, and reporting educational research. She recently authored a report commissioned by Cisco Systems, "Technology in Schools: What the Research Says."