Experience

Candor & Co Consulting

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

• Grantmakers of Western Pennsylvania - Early Childhood Funders Alliance Project Director

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Leading the project to convene local funders invested in improving ECE outcomes in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Highlights from the work include the design of funders’ learning tables with the aim to support more informed, aligned investments and foster community-centered solutions for improving the lives of children and families.

• CEO and Founder

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Alliance for Early Success - Early Childhood Emerging Professionals of Color Network Facilitator

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2023

• Lead Consultant for Learning Spaces, United Way of Greater Atlanta

  • Mar 2021 - Nov 2022

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States Completed a comprehensive analysis of the Learning Spaces program, supporting the codification of the program model and developing a comprehensive strategy to strengthen collaboration between community partners for social impact.

• Learning Fellow, The Heinz Endowments

  • Dec 2020 - Sep 2022

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• ECE Business Stabilization Coach, Civitas Strategies

  • Jun 2021 - Dec 2021

  United States

• Co-Consultant - Early Childhood Leadership Development Fellowship Framework Design

  • Mar 2021 - Jun 2021

  North Carolina, United States Designed and developed an early childhood education leadership fellowship framework centered on racial equity and leadership development, including the facilitation of focus groups, assessing the state of local leadership opportunities and the completion of a comprehensive literature review of high quality national fellowship models and racial equity research.

• Interim Executive Director, Birmingham Talks

  • Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

  Birmingham, Alabama, United States

• BCDI-Atlanta Early Childhood Fellowship Design

  • Nov 2020 - Dec 2020

  Atlanta, Georgia, United States



YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  Atlanta, Georgia

• Senior Director, Early Learning Partnerships

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2020

  Greater Atlanta Area



4.0

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Essentials Fellow

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  Greater New Orleans Area



Purpose Built Schools

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pre-K Program Director

  • 2016 - 2018

  Greater Atlanta Area



Danya International LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Education Consultant

  • Feb 2016 - Jun 2016



Atlanta Speech School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Birth to Five Facilitator

  • 2013 - 2016

  Atlanta, Georgia



Breadbox and Biscuits

• Owner

  • 2012 - 2016

  Atlanta, GA



Teach For America

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

• Manager, Teacher Leadership Development

  • 2011 - 2013

  Greater Atlanta Area



Atlanta Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher

  • 2009 - 2011

  Greater Atlanta Area