Brenda K. Klostermann joined the Illinois Education Research Council as a Senior Researcher in June 2002 and became Assistant Director in August 2004, and Assistant Research Professor in 2006. As of September 1, 2007 she is Acting Director of the IERC. Her expertise is in project management and program evaluation research, in which she has conducted a number of studies within the education arena. Her experience includes working with small and large school systems, including the Cincinnati Public Schools. She also has research interests and experience with qualitative data methods and analyses. She is a life long resident of Illinois, except for her five years spent in Cincinnati, Ohio.