Experience

INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT 917

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

• Superintendent

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Minnesota State University, Mankato

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor/Guest Lecturer

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  Work with early career principals by leading courageous conversations to address achievement gaps, school culture, and student engagement practices. Work with early career principals by leading courageous conversations to address achievement gaps, school culture, and student engagement practices.



Roseville Area Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Superintendent

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2021



Minneapolis Southwest High School

• Minneapolis, MN

• Principal

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2019

  Equity-centered instructional leadership of an IB World School, focused on advanced academics and arts; utilize data driven decision making to eliminate barriers and racial disparities in academic and discipline data; build relationships with underserved populations through open dialogue and trust; work collaboratively with district leadership to align building level policies, practices and procedures with district key goal areas. Equity-centered instructional leadership of an IB World School, focused on advanced academics and arts; utilize data driven decision making to eliminate barriers and racial disparities in academic and discipline data; build relationships with underserved populations through open dialogue and trust; work collaboratively with district leadership to align building level policies, practices and procedures with district key goal areas.



MONTICELLO SCHOOL DISTRICT

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

• Interim Superintendent

  • Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Strategic leadership of school principals and educators to serve the needs of all students, responding to the demands of all the other constituencies and interest groups in the district: teachers, students, parents, staff, advocates, and the community at large, monitoring the use of financial and human resources of the district in order to achieve the best results, and implements the school board’s vision by making day-to-day decisions about educational programs, spending, staff, and facilities. Show less



Robbinsdale Area Schools (in Minnesota)

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director of Schools and Student Services

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2017

  • Supervising all middle and high school principals and school sites and providing them with feedback and support in order to increase equity and student achievement.• Building capacity within the community to encourage and support the district's vision of high academic success for all students.• Ensuring the use of effective instructional frameworks within schools that support the district vision to provide all students with culturally relevant teaching, open pathways to success, and engaging learning that encourages student voice.• Creating opportunities for valuable professional learning for all secondary principals in order to increase principals' effectiveness as equitable instructional leaders.• Maintaining high level of department support within student services as a resource to schools and principals. Show less

• Principal, Robbinsdale Cooper High School

  • Jul 2006 - Jun 2013

  • Established collaborative leadership by supporting the district's vision and enriching school culture and climate while providing purpose and direction for stakeholders.• Set priorities in the context of student, staff and community needs.• Developed a culture of clear expectations for learning with staff, families and the community.• Cultivated a school climate conducive to academic productivity by providing high expectations regarding learning and behavior excellence. Established the Academic Pep Fest to celebrate the accomplishments of our students in a public forum that involves the community.• Developed collaboration with Anoka Technical College to provide an innovative program to meet the needs of students while affording every junior or senior the opportunity to receive free college credit while in high school capable of being transferred to an MnSCU.• Negotiated in labor relations, collective bargaining, contract negotiations, and Teacher for Professional Development System.• Implemented systems to address student behavior and reduce suspensions through alternative programs. Show less



Minneapolis Public Schools

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

• Vice Principal 2001-04; Principal 2004-07, North Community High School

  • Jul 2001 - Jun 2007

  • Illustrated an authentic belief in the power and effectiveness of shared instructional and site-based leadership through my work with the Site Based Management Team and the Faculty Council. • Championed the offering of real-world, hands-on elective courses with post-secondary relevance such as Project Lead the Way, A++ Certification and Radio Broadcasting. • Achieved the greatest growth in the Minneapolis school district on MBST testing. • Supervised the management of five small learning communities in the building: 1) Arts and Communication, 2) Computers, Communication, Engineering, and Information Technology, 3) Human Service, 4) Renaissance, and 5) Summa Tech with administrative responsibility for Renaissance and Human Services. • Ensured that North Community High School was an early adopter of quality common assessment, data desegregation, and student accounting technologies. • Implemented systems to address student behavior and reduce suspensions through alternative discipline, Academic Deans, Saturday School, and parental involvement. • Engineered the construction of a state-of-the-art, statewide recognized, College and Career Center with the support of Kevin Garnett and Achieve Minneapolis. Show less



Metro State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor (Introduction to Urban Education)

  • Jul 2004 - Jun 2006



St. Louis Park Public Schools

• St. Louis Park, Minnesota

• Assistant Principal/Dean of Students

  • Jul 1994 - Jun 2001

  • Supervised the attendance and discipline policies for students in grades 9 through 12. • Convened with parents, staff, and community agencies to devise academic plans for success for students. • Produced, organized, and presented staff development workshops in the areas of decreasing the achievement gap, authentic instruction, personalizing learning and building professional learning communities. • Led the QWEST program to assist students whose focus was passing the MBST. • Enhanced educational opportunities, improved student achievement, and increased interactions among students and staff of diverse cultures. • Presented programming and curriculum support to individual faculty, in addition to departments and community-based programs. Show less



St. Joseph's Home for Children

• South Africa
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Director of Residential Treatment Center

  • Jun 1991 - Jun 1994