Assistant Principal | Curriculum & Instruction

• Jul 2018 - Present

Create and lead the school’s teacher Growth & Renewal Program (Independent Schools Management model), new educator on-boarding, the School Improvement Process (SIP) and accreditation, targeted professional development; curate annual $100,000 professional development budget. National & International Work. Board member at Arrupe Virtual Learning Institute (AVLI) – a national network of high school teachers who offer online courses for credit; work on a team to create Jesuit Schools Network’s Ignatian Global Scholars & Certificate Program; work on a team to create Jesuit Schools Network’s Ignatian Global Engagement Mentors program (I-GEM); the consultant for I-GEM training (Cognitive Coaching); served on General Curia’s Committee (Vatican) for An Ignatian Year. Show less

Director of School Support

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

Created and led formalized process for school sponsorship for 12 network schools in the US central and south. Board of Trustees member at Loyola Academy of St. Louis. Adjunct instructor at Saint Louis University (Billiken Teacher Corps). Director of national volunteer teacher and mentor program (Alum Service Corps). Led new teacher on-boarding retreat; created and led annual middle leader conferences and same job regional conferences and school in-services; wrote and edited web and quarterly communication. Show less

Director of Alum Service Corps

• Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

Serve as Director of Alum Service Corps (ASC), an organization that recruits and employs recent college graduates who give a year of service as teachers and mentors to six college preparatory schools in Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis. Volunteers live simply, in community. We are in our 27th year, over 300 strong, and growing.

Assistant Principal for Staff Development

• Aug 2006 - Jul 2014

Developed a strategic plan to institutionalize comprehensive professional development serving 120 faculty and staff members. Create, implement, and manage a full menu of professional development opportunities, anchored by two school-wide initiatives I helped create: Feedback & Evaluation and the Professional Growth Plan. Responsibilities: Tenured English teacher; director of student activities; student government moderator; retreat coordinator; senior honors seminar creator & chair; school’s literary journal creator; admissions interviewer; student leadership coordinator; Christmas on Campus creator & director; cross country coach; assistant theatre director. Committee & Leadership Appointments: Jesuit Schools Network Mission and Identity; De Smet Jesuit Board of Trustees (member for two terms, six years); Educational Policies & Student Life; Professional Development, creator & chair; Faculty Spirituality, chair; Strategic Plan Leadership, chair; Technology; School Mission, chair; Accreditation Critical Thinking, chair; Teacher Evaluation; Student Alcohol & Drug Advisory. AdvancED Quality Assurance Review Accreditation Chair (2006-2014). Managed four school accreditations, locally and nationally; lead reviewer for one school accreditation. Show less

Associate Vice President

• Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

During a two year sabbatical from teaching, worked on a creative, leadership team providing resources to a vibrant network of high schools in the United States. Developed design and support materials and led international curriculum institute at Loyola University (Chicago, IL) and national symposium at Le Moyne College (Syracuse, NY). Designed, implemented, and evaluated national conferences for assistant principals, librarians & media specialists, and campus minsters. Developed design and support materials and led national educational leadership seminars and in-service workshops for emerging leaders in schools. Re-designed and edited publications. Developed, distributed, and evaluated national surveys tracking school growth. Wrote research pieces and made national and international presentations. Show less

Assistant Principal, Staff Development

• Aug 2003 - Jul 2004

Tenured English Teacher

• Aug 1995 - May 2003