Experience

Coney Island Prep

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Talent & Innovation Strategy Fellow

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Brooklyn, New York, United States I lead performance management & talent innovation strategy. I connect, design, facilitate, and codify organization-wide Learning & Development, Coaching, Feedback, Evaluation, and Leadership Development systems and practices grounded in the belief that talent is our most valuable asset and with diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice at the center of all that we do.



Education Pioneers

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

• Talent & Innovation Strategy Fellow (COVID Recovery Fellowship)

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Brooklyn, New York, United States The COVID Recovery Fellowship is a highly competitive 12-month fellowship where senior-level leaders provide Chief of Staff-level support to districts, charter school networks, and state education agencies.



The Center for Educational Innovation

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educational Consultant

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  New York City Metropolitan Area I support NYC DOE and charter schools with leadership development and academic strategy through coaching and facilitation.



Ramapo for Children

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

• Consultant Trainer/Coach

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  New York City Metropolitan Area I facilitate professional learning experiences for educators, school leaders, and non-profit youth workers focused on authentic relationship building, partnership, and restoration, trauma and resiliency-informed practice, social-emotional skill development, and inclusive school practices, structures, and team building. I also coach school leaders and teachers using a transformational coaching approach focused on building leadership skills, emotional resilience, authentic relationships, and… Show more I facilitate professional learning experiences for educators, school leaders, and non-profit youth workers focused on authentic relationship building, partnership, and restoration, trauma and resiliency-informed practice, social-emotional skill development, and inclusive school practices, structures, and team building. I also coach school leaders and teachers using a transformational coaching approach focused on building leadership skills, emotional resilience, authentic relationships, and inclusive school climates. Nearly 100% of participants strongly agree or agree that they would recommend my workshops to others, that the learning experiences I lead are relevant and appropriate to the needs of their organization/school community, and that they gained the necessary knowledge and skills to incorporate the content into their work. My coaching work achieves consistent partnership renewal year to year. Show less



Lavinia Group

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

• Educational Consultant

  • Mar 2022 - Jun 2023

  Through the use of Lavinia Group's Rapid Improvement Cycle, I provide hands-on, side-by-side support and systems to develop leader and teacher practice. We focus on robust intellectual preparation, data analysis, student work analysis, model lessons, in-classroom coaching, and instructional management to propel adult learning and student outcomes forward.



Bright Morning Consulting Inc.

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

• Professional Learning Designer (Independent Consultant)

  • Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  I partner with Elena Aguilar and Bright Morning team members to design a professional learning scope and sequence and virtual training series for coaches that grows in rigor, skill, and depth (Introductory through Masterclass level). Through use of Elena's Transformational Coaching tools and frameworks, the group learning experiences I design expand the ability of school and system-level coaches and leaders to interrupt inequities and build healthy, just, and resilient relationships and… Show more I partner with Elena Aguilar and Bright Morning team members to design a professional learning scope and sequence and virtual training series for coaches that grows in rigor, skill, and depth (Introductory through Masterclass level). Through use of Elena's Transformational Coaching tools and frameworks, the group learning experiences I design expand the ability of school and system-level coaches and leaders to interrupt inequities and build healthy, just, and resilient relationships and communities . I designed the Art of Coaching Masterclass series, with 100% of participants agreeing or strongly agreeing that the training series met or exceeded their expectations, the content of the learning experience was relevant to them personally and/or to their work, and that they’d recommend the series to others. Show less



Teach For America

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

• Managing Director, Program Design

  • Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  New York, New York, United States I set the vision for NY corps member (CM) teacher coaching and training program and managed a team that developed Leadership Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) learning experiences for CMs and full and part time coaches and DEI facilitators. Our work resulted in a 10% point increase in satisfaction with programming, with 87% of CMs agreeing that the group leadership development and DEI learning content they received from Teach For America (TFA) was preparing them to be better… Show more I set the vision for NY corps member (CM) teacher coaching and training program and managed a team that developed Leadership Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) learning experiences for CMs and full and part time coaches and DEI facilitators. Our work resulted in a 10% point increase in satisfaction with programming, with 87% of CMs agreeing that the group leadership development and DEI learning content they received from Teach For America (TFA) was preparing them to be better teachers. I collaborated to help design and lead a learning scope and sequence with explicit focus on multipartial DEI facilitation and transformational coaching practices from Elena Aguilar’s "Art of Coaching." Our weekly learning series yielded a dramatic 74 percentage point increase to 82% coach satisfaction in training effectiveness. I partnered with Relay Graduate School of Education to oversee implementation of a two-year masters degree program that tightly aligned to TFA’s vision for Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and student outcomes, resulting in 91% of CM’s identifying that they felt that they were holistically supported by the combined support from TFA, Relay and their partner school. In Spring 2020, in the midst of the COVID pandemic, I led our TFA NY and Relay NY teams through a redesign of the 2020-2021 school year teacher coaching and training model to create a new roadmap of learning that centers on a trauma-informed approach and cultivates anti-racist and inclusive teacher practices in a virtual setting. I also led and collaborated across teams to design, train staff, and execute summer programming virtually onboarding CMs to NY during Summer 2020. Programming results yielded double digit increases across almost all CM experience and programming indicators, including 92% of CMs agreeing that the programming was helpful in preparing them to be better teachers. Show less



PAVE Academy Charter School

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Elementary School Principal

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

  Brooklyn, New York, United States Alongside a team of incredibly dedicated educators, I led an elementary school in Red Hook, Brooklyn where we created a child-centered and loving community focused on both strong academic achievement and personal growth. During my principalship, our elementary school achieved the highest NY State Exam (NYSE) results in the school’s history, outperforming NYS, NYC, NYC Charters and Community School District 15 for the first time ever, effectively eliminating the opportunity gap between our… Show more Alongside a team of incredibly dedicated educators, I led an elementary school in Red Hook, Brooklyn where we created a child-centered and loving community focused on both strong academic achievement and personal growth. During my principalship, our elementary school achieved the highest NY State Exam (NYSE) results in the school’s history, outperforming NYS, NYC, NYC Charters and Community School District 15 for the first time ever, effectively eliminating the opportunity gap between our students and those of their wealthier, white peers in neighboring schools in our district. We prioritized developing comprehensive special education and social emotional programming for our students and invested our time heavily in teacher professional development, DEI work, and building teacher collaboration and agency. Central to my work was leading the vision for professional learning centered on anti-racism and growing culturally responsive educators, including the creation of teacher-led social justice and family engagement groups and an equity team focused on student culture practices. We fostered a strong data-driven culture focused on intellectual preparation, using weekly data and instructional planning meetings to drive instruction. I also helped develop the vision and implementation of weekly co-planning and differentiation meetings, daily at-risk/enrichment instruction, strong Tier 2 processes, and the creation of daily socioemotional tutoring and weekly attendance coaching. Our team’s hard work resulted in 20.5 and 28.5 percentage point increases for Math and ELA NYSE data for Students with Disabilities during the 2017-2018 school year. During my time as Principal, our team retained over 90% retention of staff year over year and in partnership with our talented Director of Operations, I managed the daily operation of a $5 million school budget with a budget surplus of over $250K nearing the end of 2019 school year. Check out my team and I in action in the link! Show less



Ascend Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Dean of Instruction

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2016

  Brooklyn, New York I coached and evaluated fourteen 2nd and 3rd grade homeroom, support and intervention teachers in the 2nd-3rd grade academy. I helped launch the Teacher Planning and Development initiative at Ascend, planning and leading daily professional development on ELA and constructivist mathematics curriculum, including unit studies, assessment studies, lesson studies, weekly data meetings, and teachbacks. Alongside our teachers, I led our 3rd grade team to an increase of 26 points from the… Show more I coached and evaluated fourteen 2nd and 3rd grade homeroom, support and intervention teachers in the 2nd-3rd grade academy. I helped launch the Teacher Planning and Development initiative at Ascend, planning and leading daily professional development on ELA and constructivist mathematics curriculum, including unit studies, assessment studies, lesson studies, weekly data meetings, and teachbacks. Alongside our teachers, I led our 3rd grade team to an increase of 26 points from the previous year on the ELA NYSE, marking the highest performance across the Ascend network on the exam. We also achieved an increase of 17 points on the Math NYSE, marking the second highest performance across the network. Using knowledge from being a part of Fountas and Pinnell’s Literacy Collaborative, I launched Writers Workshop and Interactive Read Aloud programs across 2nd-3rd grade academy, setting the foundation for future years’ curricular model at the school and across the Ascend network. Show less



PAVE Academy Charter School

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Academic Dean

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Brooklyn, NY I worked closely with the Principal, Instructional Leadership Team and Curriculum Team to develop a strategic vision and to codify systems and curriculum for use across schools as part of network expansion. I coached and evaluated twelve Kindergarten-2nd grade General Education and Special Education teachers towards purposeful, rigorous visions with their students by determining targeted goals and action steps together based on observation and lesson planning cycles. I led weekly coaching… Show more I worked closely with the Principal, Instructional Leadership Team and Curriculum Team to develop a strategic vision and to codify systems and curriculum for use across schools as part of network expansion. I coached and evaluated twelve Kindergarten-2nd grade General Education and Special Education teachers towards purposeful, rigorous visions with their students by determining targeted goals and action steps together based on observation and lesson planning cycles. I led weekly coaching meetings, lesson planning sessions and data analysis sessions using written observation feedback, real time coaching, co-observations, modeling, video analysis and written lesson plan feedback. I planned and led professional development sessions for K-4 staff on Math and ELA curriculum and assessment, data-driven practices, Guided Reading, classroom management, student culture, and effective co-teaching.

• Elementary Educator and Grade Team Lead

  • Aug 2011 - Jul 2014

  Brooklyn, NY I set a meaningful vision with my students, their families and the community and I tracked student progress towards this vision, adjusting course as necessary based on student needs and strengths to achieve high academic results with my students each year. I designed and executed Common Core-aligned reading and writing units, formative and summative assessments, lesson plans and materials for multiple grade levels. As a Grade Team Lead, I created and piloted a close reading curriculum… Show more I set a meaningful vision with my students, their families and the community and I tracked student progress towards this vision, adjusting course as necessary based on student needs and strengths to achieve high academic results with my students each year. I designed and executed Common Core-aligned reading and writing units, formative and summative assessments, lesson plans and materials for multiple grade levels. As a Grade Team Lead, I created and piloted a close reading curriculum to inform future curricular practices across the school. I implemented a culture of sharing effective practices amongst grade team members, led co-planning sessions, gave feedback on lesson and unit plans, and held meetings to create action plans based on student data. I built meaningful and lifelong relationships with students and families in the Red Hook community.



Teach For America

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

• First Grade Teacher/Corps Member at Discovery Charter School

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Philadelphia, PA