Maurice Ferrell – Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Maurice Ferrell, IALR's Chief Information Officer, serves as the primary investigator for DRITA. Ferrell was the former Manger of Information Technology for Danville Public Schools. He oversees programs to deploy advanced IT throughout the Southside region, as well as holding responsibility for the cutting-edge educational research, and administrative technology infrastructure in the IALR facility.

TiJuana Harris – Manager of Help Desk Services
TiJuana Harris, IALR's Manager of Help Desk Services, is the co-principal investigator for the DRITA program. Harris has coordinated a number of STEM-related outreach programs for K-12 youth at the IALR and the Danville Boys & Girls Club. She also holds a degree in Information Technology.

Ciji Moore – Coordinator of the Dan River Information Technology Academy
Ciji Moore serves as the IALR's DRITA project coordinator. Moore is a graduate of Virginia State University and holds a degree in Technology Management. As the project coordinator, Moore has day-to-day responsibility for the program including recruitment of students, logistics for courses and workshops, and overseeing the parental involvement aspects of the program.

Alexis Ehrhardt – DRITA College/Career Counselor
Alexis Ehrhardt is currently a college counselor with Marks Counseling Associates (MCA) in Bethesda, Maryland. In addition to their work with private clients, MCA has been active in working with groups focused on college access for underserved populations.

Karen Peterman – Senior Research Associate, Goodman Research Group, Inc.
Karen Peterman is the Senior Research Associate for the Goodman Research Group, Inc (GRG). GRG is a research company in Cambridge, Massachusetts that specializes in the evaluation of educational programs and materials. GRG conducts formative, process, and summative evaluation of DRITA. GRG’s evaluation of the program includes collecting data over the three project years with youth participants and their families, DRTIA instructors, and key staff members at participating organizations and internship sites.