Experience

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  The Primary School

  • East Palo Alto, California

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
    • East Palo Alto, California

    Lead the teacher recruitment team for The Primary School in East Palo Alto for the 2019-2020 school year. Sourced, recruited, and interviewed candidates for a variety of roles including Lead Teacher, Associate Teacher or Assistant Teacher role at an innovative school doing great work with childre...

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  College Track

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2017 - Jun 2018

    Lead recruitment for eight roles across the national College Track network. Senior leadership roles recruited include the founding Regional Executive Director (College Track in D.C.), Senior Director of Development (College Track in Los Angeles), Regional Partnership Director (College Track in Co...

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  The Wonderful Company

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2017 - Jun 2017
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    I recruited elementary and middle/high school teachers for The Wonderful College Prep Academy, a charter school network in California's Central Valley. The Wonderful College Prep Academy prepares students for college and successful careers. The Academy, currently serving 900 students in gra...

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  Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver Publi...

  • Denver, Colorado

  • Consultant

    • Apr 2017 - May 2017
    • Denver, Colorado

    Sourced Head of Middle School candidates for Girls Athletic Leadership Schools Denver (GALS Denver). The mission of GALS Denver is to empower girls to succeed academically, lead confidently, live boldly, and thrive physically. GALS envisions a world where all young women, regardless of their back...

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  Citizens of the World Los Angeles

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Consultant

    • Mar 2017 - May 2017
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Lead recruitment effort to source, recruit and interview candidates for a Principal role at Citizens of the World Charter School, Mar Vista. CWC is a wonderful TK-8th grade charter school with a focus on project-based learning, social-emotional learning and constructivism. A well rounded academic...

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  Citizens of the World Charter Schools

  • Mar Vista

  • Consultant

    • Mar 2016 - Jun 2016
    • Mar Vista

    Recruited TK-5th Grade Lead Teachers for the 2016-2017 school year. CWC Lead Teachers are experienced and innovative educators who are energized by CWC’s unique charter school environment. Teachers are expected to implement a high-quality, rigorous and engaging academic program and must have a pa...

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  After-School All-Stars

  • Consultant and Recruiter

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2013

    As a consultant, I recruited and staffed a wide array of positions for both the national office in Los Angeles as well as for individual chapters of ASAS nationwide. Some of the positions I recruited and staffed include: Executive Director, Director of Development, Director of Operations, Direc...

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  Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Lead the teacher recruitment and selection process for the new PLAS Joyner Elementary School in Watts, CA. Throughout this recruiting project, I used traditional recruitment techniques in conjunction with social media to find some of the most talented teachers in LAUSD to staff Joyner Elementary ...

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  Citizens of the World Charter Schools

  • Silver Lake/Echo Park

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
    • Silver Lake/Echo Park

    Recruited K-3rd Grade Founding Teachers with experience in curriculum development and a School Operations & Curriculum Coordinator/Assistant Principal for Citizens of the World Charter School in Silver Lake, a brand new branch of the Citizens of the World National Charter Schools. Citizens o...

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  Valley Charter School

  • Consultant

    • May 2010 - Aug 2012

    Recruited and staffed Valley Charter School during their start-up year. Led the search for their Executive Director, Elementary School Principal, Office Manger, as well as their six Founding Teacher positions for the 2010-2011 school year. I also led the recruitment and staffing effort for the ...

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  Hill & Dale Family Learning Center

  • Santa Monica, CA

  • Consultant

    • Oct 2011 - May 2012
    • Santa Monica, CA

    Recruited and sourced Executive Director candidates for Hill & Dale Family Learning Center.Hill & Dale, located in Santa Monica and accredited by the NAEYC, is a non-profit early childhood education program that has been providing learning environments for children, families and educators...

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  The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools

  • Consultant

    • Feb 2011 - Aug 2011

    Lead the teacher recruitment and selection process for the new PLAS Jordan High School in Watts, CA. This was a school transformation project. During this process, I interviewed all existing certificated staff, lead and managed teacher evaluation teams, and facilitated the first and second-roun...

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  Youth Policy Institute (YPI)

  • Consultant

    • Aug 2009 - Dec 2009

    Recruit and staffed two roles: Controller and a Human Resources Manager.The Youth Policy Institute (YPI) provides education, training and technology services to lift low-income families out of poverty. YPI offers families education and training resources in the areas of afterschool, job training,...

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  Larchmont Charter School

  • Teacher

    • Aug 2005 - Jul 2006

    Founding Kindergarten teacher at Larchmont Charter School. Larchmont Charter School (LCS) is a parent-initiated, tuition-free and non-sectarian public elementary school of LAUSD. LCS offers a constructivist curriculum, which is a project- and inquiry-based, experienced-centered curriculum to se...

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  Teach for America

  • Corps Member and Teacher

    • Aug 2002 - Jul 2005

    As a Teach for America corps member, I taught First Grade at Forty-Ninth Street Elementary in South Los Angeles. I completed my two year teaching commitment and taught for a third year. During that time, I served as the Grade Level Chair for First Grade, as a Mentor Teacher, and as the Technolo...