Experience

Concord Academy

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

• English Department Chair

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  • Led departmental self-study through NEASC accreditation process, including articulation of new departmental goals around skills development, academic rigor, and inclusive classrooms.• Implementing ongoing, iterative departmental curricular review process, with a goal of creating departmental mission and values, for each student and for all courses • Initiating investigation of course evaluation process, with an eye towards discerning and collecting the best information to improve teaching and learning • Evaluate teachers to strengthen classroom practices, social awareness, and personal growth • Create yearly teaching matrix for department, based on curricular needs and teacher requests Show less

• English Teacher

  • Sep 2000 - Present

  • Teach 9th grade core course on writing and classroom skills; three personally designed upper level electives: Unpacking Canonical Literature, Villains and Heroes, and Literature of Immigration; and Visions & Revisions, Literature of the Infernal, and Creative Nonfiction • Ongoing individual and collaborative evaluation of best practices in classrooms, curriculum development, and strategies to teach writing • Partnered with colleague in science department to identify core skills and habits necessary for successful learning across disciplines, and to develop classroom practices that would allow students to practice and master those skills Show less

• Teaching Mentor

  • Sep 2007 - Present

  Selected by Dean of Faculty to mentor incoming faculty and teaching fellows around acclimation to school culture, as well as pedagogy, lesson planning, assessment, comments, etc.

• House Faculty

  • Sep 2000 - Present

  • Collaborate with group of four adults in Bradford house, a student residence for 26 adolescents • Meet monthly with other house faculty and Director of Residential Life to develop residential curriculum and review policy around safety and developmentally appropriate privileges and responsibilities for a house of 24 adolescents

• Office of Community & Equity

  • Sep 2008 - Jun 2017

  Developed school-wide Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion programming, and worked with deans and department chairs to augment the rigor and relevance of CA's curricula by including social justiceAs Assistant Dean, leading the office, from 2011 – 2015:• Led CA's efforts to engage with issues of social justice, recognize and respect diversity, and build an inclusive community • Chaired CA's with AIM, an NAIS diversity audit tool, as part of articulating goals for CA's current strategic plan • Chaired committee of department chairs to create Departmental Curricular Review process for use across all academic departments; this process increases the rigor, the relevance, and the inclusivity of CA’s curriculum, and increases engagement with issues of social justice • Chaired self-evaluation task force, which led to a revised mission statement for C&E office; led the redesign of the office mission to include curricular and professional development elements • Worked with team to suggest goals and strategy to deans and admissions office around recruitment and retention of faculty and students of color • Designed targeted outreach to alumnae/i to fund future C&E training and programs • Planned school-wide programs to broaden community discussion of social justice As team member, 2008 – 2011; 2105 – 2017:• Developed Cohort, an extended orientation program for students for whom CA represents a significant cultural shift, including discussions around academic skills, community habits and school culture, and self-care • Initiated the process of working with a consultant to work with our office on refining mission and fostering more active engagement with other departments and offices within the school Initiated collaboration with alumnae/i office, leading to annual off-campus gathering of alumnae/i of color • Advised clubs and student groups in support of campus-wide, inclusive conversations Show less



Multicultural Teaching Institute

• Meadowbrook School, Weston, MA

• Teacher and Facilitator

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  • Plan and co-lead conversation around the impact of teacher identity on classroom dynamic, including exercises on personal growth and creating an inclusive classroom environment • Plan and co-lead high school division group in developing interdisciplinary lesson plans with intentional focus on inclusive pedagogy • Collaborate in hosting remote conferences, including presentation and logistics • Plan and co-lead conversation around the impact of teacher identity on classroom dynamic, including exercises on personal growth and creating an inclusive classroom environment • Plan and co-lead high school division group in developing interdisciplinary lesson plans with intentional focus on inclusive pedagogy • Collaborate in hosting remote conferences, including presentation and logistics



Beaver Country Day School

• English Teacher

  • 1998 - 2000



Buckingham Browne & Nichols School

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

• English Teacher

  • Jan 1998 - Jun 1998

  Taught sophomore English, including a major unit on research and public speaking Taught sophomore English, including a major unit on research and public speaking



La Jolla Country Day School

• English and History teacher

  • 1992 - 1997