Experience

Great Books Foundation

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

• Professional Learning Consultant & Trainer

  • Sep 2017 - Present

  •Train teachers in inquiry-based teaching to promote literacy and critical thinking; consult with administrators and teachers to create customized trainings on-site that may include customized: teaching, planning sessions, co-teaching, and/or coaching. •Lead and model inquiry based teaching in classrooms K-12 •Design and present proposals and grants to align with state, and CCSS guidelines granting The Foundation access to districts across the country. •Writing and editing curriculum for schools we collaborate from creation to publication with, and for our Middle School editorial team •Provides in-house expertise on Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness, resulting in alignment of critical thinking standards with SEL and partnerships with youth leadership organizations in and around Chicago. •Speaks regularly at state and national conferences that focus on promoting a students’ critical thinking skills and teachers’ abilities to ask strong questions. Show less



City Year

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructional Coach

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  •In director level position, strategized with senior staff at City Year and partner schools in NYC to develop and deliver weekly trainings for 300+ staff members enhancing their ability to project manage, teach, and work with peers, and students to close the achievement gap and promote college access. •Oversaw English Language Arts and student leadership programs across 27 schools, resulting in higher grades for 82% of the students and higher attendance, and lower detention rates at all of the schools. •Co-managed and coached 60+ new educators ensuring they met rigorous national goals with students, resulting students increased proficiency in reading and math; oversaw the budgets for 7 teams to ensure that all teachers and programs were properly resourced. •Liaised with development team and board to explain the scope and sequence of programming leading to funding for my own and 2 other director positions. Show less



Girls Leadership

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Facilitator

  • May 2014 - Sep 2017

  •Supervised and trained new facilitators as they developed techniques for engaging the student/parent engagement in leader, providing new staff with regular coaching and feedback, resulting in 100% excellence in the participants’ rating of the workshops. •Lead workshops with NYC public and private schools and community centers to provide practical techniques for social emotional learning, leadership development, and conflict management in young women and their parents. •Supervised and trained new facilitators as they developed techniques for engaging the student/parent engagement in leader, providing new staff with regular coaching and feedback, resulting in 100% excellence in the participants’ rating of the workshops. •Lead workshops with NYC public and private schools and community centers to provide practical techniques for social emotional learning, leadership development, and conflict management in young women and their parents.



rogenSi is now TeleTech Consulting, Learning & Performance

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Client Services Analyst

  • May 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Authored and edited curricula for major global financial institutions that emphasized presentation skills, business writing, and organizational strategy, all supported by emotional intelligence. • Provided support for 100+ training sessions and events and managed calendars for 6+ senior staff. • Coordinated calendar for 7+ senior staff and freelance consultants and ensured contracts were executed. • Managed 2 direct reports to ensure all work for department was executed, and all materials prepared Show less



Boston's Best

• Boston, MA

• Senior 1:1 Teacher and Trainter

  • May 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Created individualized arts-based learning plans for children with special needs by providing individualized learning plans to maximize their child’s skills, socially and academically, working with 6 families regularly. • Spearheaded movement in the company to build workshops for parents that enhanced their ability to teach and communicate with their children. • Guided new staff as they began their work as private educators. • Created individualized arts-based learning plans for children with special needs by providing individualized learning plans to maximize their child’s skills, socially and academically, working with 6 families regularly. • Spearheaded movement in the company to build workshops for parents that enhanced their ability to teach and communicate with their children. • Guided new staff as they began their work as private educators.



Citizen Schools

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

• Lead Teaching Fellow

  • Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  • Competitively selected to participate in a program placing educators in high need schools to foster academic achievement and build community through theatre and enrichment programming. • Collaborated with principal to train faculty and provided feedback on, regarding instructional design, teaching methodologies, and classroom management techniques, leading to national recognition for student performance in Math and ELA; curriculum was adopted by other schools nation-wide. • Competitively selected to participate in a program placing educators in high need schools to foster academic achievement and build community through theatre and enrichment programming. • Collaborated with principal to train faculty and provided feedback on, regarding instructional design, teaching methodologies, and classroom management techniques, leading to national recognition for student performance in Math and ELA; curriculum was adopted by other schools nation-wide.



VSA arts

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curriculum Evaluation Associate

  • Aug 2009 - Jun 2010

  • Wrote and presented training guides for Massachusetts principals, teachers, teaching artists and volunteers highlighting arts integration to help deepen learning for students with disabilities through the arts in STEM subjects. • Developed post-residency evaluations and created a report to share results with schools, staff, funders, and teachers which resulted in increased observations of teaching artists and improved lesson processes. Managed an assistant to ensure that office ran smoothly. • Recorded and edited films for VSA Arts’ website. Show less



Match Education

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

• Researcher and Analyst

  • 2010 - 2010

  • Strategized with Harvard faculty and senior stakeholders in this charter school to create research norms for measuring student engagement and cognitive learning. • Assessed the data to determine the level of correlation between teacher training and instructional efficacy as part of an on-going national study. • Strategized with Harvard faculty and senior stakeholders in this charter school to create research norms for measuring student engagement and cognitive learning. • Assessed the data to determine the level of correlation between teacher training and instructional efficacy as part of an on-going national study.



Washington Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant (Part-time)

  • 2007 - 2009

  • At a nationally recognized, multi-million dollar cosmetic surgeons office, maintained schedules for doctors, nurses, aestheticians; stocked and ordered products 50+ products; ensured finances were streamlined on a daily basis. • Trained and supervised 3 staff members. • At a nationally recognized, multi-million dollar cosmetic surgeons office, maintained schedules for doctors, nurses, aestheticians; stocked and ordered products 50+ products; ensured finances were streamlined on a daily basis. • Trained and supervised 3 staff members.



Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Literary/Dramaturgy Associate

  • Sep 2007 - Sep 2008

  • Researched and edited 8 new plays for one of the largest regional theatres in the country. • Maintained the theatre company’s library; built relationships and spearheaded collaborations with nationally known artist, agents, graduate programs, and playwrights. • Trained and supervised 2 direct reports to prepare them to research, present, and edit new works. • Led monthly audience talk-backs to engage them with the material presented on-stage. • Researched and edited 8 new plays for one of the largest regional theatres in the country. • Maintained the theatre company’s library; built relationships and spearheaded collaborations with nationally known artist, agents, graduate programs, and playwrights. • Trained and supervised 2 direct reports to prepare them to research, present, and edit new works. • Led monthly audience talk-backs to engage them with the material presented on-stage.