Experience

The Cornerstone Concept

• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Executive Life Coach

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  I help high achieving professionals learn how to consistently produce values aligned, sustainable, and satisfactory results in their personal and professional lives by helping them (re)discover their unique life purpose. My clients choose me as their coach because they want to experience transformational results in every area of their life. I help my clients produce the following results: 💫 Gain more clarity in who they are outside of their career and accomplishments. 💫Consistently produce more purposeful, empowering, and satisfying results in all areas of their lives. 💫Create tangible skills, habits, and systems to establish more ease and flow in and between their personal and professional lives. 💫Increase the level of joy and peace they experience because they are pursuing more purposeful choices. 💫Navigate the healing process from Imposter Syndrome and live life feeling more confident and empowered in who they are. How I help my clients: ✅ Executive Personal Development Coaching ✅ A curriculum that uses both structured and custom-tailored approaches ✅ Science-based mindfulness and somatic education techniques to increase personal wellbeing ✅ Proven systems to progress monitor desired results from action to completion ✅A host of tools, strategies, and resources that will benefit you long after program completion. ARE YOU READY TO START BUILDING THE LIFE YOU DESERVE? Would you like to see real transformation in the way you produce results and increase your overall well-being in as little as 6 months? If so, message me here on LinkedIn or below to connect for a complimentary Purposeful Living blueprint call. https://www.thecornerstoneconcept.com/book Check out my website to find out more about me: www.thecornerstoneconcept.com



The Teaching Well

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

• Director of Research and San Francisco Programs

  • Jul 2020 - Present

• Lead Researcher / Mindfulness Coach

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  The Teaching Well takes an organizational health approach to education by interrupting the chronic teacher turnover cycle at both the individual and systemic levels. We work in partnership with schools to more effectively leverage the brilliance of their educators by providing tools for healthy dialogue, emotional regulation, and mindful stress resilience. Our work touches all educators on campuses we serve and is a catalyst to creating sustainable school systems.Conduct school-site landscape analyses focused on workplace stress and stress management using qualitative and quantitative research methods. Write reports to provide school leaders a holistic overview of the unique elements of their school community that lend to workplace stress and provide recommendations on how to mitigate those barriers to effective teaching and learning. Coach educators through navigating personal and work-related stressors. Provide tools and strategies to effectively identify and disrupt stressful triggers and regulate nervous system. Support educators managing stress in order to more authentically and effectively serve themselves and their students. Provide executive coaching to school leadership teams to help leaders foster a school ecosystem rooted in educator wellness.



Foresight Strategy Solutions

• Business Consulting and Services

• Co-founder & Principal

  • Nov 2018 - Present

  Foresight Strategy Solutions is a P-12 and higher education consultancy committed to supporting education organizations as they reinvent their operating frameworks to better serve all students, especially those representing traditionally underserved populations. With a wide range of expertise that includes strategic planning, education research, education policy, program development and evaluation, stakeholder engagement and involvement, and leadership development and coaching, we believe that our qualifications make up an excellent portfolio to support your organization in better serving your students and community. Some of the skills our team brings are: Expert technical training in education, education policy research, education law, and school related business and operations First-hand classroom teaching and teacher development experience Profound knowledge and expertise in participatory methods with diverse communities and a record of successful, inclusive, and culturally-responsive stakeholder involvement and community-based planning processes Ability to quickly and effectively develop trust-based, grass-roots relationships through a proven approach to developing collaborative partnerships with shared goals A sincere commitment to social, racial, economic, and cultural equity A track record of developing outcome-driven results to set our clients up for achievement, success, and future accountability



Virginia Tech

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2020

  Contribute to multi-phase research funded by the National Science Foundation aimed at broadening the participation of underrepresented groups in Engineering and Computer Science. Collect and analyze primary and secondary data on trends of participation in Engineering and Computer Science. Design data collection instruments and interview protocols. Conduct fieldwork Contribute to technical publications, reports, and presentations. Supervise, advise, coach, and mentor graduate level students through conducting research and developing publications.



Entangled Group (now Guild Education)

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

• Research Consultant (Independent Contractor)

  • May 2018 - May 2019

  Entangled Solutions is an innovation agency for education that develops solutions for academic institutions, philanthropic organizations, and private companies. Entangled's services include new postsecondary models, nonprofit incubation and partnerships between EdTech and higher education. Their mission is to guide the education ecosystem through fundamental changes in our society and economy. Entangled Solutions is an innovation agency for education that develops solutions for academic institutions, philanthropic organizations, and private companies. Entangled's services include new postsecondary models, nonprofit incubation and partnerships between EdTech and higher education. Their mission is to guide the education ecosystem through fundamental changes in our society and economy.



Arizona State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Research Associate

  • Jan 2018 - Sep 2018

  Contribute to multi-phase research funded by the National Science Foundation aimed at broadening the participation of under represented groups in Engineering and Computer Science. Collect and analyze primary and secondary data on trends of participation in Engineering and Computer Science. Design data collection instruments and interview protocols. Conduct fieldwork Contribute to technical publications, reports, and presentations. Supervise, advise, coach, and mentor graduate level students through conducting research and developing publications.



Oakland Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Community Engagement Specialist

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

  Designed comprehensive regional and district-wide community engagement strategies to establish equitable school improvement outcomes. Coached parent and community members in interpreting school-level performance data and making policy and practice recommendations for school improvement. Advised Superintendent's executive cabinet in making qualitative and quantitative data-driven decisions to support the district’s portfolio management. Coordinated community policy and practice dialogues for district-wide stakeholders to analyze and make targeted recommendations regarding key elements of the Superintendent’s strategic plan. Served on multiple School Quality Review teams to assess schools' effectiveness and identify areas to increase educators’ capacity relative to student achievement and well-being. Designed and lead processes for school-site stakeholder teams to select quality school leaders.



Mastery Design Collaborative

• Education Administration Programs

• Blended Learning Consultant, Independent Contractor

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2015

  Researched and identified cutting edge, blended learning curriculum approaches viable for piloting in selected school sites. Consulted with school site leaders and teacher teams to evaluate the academic curriculum needs of the schools and determine which could be supported by integrating blended learning and personalized pathways into their curriculum. •Advised 10 district-run and charter public schools in writing school redesign blueprints for integrating blended and personalized learning curriculums into academic plans. •Played a key role in 6 schools receiving $2.1 million in grant funds to launch high quality, innovative, personalized and blended learning school redesign plans.



Oakland Unified School District

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Tranformation Consultant

  • Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

  Retained to serve as a strategic thought partner to work with the McClymonds High School administration team during their intensive school support proposal writing process. Served as a proposal design team culture and climate committee member. •Chaired the proposal design team leadership committee charged with creating an innovative school leadership structure. •Co-wrote school’s school transformation design proposal. Retained to serve as a strategic thought partner to work with the McClymonds High School administration team during their intensive school support proposal writing process. Served as a proposal design team culture and climate committee member. •Chaired the proposal design team leadership committee charged with creating an innovative school leadership structure. •Co-wrote school’s school transformation design proposal.



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching and Research Assistant to Dr. William T. Trent

  • Aug 2010 - May 2015

  Played a role in developing research on the significance of race, class, and access in American society in the “post-racial” era. Examined articles and studies that previously addressed the topic and aggregated in 5-year increments, documenting the change in the pattern of society’s attitudes towards race as a prevalent factor in social inequality. Served as teaching assistant to support Education Policy Studies (EPS) 420: Sociology of Education and EPS 590: Education and Stratification.Hosted preliminary meetings to establish a laboratory-school partnership between University of Illinois’ Center for Education in Small Urban Communities and a Champaign Unit 4 School District (Champaign, IL) Elementary School.

• Research Assistant to Dr. Adrianne D. Dixson

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

  Engaged in research vital to creating an education partnership pipeline between the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dillard University (New Orleans, LA), and the New Orleans Public Schools.• Conducted comprehensive interviews and facilitated focus groups.• Assessed community members' perceptions of New Orleans Public School system, and gained insights into what approaches were considered important and beneficial in best educating underserved public school children.

• Co-Lecturer/Teaching Assistant: Education Policy Studies 201: Foundations of American Education

  • Aug 2011 - May 2014

  Challenged pre-service to expand their understanding of the social context that impact the children they will serve through an introductory course on the social foundations of education.•Designed and delivered lectures, encouraged interaction and discussion, and inspired undergraduate students.•Mentored and supported students focused on developing academic research, writing, and presentation skills.



Education Pioneers

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Graduate School Fellow at Stand Up for Great Schools

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2013

  Developed strategic initiatives that focused on improving education for the city’s youth. Fostered partnerships with national education organizations and civic leaders to prioritize education as a catalyst for city-wide improvement. Lead the Education Committee of “IndiviZible”, a community project that mobilized empowerment within the African American community to eliminate the educational achievement gap, secure wealth creation, and leverage community members’ political influence. Planned, coordinated, and staffed two national conferences that mobilized civil rights and religious leaders to prioritize educational improvement across their respective communities. Developed inter-office resource guide containing pertinent local and federal information on organizations, policies, and best practices in education related to functioning of the organization.



UNITE HERE

• Civic and Social Organizations
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Union/Community Organizer

  • May 2008 - Nov 2009

  Served as a union organizer and representative, supporting service employees in the hotel, food and beverage, and gaming industries. Facilitated mutually beneficial partnerships between corporations and their service employees, resulting in improved working conditions and workplace morale. Coordinated teams of staff and members in developing and implementing industry vision, programs, and campaigns. Conducted cycles of inquiry/action with industry employees to draft labor contracts that met the needs of both employer and employee. Mobilized members around worksite issues, politics, public policy, and other issues affecting the lives of workers. Facilitated workshops on labor and employment relations and legislation. Developed employee trainings on labor related advocacy practices and negotiation protocols.