Experience

Tarrant To & Through Partnership

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director of Program

  • Jun 2022 - Present

  Tarrant County, Texas, United States

• Director of Postsecondary Pathways

  • May 2020 - Jul 2022

  Fort Worth, Texas, United States



The Holdsworth Center

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• District Support Consultant

  • Jun 2018 - May 2020

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area



Teach For America

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Managing Director, Teach For America - San Jose

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2018

  San Jose, California -Building a community of over six hundred equity driven Teach For America corps members and alumni by managing and developing a team of eight -Increasing team composition from 25% to 45% people of color by emphasizing strong diversity and networking talent practices -Designing and leading staff learning experiences focused on the integration of personal values, equity orientations and technical skill development resulting in 86% of team expressing feeling strong support in their… Show more -Building a community of over six hundred equity driven Teach For America corps members and alumni by managing and developing a team of eight -Increasing team composition from 25% to 45% people of color by emphasizing strong diversity and networking talent practices -Designing and leading staff learning experiences focused on the integration of personal values, equity orientations and technical skill development resulting in 86% of team expressing feeling strong support in their development towards reaching performance goals -Stewarding relationships with school board members, district officials, school principals and corporate foundations resulting in an organizational revenue over $1M -Collaborating with over a dozen school districts to meet talent needs and negotiating memorandums of understanding that benefit both parties -Fostering an organizational culture that resulted in a twenty point increase of teacher satisfaction, doubling the national rate of growth -Acting member of regional senior leadership team that determines resource allocation, strategy and organizational structure for a team of fifty

• Managing Director, Teacher Leadership Development

  • Jun 2013 - Feb 2016

  •Impacting the education of approximately 12,000 students by managing and developing five Managers, Teacher Leadership Development who support 150 teachers pursuing aggressive student achievement goals •Setting vision for and leading execution of regional projects, professional development for 450 teachers, campaigns to matriculate incoming teachers and leadership development of twenty staff members •Engaging in collaboration across the regional leadership team to set vision for strategic… Show more •Impacting the education of approximately 12,000 students by managing and developing five Managers, Teacher Leadership Development who support 150 teachers pursuing aggressive student achievement goals •Setting vision for and leading execution of regional projects, professional development for 450 teachers, campaigns to matriculate incoming teachers and leadership development of twenty staff members •Engaging in collaboration across the regional leadership team to set vision for strategic head count, staff development programming and yearly budget •Stewarding and fostering relationships with school board members, district officials, school principals and corporate foundations

• Director, Teacher Leadership Development

  • Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area •Impacted the education of approximately 5,000 students by managing and developing three Managers, Teacher Leadership Development that supported approximately 100 teachers resulting in student achievement that surpassed aggressive regional goals •Created and fostered a culture of “community and achievement” for these 100 teachers resulting in a culture and climate survey score of more than double the national average •Set vision for and spearheaded regional Middle School Partnership… Show more •Impacted the education of approximately 5,000 students by managing and developing three Managers, Teacher Leadership Development that supported approximately 100 teachers resulting in student achievement that surpassed aggressive regional goals •Created and fostered a culture of “community and achievement” for these 100 teachers resulting in a culture and climate survey score of more than double the national average •Set vision for and spearheaded regional Middle School Partnership Pilot Program by developing deep partnership with school administration where Teach For America placed a high volume of teachers •Established purpose and direction for forty secondary science teachers by providing foundational training on inquiry-based instruction, Next Generation Science Standards and Cross-Cutting Concepts •Coached and managed a cohort of 12 first year teachers grades 6-8, all subject areas

• Manager, Teacher Leadership Development

  • Jun 2010 - May 2012

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area •Provided anecdotal and data based instructional coaching for cohorts of approximately thirty teachers •Set and pursued goals with these cohorts that resulted in closing the achievement gap by 41% between low-income students and their affluent peers, as designated by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills •Established purpose and direction for twenty-five middle school math teacher by providing foundational training on excellence in math instruction and standards-based assessments… Show more •Provided anecdotal and data based instructional coaching for cohorts of approximately thirty teachers •Set and pursued goals with these cohorts that resulted in closing the achievement gap by 41% between low-income students and their affluent peers, as designated by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills •Established purpose and direction for twenty-five middle school math teacher by providing foundational training on excellence in math instruction and standards-based assessments •Created and implemented a student achievement tracking system, adopted by two additional Teach For America regions, that enabled alternative school teachers to measure student achievement •Earned a survey approval rating in which 86% of my cohort “agreed” or “strongly agreed” my support was “critical to their ability to become a successful teacher" •Fostered relationships between Teach For America and key constituents, principals and senior leaders in multiple school districts resulting in 7 out of 10 principals requesting more corps members for 2011-2012



Duval County Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2010

  Jacksonville, Florida Area •Selected from 24,000 applicants to join a national service movement of 3,500 professionals to spend two years ending educational inequity in low-income schools •Achieved average learning gain of 133 Developmental Scale Score points on the state assessment, which is equivalent to 1.12 years of growth. Due to mid-year placement changes, this was accomplished in eighteen weeks of instruction prior to the state assessment •Supplemented district curricula by enhancing daily lessons… Show more •Selected from 24,000 applicants to join a national service movement of 3,500 professionals to spend two years ending educational inequity in low-income schools •Achieved average learning gain of 133 Developmental Scale Score points on the state assessment, which is equivalent to 1.12 years of growth. Due to mid-year placement changes, this was accomplished in eighteen weeks of instruction prior to the state assessment •Supplemented district curricula by enhancing daily lessons, creating mid- and end-of-unit assessments, and differentiating for both high needs and high performing students Show less