Experience

Equal Measure

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Director, Equal Measure

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Lead project teams to provide thought leadership, strategic evaluation, program design and capacity building supports for local and national foundations, non-profits and government organizations across multiple sectors and for place-based initiatives. Exemplar current and recent clients in my portfolio include the Aspen Institute, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PolicyLink, Playworks, and the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia. Lead project teams to provide thought leadership, strategic evaluation, program design and capacity building supports for local and national foundations, non-profits and government organizations across multiple sectors and for place-based initiatives. Exemplar current and recent clients in my portfolio include the Aspen Institute, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, PolicyLink, Playworks, and the Fund for the School District of Philadelphia.



Education First Consulting

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

• Senior Consultant, Effective Organizations and Investments

  • Aug 2018 - Mar 2020

  Provided project management and subject expertise to support education-focused philanthropies, non-profits and education agencies improve systems, support educators and accelerate learning outcomes for students. As strategy and operations lead, also provided leadership and support for project staffing, scoping and client stewardship for the portfolio focused on effective organizations and philanthropic investments. Provided project management and subject expertise to support education-focused philanthropies, non-profits and education agencies improve systems, support educators and accelerate learning outcomes for students. As strategy and operations lead, also provided leadership and support for project staffing, scoping and client stewardship for the portfolio focused on effective organizations and philanthropic investments.



William Penn Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Officer, Great Learning

  • Apr 2015 - Aug 2018

  Cultivated and managed a $20MM portfolio of grants and strategic partnerships that focused on teachers and school-based leaders, instructional practices and other investments in K-12 education in the city of Philadelphia. Cultivated and managed a $20MM portfolio of grants and strategic partnerships that focused on teachers and school-based leaders, instructional practices and other investments in K-12 education in the city of Philadelphia.



U.S. Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Ambassador Fellow

  • Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

  As a returning fellow, accelerated the impact of the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program for the Department of Education by maximizing the participation of the program's outstanding alums. More broadly, the goal remained the same: to facilitate the participation of teachers and teacher leaders in a way that informs and shapes the implementation of national education policy. As a returning fellow, accelerated the impact of the Teaching Ambassador Fellowship program for the Department of Education by maximizing the participation of the program's outstanding alums. More broadly, the goal remained the same: to facilitate the participation of teachers and teacher leaders in a way that informs and shapes the implementation of national education policy.



Boston Public Schools

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

• Senior Program Director- History/Social Studies Department

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2014

  Managed and directed initiatives related to history/social studies curriculum, assessment, professional development, coaching deployment and partnership development in the Boston Public Schools.

• Peer Assistant (Teacher Developer)

  • Jul 2008 - Aug 2012

  Coached and collaborated with permanent, district teachers in the classroom to provide direct support in curriculum writing, instruction and any other aspect of teaching practice. Support was based on non-evaluative collegiality, directed professional development and the modeling of best teaching practices aligned with the district’s Dimensions of Effective Teaching. Work included advocacy for a new model of teacher support and accountability through a cooperative partnership between the school district, school principals and the teachers union.

• Teacher Leader

  • 2009 - 2009

  Designed and facilitated a five session, district-wide professional development series on developing the leadership capacity of teachers in various arenas of education policy. Components of series included familiarization with policy making from the federal to the local level, and structured work on a group and individual action research project at participants’ schools. Designed course website.



National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• History Social Studies Standards committee

  • 2009 - 2009

  Selected out of 500 applicants to serve on 15-member national panel of university level instructors, National Board certified teachers and other educational leaders to review, reconceptualize and rewrite the Social Studies/History standards for the NBPTS. Committee work completed over a series of four extended conferences in D.C. through the spring and summer as well as through collaboration on a SharePoint website. Selected out of 500 applicants to serve on 15-member national panel of university level instructors, National Board certified teachers and other educational leaders to review, reconceptualize and rewrite the Social Studies/History standards for the NBPTS. Committee work completed over a series of four extended conferences in D.C. through the spring and summer as well as through collaboration on a SharePoint website.



U.S. Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Ambassador Fellow

  • 2008 - 2009

  Selected as one of twenty-five teachers selected nationwide for teaching fellowship through the U.S. Department of Education. Participation in summer institute, conferences, research and local outreach in Boston focusing on amplifying teacher voice and perspective in education policy. Noted areas of activity included creation of networking strategy for the Full Service Community Schools program office in ED, a focus on amplifying the role of the SRR offices, serving as a Teaching American History (TAH) grant panel monitor, and outreach to local education leaders in the Boston Public Schools.



Boston Public Schools

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

• 12th grade History/Capstone teacher

  • 2002 - 2006

  As 12th grade history teacher, designed and taught capstone course entitled Lead, Act and Change: Youth Empowerment and Possibility in a Democratic Society. Teaching responsibilities included intensive curriculum development, website design, facilitating weekly meetings with other capstone teachers and support staff, collaboration with the Boston Plan for Excellence and mentoring student teacher interns. Teacher leadership responsibilities included roles as union representative, pilot school representative and Governing Board member.