Experience

Union County Vocational-Technical Schools
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director Of Curriculum And Instruction

  • Aug 2020 - Present


Authentic Education, NJ

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Consultant

  • 2010 - 2021

  Authentic Education is a company founded and operated by the late Grant Wiggins, author of many top selling educational publications, most notably Understanding by Design. As a Senior Consultant on Grant's team, I was involved in annual consultant summits where a cadre of educational leaders collaborated to hone our craft as presenters across a wide range of pubic and private schools world-wide. Over a 6 year period, I provided school systems with training in UbD as well as other topics relative to their school improvement initiatives. Likewise, I wrote curriculum and led teams of curriculum writers across a variety of schools across the US. Grant's influence on my life as an educator is immeasurable and his role in my transition to International School Leadership was the support that ultimately led to the incredible experiences I have collected as a result. Show less

• Education Consultant

  • Oct 2019 - Jun 2020

  Independent Contractor at UCVTS. Currently managing, evaluating and leading Department of Special Services. Liaise with leadership and faculty from six "magnet" High Schools serving students from 21 different municipalities in Union County. Provide special services for twice-exceptional students in a selective enrollment district focused on educating students with specific aptitude in identified career pathways of Engineering, IT, Business, Design, Education, Health Care Professions and Performing Arts. Provide training and Professional Development for faculty, advisement for district and building leaders for sensitive situations and potentially litigious cases. Show less



Qatar Foundation

• Qatar
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  Qatar Academy-Al Khor (QAK) is a fully authorized IB World School and part of the renowned Qatar Foundation. The Senior School is comprised of grades 6-12, where we offer the MYP and DP programs exclusively. We are in the third year of residence on the new, purpose-built campus approximately 30 minutes drive to the north of Doha. Total population of QAK is approximately 1100 students with the goal to reach 1800 students by 2022. Currently, the Senior School employs over 50 staff and educates almost 300 students with strategic plans to grow incrementally to full maturity to 2022. QAK serves predominantly native Arabic Language speakers almost exclusively from Qatar. Our students boast Diploma results above International averages while the large majority of our students earning Bilingual Diplomas. Show less

• • Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  Secondary School Principal (Gr 6-12) for a school that educates local Qatari students in English medium in a private school setting. Our curriculum follows American Common Core State Standards (AERO) and we issue an American diploma. We have Middle States Association (MSA) as well as Council of International School (CIS) Accreditations.

• Principal, Magnet High School

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Union County Magnet HS Ranked Newsweek's #2 HS in America in 2015. UC Magnet draws students from 21 municipalities in Union County, New Jersey, just 30 minutes drive to NYC. As a STEM school, Magnet employs a rigorous selective enrolment process targeting students with specific aptitude and/or passion for Mathematics and Science. As Principal of UC Magnet, I worked with faculty to assess opportunities for growth in existing curriculum and course offerings, setting the groundwork for consequent additions and modifications. One of the many initiatives launched was the partnering with a local school for students with Special Needs. Our students worked with their faculty and students to design, prototype and construct low and high tech adaptive technology devices using Stanford Design School's Empathy Design Process. Additionally, I proposed and was approved for the building of a state of the art Makerspace which is now the centerpiece of the school. UC Magnet HS offers an Engineering based curricular program where students earn AutoDesk Certification by 10th grade, demonstrating proficiency in tools of the trade widely considered the industry standard. The array of Engineering coursework includes Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biochemistry, Character Animation, Robotics, Project Management, and other industry specific coursework. Students are encouraged to accelerate through the continuum of Mathematics courses available where AP Calculus A/B and B/C are often successfully completed by Grade 11 and 12 respectively, enabling students to take more complex Mathematics courses custom designed to emulate top universities nationally. Our highly skilled and experienced faculty are diverse in their experiences, many coming from successful careers in the Engineering fields or other relevant professions. In the 2014-2015 school year, Magnet had the highest average SAT scores in the US earning Newsweek's #2 overall US HS rankings. Show less


South Plainfield School District
• Director of Special Services

  • Jul 2012 - Jun 2014

Bloomfield school district, NJ
• Director of Special Services

  • Jul 2009 - Jun 2012

New Providence school district, NJ
• Middle & High School Teacher, Mathematics/Special Education

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2009

Middletown School District, NJ
• MS Math Teacher

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2005


Lakeland School District & NYC Board of Education

• Elementary School Teacher

  • 1997 - 2001

  Taught 4th Grade for 3 years in Westchester County NY and transitioned to NYC as 6th Grade Mathematics teacher. Taught 4th Grade for 3 years in Westchester County NY and transitioned to NYC as 6th Grade Mathematics teacher.