Experience

AthenaK12 Educational Consulting

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

• Co-Founder, COO

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  It has never been more clear that the job of educators, in all roles, is becoming increasingly complex and demanding. I believe that a skillful focus on adult learning positively benefits student learning. Athena is a prek-12 professional development provider of services that are designed and delivered with research based methods and expert trainers; assessed for effectiveness; integrated with other initiatives and priorities; and most importantly, meaningful for the individual and the organization. When you choose AthenaK12 as your partner, we listen to your needs, help you identify meaningful goals, collaborate on creating a plan of action for in-person and remote training, identify the right consultant or team to support implementation, and stick with you to ensure success. Together we can cultivate, establish and maintain positive and productive learning climates for both students and adults. Show less



Teachers21

• Education Management

• Director of Professional Development

  • May 2018 - Jan 2021

• Assistant Director of Professional Development

  • Jun 2011 - May 2018

  Interact with school district administrators to align Teachers21 professional development offerings to best support district goals and initiatives. Manage and support instructor pool of approximately 75 consultants. Match consultants to district needs to create professional development engagements.Set professional development workflows, processes and integration with other programs within Teachers21.Work closely with Business Manager to resolve complex, complicated, or unusual billing / invoicing issues.Create and review budget projection reports for all Teachers21 programs. Manage Formstack expense reporting system and ensure proper integration and reporting in Salesforce. Manage all professional development needs in Salesforce including, but not limited to:o Contract Management o Consultant and district satisfaction and experience surveys and reports o Business cases and User acceptance testing for enhancements and bug fixes. o Creation and execution of budget reports to identify forecasting trends and marketing strategy o Approval of all DocuSign contracts before being sent to districts for signatureo On-boarding process for new school districts, consultants and partnersAnalyze data from PLE (professional learning experience) and multiple other surveys to propose services to districts and to forecast future trends as part of the Teachers21 Data Team.Manage vendors and other IT resources regarding new software and systems to improve workflow.Coordinate and author website content for professional development programsCoordinate and submit grant applications for DESE’s PDI’s (professional development institutes) and DSAC grants which are both held as summer open enrollments. Manage relationship between Teachers21 and Endicott CollegeManage MSSAA partner contract including determination of offerings and consultant assignment. Show less



Ursuline Academy-Dedham

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

• Director of Alumnae Relations

  • Feb 2007 - Dec 2007

  Responsible for the planning and execution of all alumnae related events including Reunion, Women in Leadership, Senior Yearbook signing, the Senior / Parent Brunch, and local alumnae cocktail parties. Oversaw, promoted and recruited for the Class Agent program. Worked closely with the Director of Annual Giving to recruit alumnae volunteers to assist with mailings and Annual Fund phone-a-thon. Assisted in evaluation of the alumnae giving program. Managed alumnae data and giving history using the Donor Perfect database Collaborated with Communications Director on alumnae related articles for Serviam, the alumnae magazine. Show less

• Database Manager, Development Office

  • Feb 2002 - Dec 2003

  Responsible for entering and maintaining alumnae and donor data to the Donor Perfect database. Built and executed database queries and reports as needed. Created Excel templates to be used in organizing Capital Campaign information, fundraising events, development office expenses and other data. Proofread and wrote articles for newsletters and Responsible for entering and maintaining alumnae and donor data to the Donor Perfect database. Built and executed database queries and reports as needed. Created Excel templates to be used in organizing Capital Campaign information, fundraising events, development office expenses and other data. Proofread and wrote articles for newsletters and



Commerce.TV

• Entertainment Providers

• Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

  • Apr 2000 - Jul 2001

  Developed and executed test plans and scripts for stand-alone application releases and systems integration. Responsible for testing the PowerBuilder code in the User Interface, the PL/SQL stored procedures and the data replication for one way and bi-directional tables. Created integration tests to verify that the enhancements created by the GUI would be picked up by the BES and sent successfully to the Set Top Box. Verified the consistency of business rules and requirements enforced throughout applications and the Oracle database. Worked closely with Development, Architecture and Product Management to review design specifications. Collaborated with Senior Managers, Operations staff and end-users for training purposes, client trials and presentations. Show less



Software Quality Partners

• United States
• Software Development

• Quality Assurance Analyst

  • Sep 1999 - Dec 1999

  Responsible for testing web based ISITC application in a three tiered environment: Oracle database, Unix OS and Net Dynamics as the middleware. Trained users and assisted them in their cash reconciliation process through parallel testing and production implementation. Provided Putnam’s Training Department with documentation on new system. Responsible for testing web based ISITC application in a three tiered environment: Oracle database, Unix OS and Net Dynamics as the middleware. Trained users and assisted them in their cash reconciliation process through parallel testing and production implementation. Provided Putnam’s Training Department with documentation on new system.



Eastmark Consulting Inc

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Systems Analyst

  • May 1998 - Sep 1999

  Wrote detailed business requirements and functional specifications for the installation of a new tax reporting system for the Pennsylvania Private Asset Management systems and clients Coordinated and managed all testing and worked closely with vendors, systems analysts and users to ensure that the project was successfully installed Created detailed test plans and scripts for a large project involving the creation of and conversion to a new trading system. Authored detailed business requirements for the re-engineering of client’s custom reports, including enrichment and tax reporting. Show less



New England Financial

• United States
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Quality Assurance Analyst

  • Jun 1997 - Apr 1998

  Hired to assist with a large-scale project that included five partner/vendors. Project involved a new client offering that provided a full spectrum of banking and investment services to their existing client base. Created detailed test plans and scripts for internal user groups and outside testing partners. Hired to assist with a large-scale project that included five partner/vendors. Project involved a new client offering that provided a full spectrum of banking and investment services to their existing client base. Created detailed test plans and scripts for internal user groups and outside testing partners.



Olmstead Associates

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Systems Analyst

  • May 1995 - Nov 1996

  Created detailed business requirements, functional specifications, test plans and test scripts for a variety of projects for the Private Asset Management Group. Acted as a primary testing resource and worked with outside vendors, clients, user groups and internal departments to ensure that projects were successfully installed. Created detailed business requirements, functional specifications, test plans and test scripts for a variety of projects for the Private Asset Management Group. Acted as a primary testing resource and worked with outside vendors, clients, user groups and internal departments to ensure that projects were successfully installed.



Shaw Data Services

• Manager, Product Integrity Group

  • Dec 1990 - May 1995

  Began as Quality Assurance Analyst and was promoted to Assistant Manager and then Manager of the Product Integrity Group. Directed and coordinated the testing functions of the Product Integrity Staff. Organized testing for major enhancements, including coordinating with Product Management and Client Service. Led the design and implementation of Shaw’s Forward Currently Contracts module and International Stock Splits and Dividends Project. Responsible for all budgetary, staffing and evaluating processes for the Product Integrity Staff Made recommendations on system improvements. Show less



Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company

• Cash Management Supervisor

  • Dec 1986 - Dec 1990

  Began as a Fund Accountant; promoted to a supervisory role. Supervised a staff of account specialists in all areas of cash management. Responsible for personnel issues including selection, training and evaluation of employees. Created and presented training seminars of clients and the team of cash managers Began as a Fund Accountant; promoted to a supervisory role. Supervised a staff of account specialists in all areas of cash management. Responsible for personnel issues including selection, training and evaluation of employees. Created and presented training seminars of clients and the team of cash managers