Experience

Eanes-Westlake Innovative School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Superintendent of Schools

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Evaluate, create, communicate and lead improvement of systems and procedures for nearly 8,000 students and 1,250 staff at the No. 1 school district in Texas and Top 10 in the U.S. (according to Niche, 2022). Duties encompass interfacing with the board of trustees, leadership development, relationship building, strategic planning, issues management, innovative curricula, finance and human resources, technology, safety and security, and serving as a liaison to the school district’s education foundation, legislators, chambers of commerce and community organizations. Show less

• Deputy Superintendent of Schools

  • Aug 2016 - Jun 2022



Barrington 220 School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Asst. Superintendent of Operations and Innovation & Chief Communications Officer

  • Feb 2008 - Aug 2016

  Oversaw operational and communication efforts for this nationally and state-ranked public school district of 9,200 students and 1,250 staff. Responsibilities included strategic planning, community relations, branding, innovation and organizational leadership. Served as senior adviser to the superintendent of schools, the board of education and the executive staff. Supervised all secondary-level schools, including the district’s one 3,000-student high school and two middle schools with 1,000 students each, as well as safety and security, student discipline and district-wide fine, visual and performing arts. Represented the organization in high-profile functions and presentations, including legislative relations and boards of trustees for various civic groups. Experienced in policy and issues management, redrawing attendance boundaries, re-designing school calendars and start times, constituent relationships, closing a school and crisis response. Show less



National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Education and Public Programs

  • Mar 2001 - Feb 2008

  Responsible for more than 70 professional and seasonal staff in creating and leading distinctive public initiatives for this historic, internationally known cultural institution. Represented the museum and interfaced with dignitaries at special events and educational speaking engagements throughout the United States. Duties encompassed fundraising, program development, curriculum design, visitor experiences, delivering exceptional service, instructional impact, public activities and organizational learning. Participation in these endeavors and related revenues increased support by an average of 20 percent per fiscal year, with attendance exceeding 350,000 annually. NOTABLE ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDED: Directing multiple programs and budgets (including a $1 million renewable endowment, $1.2 million in federal funding and more than $100,000 in sponsorships); and Producing award-winning national education initiatives (such as electronic field trips on PBS with the Best Buy Children's Foundation and a New York Times Newspapers In Education tabloid, reaching as many as 21 million learners annually). Show less



Rockwood School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Communications

  • Jul 1995 - Mar 2001

  In this nationally and state-ranked public school district, I led a public relations staff in providing a daily strategy to build educational awareness, address issues, communicate during crises and provide information. Responsibilities pertained to 3,000 employees and nearly 21,000 students in 30 public schools throughout a 150-square-mile suburban area. During my tenure, the school district expanded by as many as two schools and 1,000 new students each year yet had to repurpose older, historic schools and redraw boundaries to accommodate growth. Awarded prestigious 1998 Gold Medallion by the National School Public Relations Association for accomplishments in educational media relations. Conducted research and gave presentations on public and civic engagement for the Annenberg Institute of School Reform at Brown University in Providence, R.I. (NOTE: I had two stints in Rockwood, as Associate Director of Communications [1993-95] and as Director of Communications [1997-2001]. I was Director of School and Community Relations in the Pattonville School District [1995-97]). Show less



Pattonville School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of School and Community Relations

  • Jul 1992 - Jul 1995

  Directed community relations and public information, including student and employee recognition programs, for this socioeconomically and ethnically diverse semi-urban school district of 7,000 students and 1,000 staff. Directed community relations and public information, including student and employee recognition programs, for this socioeconomically and ethnically diverse semi-urban school district of 7,000 students and 1,000 staff.



Fort Zumwalt School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Classroom Teacher

  • Jul 1988 - Jul 1992

  Taught students in the primary grades, with additional responsibilities as coordinator of staff development and instructional technology at Hawthorn Elementary, a public school of 800 children and 50 staff. Received 1992 Teacher of the Year Award. Taught students in the primary grades, with additional responsibilities as coordinator of staff development and instructional technology at Hawthorn Elementary, a public school of 800 children and 50 staff. Received 1992 Teacher of the Year Award.



Blanton & Harrell Management, Word Records

• Assistant Publicist

  • Jun 1985 - Dec 1986

  Supported public relations and tour logistics for several recording artists, including Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and the Bill Gaither Trio/New Gaither Vocal Band. Supported public relations and tour logistics for several recording artists, including Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith and the Bill Gaither Trio/New Gaither Vocal Band.