Experience

Brimmer and May
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lower School Head

  • Jul 2022 - Present


The Park School - Brookline, MA

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lower Division Head

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2021

  Reimagine school programs to better serve students, meet school’s strategic goals, and respond to emerging situationsIntegrate classroom practice, evidence-based developmental milestones, innovative concepts, and foundational DEI principles to create a powerful whole-child experience for each studentDevelop new and struggling faculty members into highly successful instructors

• Park School Institute for Transformative Education Co-Founder

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2018

  Advocated for and established new approach to teaching and learning that emphasized real-world problems, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and student-centered project-based learningRecognized the need to create a whole-school approach to teacher support and student experience, shifted school’s focus from individual teacher support to whole-team supportCreated and led a series of week-long collaborative and interdisciplinary projects for grade levels of students that developed design thinking and problem-solving skills and engaged students’ empathy with authentic challenges inspired by external partnershipsCollaborated and coordinated with classroom teachers, librarians, academic support staff, and faculty community in development of programPresented findings at AISNE Conference and The Summit for Transformative Learning in St Louis Show less

• Co-leader, AISNE Re-Accreditation Self-Study

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

• Director of Apprentice Program

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015

• Park21 Coordinator

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015

  Lead presentations to small groups of high-net-worth donors to generate excitement and support for the Park21 Strategic Plan, securing $15.8 million dollars in donationsPresented Park21 Strategic Plan to faculty, school community, and incoming Head of School, creating shared sense of purpose to accomplish strategic goalsOversaw implementation of strategic plan, developing new positions, programs, and grants

• Lead Teacher, Lower School

  • Sep 1995 - Jun 2013

  Transformed social studies curriculum from centering on European-American history to a globally-focused curriculum in which children learn about peers in other countriesCreated year-end Global Museum as a culminating event to showcase and encapsulate children's learningIntroduced use of portfolios as tool for assessment and piloted and tested new technology in pedagogy

• Head of School Search Committee

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

• Strategic Planning Committee

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

• Faculty Representative, Educational Policy Board Committee

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2008

  Reviewed, evaluated, and developed curricula from PreK-Grade 9Refined methods and metrics for evaluating the quality and effectiveness of the school's program

• Task Force to Examine School Schedule

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  Determined optimal expenditure of time for teaching and learningCompleted a week-long institute through ISM, “Scheduling without Conflict”

• Math Coordinator, Lower School

  • Sep 1997 - Jun 2001

  Lead teachers in professional development workshops to develop new math teaching strategiesExamined math curricula from each grade; identified inconsistencies from grade-to-gradeRevised Lower Division math curriculum, creating a consistent scope and sequence across grades

• Faculty Compensation Committee

  • Sep 1997 - Jun 1999

  Chosen to work with board members and administrative team on a year-long study of the salary scaleCreated and implemented a new salary scale based on committee recommendations


Cambridgeport Children's Center
• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Teacher

  • Jun 1995 - Sep 1995


The Country School

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grade 2 Teacher

  • Sep 1991 - Jun 1995

• Assistant to the Head of School

  • Sep 1991 - Jun 1995