Experience

PLACE-UW Madison

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Director: Coalition for Leading Anti-Racist Schools

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  -- Design, plan, and facilitate yearlong anti-racist professional development for pk-12 and higher education educators across the state of Wisconsin alongside Dr. Anjalé Welton.-- Develop a Racial Justice Action Plan to scaffold participants’ learning and build their capacity as leaders.-- Utilize job-embedded coaching to support, guide, and nudge educators’ movement from individual analysis of racial inequities toward systemic and institutional changes that address racism.-- Facilitate inter- and intra-organizational discussions to foster coalition-building, promote networking, and bolster sustainability.-- Collect, review, and analyze data to measure program effectiveness.-- Plan and organize a Coalition Research Symposium to publicly share and celebrate participants’ racial justice work. -- Model a continuous improvement mindset by participating in and sharing experiences from the yearlong Transformative Educational Leadership Program. Show less

• Instructional Coaching Program Coordinator

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  -- Develop, implement, and evaluate four robust, capacity-building, graduate-level courses for instructional leaders worldwide.-- Recruit, hire, onboard, and supervise course instructors nationwide to ensure course alignment.-- Utilize current research and best practices in adult learning theory, instructional coaching, transformational learning, and diversity, equity, and inclusion to continually refine program content.-- Maintain budgets and data collection processes to show program growth, profitability, impact, and expansion. -- Coach aspiring leaders through analysis of self-recorded coaching videos.-- Utilize feedback to probe assumptions, perspectives, and implications for practice.-- Develop new program options to create multiple entry points for participation. Show less

• Greater Madison Writing Project (GMWP) Fellow and Facilitator

  • Jun 2015 - Present

  Facilitator: College, Career, and Community Writers (C3WP) Program, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 Organizer: National Writing Project Midwest Conference, 2018Facilitator: Rock County Yearlong Institute, 2017-18 Creator and Facilitator: Saturday Seminar Series, 2017, 2018National Writing Project Roundtable Facilitator, 2016, 2017 Creator and Facilitator: Early Career Educator Writing Academy, 2016Participant: Yearlong Advanced Institute, 2015-16Fellow: Summer Institute, 2015 Show less

• UW-Madison, School of Education Instructional Continuity Team Member

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

  -- Provide targeted support and individualized coaching sessions for online course development, remote teaching strategies, technology integration and tool options for School of Education faculty, staff, and teaching assistants.

• Courageous Coaching Conversations: Creator, Host, and Facilitator

  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

  Launch new programming in collaboration with School of Education faculty and national educational leaders to support educators internationally.Facilitate and moderate virtual equity, diversity, and inclusion webinars that utilize abbreviated content presentations and real time dialogue among presenters and participants.

• Baltimore County Virtual Summer Symposium Workshop Designer and Facilitator

  • Jul 2020 - Jul 2020

  Customized virtual, interactive workshops featuring synchronous and asynchronous individual, small-group, and large-group activities to rehearse equitable practices in the context of authentic classroom scenarios.Created activities that examined concepts and systemic issues including equity, inclusion, culture, privilege, implicit bias, microaggressions, whiteness, white supremacy culture, tracking, and opportunity hoarding.

• Instructional Coaching Symposium Creator, Host, and Facilitator

  • Nov 2019 - Nov 2019

  Diversified learning opportunities for instructional leaders by planning, coordinating, facilitating, and executing a full day of interactive workshops for midwest educators.Leveraged strong interpersonal skills to recruit external partners and expand session options.



McFarland School District

• Recreational Facilities
• 100 - 200 Employee

• PK-5 Literacy Coordinator

  • Aug 2013 - Jun 2017

  Exemplified a deep knowledge base and abiding respect for the legacy of literacy research and practice. Envisioned possibilities and provided leadership and colleagueship around literacy practices. Brought passion, heart, and vision to the vocation and work of literacy. Created trusting and collaborative teams, allowing the best of individual skills and dispositions to strengthen the professional learning community as a whole. Understood and appreciated the value as well as the challenges of working with groups. Possessed a strong work ethic. Mentored and supported teachers new to the profession. Provided instructional and assessment direction regarding best practices in literacy. Planned and facilitated local, state, and national professional development opportunities. Managed multiple projects, budgets, and deadlines. Communicated effectively (orally, visually, and in writing) with a range of audiences. Utilized multimedia resources to engage learners at all levels. Used, analyzed, formatted, and interpreted data to make a difference in teaching and learning. Conversed comfortably in Spanish. Show less



McFarland School DIstrict

• Waubesa Intermediate School

• 5th Grade Teacher

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2013

  Worked cooperatively on a team of eight teachers. Provided academic instruction in diverse subject areas including reading, writing, word study, math, science, and social studies. Implemented differentiation strategies and various teaching methods to meet individual student needs. Collaborated and co-taught literacy and math with an ELL teacher to provide differentiation for ELL learners and promote inclusion. Provided Tier II support to reading, writing and math students during the spotlight/intervention block. Spoke Spanish to foster and build school-home relationships with students and families. Piloted the Pearson science curriculum during the 2012-2013 school year. Implemented and taught PBIS strategies within the school environment and the classroom setting to build community and teach respect. Show less



McFarland School District

• Waubesa Intermediate School

• Title 1 Teacher

  • Oct 2009 - Jun 2011

  Provided Tier II and Tier III small group and one-to-one student interventions in the areas of math, reading and writing. Utilized Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI), Soar to Success, Daily 5, and CAFÉ strategies to assist struggling readers in phonics, decoding, comprehension, and fluency. Modified Everyday Math curriculum, instruction, and teaching strategies for students needing a greater focus on math fundamentals at a slower pace. Created assessments for initial student evaluations and ongoing progress monitoring. Generated reports for teachers and administrators reflecting student progress in the intervention setting. Led social-emotional groups focusing on leadership, literacy, and community service through buddy visits to McFarland Primary School and Conrad Elvehjem Early Learning Center as well as a Book Drive for Africa. Co-organized a 3rd grade Reading Celebration promoting the joy of reading and a strong school-community partnership by including community member guest readers. Taught Reading Lab students as they progressed through the program Read Naturally. Show less



Northfield Middle School

• Northfield, MN

• 6th Grade Teacher

  • Jun 1996 - Aug 2000

  Piloted Everyday Math Program during 1998/1999 school year. Worked as part of four teacher team; rotated approximately 115 students among team. Utilized ability grouping in academic areas of reading and math. Provided instruction in diverse subject areas including spelling, language, grammar, Minnesota history, science, health, reading and math. Engaged with students as Math League Coach and Student Council Advisor. Piloted Everyday Math Program during 1998/1999 school year. Worked as part of four teacher team; rotated approximately 115 students among team. Utilized ability grouping in academic areas of reading and math. Provided instruction in diverse subject areas including spelling, language, grammar, Minnesota history, science, health, reading and math. Engaged with students as Math League Coach and Student Council Advisor.