Experience

International Baccalaureate

• Switzerland
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• IBO Consultant & Site Visit Team Leader

  • May 2019 - Present

  Consultants provide support and mentoring to candidate schools applying to be IB schools. School visit team leaders are responsible for liaising with the regional office and the school prior to and after the visit. This position allows me to lead the visiting team when conducting the school visit as well as prepare reports for submission to the IBO Regional Office.

• IBO Workshop Leader

  • Sep 2011 - Present

  As a Workshop Leader, I facilitate professional development for teachers in schools implementing the IB programmes. Workshop Leaders contribute to the global Quality Assurance Framework of PD provision.Since 2011, I have instructed face-to-face workshops that focus on the practical application of the IB curriculum focusing on International Mindedness, Multilingualism, The Learner Profile and Language B.As an IB Online Workshop Facilitator, I also lead online professional development workshops training educators from around the globe. Show less



York Region District School Board

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Site Administrator of International Language Programs

  • 2011 - Present

  Active role in a wide variety of leadership experiences working collaboratively with staff, students, parents and school-community partners to achieve our goals, engage students in their learning and help them to succeed in their academic and extra-curricular endeavours.Developed programs that integrate First Nations, Métis and Inuit Perspectives, Environmental Sustainability, Strategies to build school community and PD workshops on Intercultural Understanding. Oversee the operations of a school and supervise both elementary and secondary programs, administer disciplinary measures, oversee health and safety procedures, train secondary teachers in lesson preparation and assessments, observe classes, as well as plan and coordinate various functions and celebrations for student achievement. Focus on developing positive, respectful and productive relationships and providing a safe and supportive learning environment for all. Show less

• Department Chair of French and International Languages

  • Sep 1999 - Present

  VARIOUS LEADERSHIP ROLES HAVE INCLUDED:INCLUSIVE DESIGN ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOREQUITY DESIGNATE; CHAIR of EQUITY & INCLUSIVE EDUCATION; INDIGENOUS EDUCATION DESIGNATECHAIR of REGIONAL HEADS for FRENCH & INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES; LIAISON for TEACHERS new to school (Long Term Occasional, NTIP, Transferred, Newly hired); SITE COORDINATOR for TEACHER CANDIDATES; COMMITTEE MEMBER: Inclusive Design, PD Steering, Modern Learning, Equity & Inclusion, Budget; TEACHER ADVISOR for: EcoTeam, MOSAIC Cultural Diversity Forum, Career EXPO, Passion for Social Action, Social Justice Club, and Las Americas Club; OMLTA Member; VISUAL ARTS, Haliburton School of the Arts. Show less