Principal

• Apr 2022 - Present

Managing Director, (VP Equivalent) Teacher Leadership Development

• May 2018 - Apr 2022

Design deliberate, strategic and long-term training and organizational development programs for teaching professionals for a non-profit organization whose mission is to enlist, develop, and mobilize future leaders. Ensure achievement of all program goals, strategies for engagement, and skill development to impact learning and leadership development goals. Review and conduct analyses of educator efficacy to increase opportunities for collaboration, relationship building, and sustained organizational success. Collaboratively, plan, direct and oversee operating budget and long-term forecasts to ensure achievement of established goals with oversight of regional budget of $3M. Show less

Director, Teacher Leadership Development (Humanities)

• Nov 2015 - Apr 2022

Manager, Teacher Leadership Development/Real-Time Teacher Coach

• Jun 2013 - Apr 2022

Adult leadership: Responsible for motivating a team to believe in the ability of all students to have the skills for expanded opportunities and the team’s ability to realize this goal, building trusting relationships, giving constructive feedback and leading effective meetings. Instructional leadership: Setting the expectation that skills success are the target, guiding teams through a full data analysis cycle as well as observing and coaching teachers to improve instruction. Classroom Culture/Real-Time Teacher Coaching:Providing direct support to teachers in an effort to improve classroom management and culture as well as identifying and engaging with disempowering mindsets when they exist Culture leadership: Building a learning orientation among team members and students focused on hard work and personal responsibility for one’s own development. Personal leadership: Receiving feedback and self-reflecting to continuously improve Show less

Instructional Coach

• 2011 - Apr 2022

Developed, coordinated, and delivered professional growth programs and activities, to include strategic intervention methods that provided instructional support for students. Provided focused and sustained training that assisted educators in meeting data-driven, unified instructional goals. Developed training curricula in collaboration with educators in support of program goals and objectives to improve individual professional development and student learning. Observed and provided feedback and continuous coaching to educators to enrich the learning experience and encourage innovation. Analyzed and interpreted data to use findings to develop and apply instructional strategies for program improvement. Show less

Teacher/Team Leader/Instructional Supervisor

• 2004 - Jun 2013

Successfully launched mid-level grade school transformation initiatives resulting in 100% school-level advisory implementation along with a 24% decrease in suspension rates amongst imperiled male students in the first year. Created the vision for and successfully managed all-female (125 students) mid-level grade school program comprised of 11 staff to increase student achievement, decrease discipline infractions, and increase enrollment to a home school setting. Cultivated positive school district relationships, resulting in improved and streamlined communication and support for new educators. Developed an effective school-wide writing program resulting in the increasing of writing scores that surpassed school district targets. Show less

Resume and Career Readiness Coach

• 2011 - 2011

Evaluated and critiqued prepared resumes for Georgia Teaching Fellows. Reviewed, customized, and delivered resume training, interview skills, career readiness webinars Evaluated and critiqued prepared resumes for Georgia Teaching Fellows. Reviewed, customized, and delivered resume training, interview skills, career readiness webinars

Learning Community Instructional Supervisor/Teacher

• 2000 - 2003

Implemented modified lessons to students in an alternative setting and advanced to an administrative position which allowed opportunities to supervise teachers, observe instruction, interact with stakeholders, and develop programs to positively impact youth Implemented modified lessons to students in an alternative setting and advanced to an administrative position which allowed opportunities to supervise teachers, observe instruction, interact with stakeholders, and develop programs to positively impact youth