Experience

Shaffer Evaluation Group

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

• Client Engagement Specialist

  • Feb 2019 - Present

  Focus on business development, client engagement, and administrative operations began in January 2023, previously served as the senior research associate (2019-2022) conducting external grant evaluations for school systems and institutions of higher education funded by DoDEA, USDE (e.g., Title III), foundations, and NSF. Focus on business development, client engagement, and administrative operations began in January 2023, previously served as the senior research associate (2019-2022) conducting external grant evaluations for school systems and institutions of higher education funded by DoDEA, USDE (e.g., Title III), foundations, and NSF.



Teacher Quality Resources,LLC

• Williamsburg, VA

• Managing Partner

  • 2004 - Present

  Education consulting: grant external evaluation, employee interviewing and selection in K-12, and student engagement. Virginia-registered LLC, SWAM-certified -Conducted external grant evaluators and performance monitoring to US clients who received federal grants. -Facilitated teacher, principal, central office, and specialist performance appraisal process (i.e., evaluation system) for 20 school systems from rural settings to the fourth largest school district in the country during the time worked. -Trained building level and central office administrators in legal and effective teacher selection practices Show less



William & Mary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Aug 2008 - Feb 2016

  SURN (School University Research Network) is a partnership of 28 Virginia Public school systems, the Virginia Department of Education, and The College. Our grants build the leadership capacity of principals, teachers, and central office administrators by focusing on high-yield instructional strategies related to student engagement. Serve as the co-principal investigator on the SURN Visible Leaders2.0 grant, a Teacher Quality Grant awarded by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). Responsible for professional development and grant-related initiatives including grant writing, employee selection process for the Center, employee induction planning and development, conference planning, budgeting, and marketing. Additional work unrelated to the assistant director position: adjunct faculty member (2011-2015) and operations coordinator for the Executive Ed.D. program (2012-13 Show less



Project HOPE - Virginia

• Williamsburg, VA

• Outreach Specialist

  • 2000 - 2004

  The state coordinator’s office for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program is housed at The College of William and Mary for the Virginia Department of Education. Responsible for conducting trainings, writing information briefs, supporting survey investigations, and providing technical assistance on the implementation of the law. From 2000-2002, served as Project HOPE's graduate assistant before transitioning to the outreach specialist position. The state coordinator’s office for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Program is housed at The College of William and Mary for the Virginia Department of Education. Responsible for conducting trainings, writing information briefs, supporting survey investigations, and providing technical assistance on the implementation of the law. From 2000-2002, served as Project HOPE's graduate assistant before transitioning to the outreach specialist position.



Newport News Public Schools

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

• Teacher, Science Specialist

  • 1995 - 2000

  1998-2000 Dozier Middle School, Science Specialist and Teacher in Seventh and Eighth Grade with professional development, testing, and materials ordering responsibilities in addition to a full teaching load. DMS Teacher of the Year (1999-2000). 1998-1997 Dozier Middle School, Science Teacher, Seventh Grade 1997-1995 Crittenden Middle School, Science and Social Studies/History Teacher, Seventh Grade 1998-2000 Dozier Middle School, Science Specialist and Teacher in Seventh and Eighth Grade with professional development, testing, and materials ordering responsibilities in addition to a full teaching load. DMS Teacher of the Year (1999-2000). 1998-1997 Dozier Middle School, Science Teacher, Seventh Grade 1997-1995 Crittenden Middle School, Science and Social Studies/History Teacher, Seventh Grade