Experience

Michigan Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Responsibilities: Direct office of approximately 53 FTEs and 10 contractors/part-time staff, including subject matter experts and customer service specialists. Oversee budget, operations, resource allocation, daily work, strategic initiatives, accountability, and process optimization ($13M operational budget; about $200M grant funds). Develop and implement strategic plans, including a comprehensive diversity and equity plan. Manage human resources functions for office, including all hiring functions, contractors and vendors, and staff performance, coaching, and professional development. Oversee state-wide outreach and feedback to inform policy creation. Address complex constituent and client concerns. Show less

• Assistant Director, Office of Educator Excellence

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2022

  Responsibilities: Direct internal operations for approximately 45 staff (~ $13M in operational budget and $1.5M in federal grant funds). This includes but is not limited to hiring, staff performance and coaching, daily work and strategic initiatives, program evaluation and process optimization, and complex customer service issues. Example successes: Successful $1B collaborative legislative budget proposal to address Michigan’s educator workforce shortage. Supported manager of service area to shift culture to proactively attend to customer service, resulting in consistently high (80% or above) customer feedback. Revamped internal hiring procedures, resulting in consistent practices, decreased time to hire, and positive feedback from new employees. Show less

• Manager, Professional Preparation and Learning

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2018

  Responsibilities: Directed work of approximately 8 staff. Created vision for work area. Managed, supported, and monitored staff performance. Oversaw state-wide outreach and feedback to inform policy decisions. Supervised staff who oversaw $1.5M federal grant. Used data to drive continuous improvement processes.Example successes: Led lean process to revamp program application process, resulting in 25% decrease in approval time and reduced paperwork burden. Successfully repurposed federal Title II money and grant to carry out a state-wide pilot for residency-based preparation programs. Managed the state-wide implementation of a new specialized national accreditor. Show less

• Consultant, Professional Preparation and Learning

  • Jul 2011 - Jan 2014

  Responsibilities: Project management, including monitoring and managing processes for state educator preparation program reviews and approvals. Represented state and program providers during specialized national accreditation visits. Coordinated and facilitated stakeholders to gather feedback regarding state policies and decisions.



Temple University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Professor, Science Education

  • 2009 - Jun 2011

  Responsibilities: Engaged in research focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion in science classrooms and schools. Instructed undergraduate and graduate level coursework. Coordinated grant and non-grant related programs. Supervised teacher candidate field and student teaching experiences. Mentored adjunct and new science education faculty. Supervised dissertation research and advised students.

• Assistant Professor, Science Education

  • Jun 2004 - 2009

  Responsibilities: Engaged in research focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion in science classrooms and schools. Instructed undergraduate and graduate level coursework. Coordinated grant and non-grant related programs. Supervised teacher candidate field and student teaching experiences. Mentored adjunct and new science education faculty. Supervised dissertation research and advised students.