Experience

Foundation for California Community Colleges

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Director of Professional Learning, Success Center

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Envisioned program to bring virtual professional development to 90 thousand professionals across 116 community colleges throughout California through new platform implementation, new critical content development and virtual communities of practice. Work closely with senior leadership of CCC system office, steward $5 m annual budget and manage a team of 13 staff, additional contractors and vendors.

• Workforce Development Manager

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2016

  Redesigned regional employer-education non-profit to relaunch as a regional backbone organization using the Alignment USA model: Align Capital Region. Envisioned, won grant for and managed the California Apprenticeship Initiative through its first years of operation.



NAF

• United States
• Education Management
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Western Regional and California State Director

  • Jun 2010 - May 2014



Self-Employed Contractor

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• School Design Consultant

  • Jun 2005 - May 2010

  During this 5 year period I contracted to start two additional high schools as well as coached and mentored other education leaders seeking to start schools across California and in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During this 5 year period I contracted to start two additional high schools as well as coached and mentored other education leaders seeking to start schools across California and in Albuquerque, New Mexico.



Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC)

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

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2007 - Oct 2009

  Lead transition of organization through founding leadership change and transition to remote supervision across California. Lead and managed implementation of Salesforce. Lead transition of organization through founding leadership change and transition to remote supervision across California. Lead and managed implementation of Salesforce.



The Met Sacramento High School

• Sacramento, CA

• Founder and Principal

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2007

  Recruited from Boston, Massachusetts to start a Big Picture Learning high school for Sacramento City Unified School District. Began operations Fall 2003 and graduated the first class of students Spring 2007, with 100% college acceptance and $900K in grants and financial aid to students. Recruited from Boston, Massachusetts to start a Big Picture Learning high school for Sacramento City Unified School District. Began operations Fall 2003 and graduated the first class of students Spring 2007, with 100% college acceptance and $900K in grants and financial aid to students.