Experience

William Penn Charter School

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

• Director of Teaching and Learning

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  I direct Penn Charter's in-house Teaching and Learning Center (TLC). The TLC promotes excellence in teaching by providing faculty with accessible and meaningful professional development. In addition, I partner with other members of the community to support and facilitate professional development experiences and resources.

• Interim Assistant Director of Upper School & 9th Grade Dean

  • Jul 2022 - Jun 2023

  In this role, I work as a member of the upper school administrative team to support the Director of the Upper School and help manage the day-to-day academic program in the division. Responsibilities include working to develop and support academic programs and policies. In addition, I serve as the Dean of the 9th Grade. In this role, I help to develop programming and support the academic and social development of all students in the grade. Key tasks include: working with the admissions team to welcome and orient new students, assisting in designing and teaching the 9th-grade seminar course, overseeing the 9th-grade advisory program, and monitoring the progress of both individual students and the class as a whole. Show less

• Latin Instructor

  • Sep 1999 - Jun 2023

  I teach Latin in the upper school at the William Penn Charter School. I have taught courses ranging from Latin I to Advanced Placement Latin Literature. My academic areas of interest include mythology, lyric poetry, Late Republican history, and women in the ancient world.

• 9th and 10th Grade Dean

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2022

  In this role, I worked as a member of the Penn Charter upper school administrative team to support freshman and sophomore students. Responsibilities include monitoring the academic progress of students, supporting faculty advisors, and planning grade-level events and experiences.

• Co-Chair, Committee on Teaching and Learning

  • Sep 2009 - Jun 2021

  As a co-chair of the school's professional development committee, I worked with members to pursue professional development initiatives for faculty at large. In this role, I also assisted with activities and programming for new faculty and their mentors, served on the Teaching and Learning Center Visioning Committee, and served on the VITAL Visioning Committee.

• Chair of Foreign Language Department

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2009

  As chair of the foreign language department, I was responsible for developing the curriculum for our French, Latin, and Spanish programs. I also supervised a staff of 12 teachers, managed the day-to-day business of the department, oversaw the departmental budget, assisted with hiring, mentored new teachers, and helped develop academic policy.



The Country Day School of the Sacred Heart

• Latin Instructor

  • Aug 1997 - May 1998

  I taught Latin in both the middle and upper schools of this small, Catholic girls day school. I also served as advisor to the film club. I taught Latin in both the middle and upper schools of this small, Catholic girls day school. I also served as advisor to the film club.