Welcome to JTA Experts

With over two decades of active involvement in the credentialing industry; Manny is one of about 20 assessors for the ANSI ISO/IEC 17024:2012 accreditation standards. He possess immense proficiency as a consulting assessment and educational research expert, Dr. Manny sits at the top of AERE as her Founder and President. Dr. Manfred has held roles at Advertising Research Corporation (ARC), Media Broadcasting Company (Pharmaceutical Marketing), National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), Genesis Healthcare, Prometric, and Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) to mention but a few. His long professional history and wealth of experience make Dr. Manny of immense importance to the operational value of AERE. Dr. Manny is no stranger to leadership responsibilities and has held several leadership positions for the credentialing and standards industry association while serving in the leadership capacity for countless other committees and institutions. With a formidable professional and managerial resume, Dr. Manny is equipped to pilot the affairs of AERE with laudable success. A proud member of reputable professional societies such as the American Evaluation Association (AEA), National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), and Association of Test Publishers (ATP), Dr. Manny leads AERE with a clear vision of excellence and a team-based collaborative approach.

André De Champlain, PhD is Director of the Psychometrics and Assessment Services department at the Medical Council of Canada. He is involved in a number of new initiatives at Council, including the review of current scoring and standard setting methodologies for MCC examinations, as well as several research studies aimed at better informing and supporting policy and current development as they relate to psychometric, test development and other operational issues. Dr. Andre offers heightened professionalism and unmatched expertise at AERE where he functions in the capacity of Distinguished Psychometric, Assessment and Research Officer.

Liberty Munson, PhD, is the Principal Psychometrician and Product Quality Lead for Microsoft Learning’s technical certification program. Liberty takes on the position as our Chief Psychometrics, Assessment, and Research Officer. Liberty is a versatile professional with many years of expertise. Her expertise is centered on ensuring the highest psychometric standards are rigorously applied during all phases of the certification exam lifecycle.

Austin comes with professional expertise in credentialing and education. His background as a psychometrician with over 10 years of experience in assessment and evaluation and his many laudable contributions to educational research plants him firmly as our Director of Psychometrics and Research.

Rita has her educational background in psychology; she has worked as a research technician at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at the V.A. Boston Healthcare System. Rita worked on several research projects, including the development, testing, and validation of a collection of measures designed to assess deployment-related experiences in military personnel and veterans. She functions as our Senior Soft Skills Assessment Research Consultant.