Experience

Empower Schools
• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Advisor

  • Jul 2020 - Present


Independent

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Strategy and Management Consultant

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Provide strategic consulting for state education organizations, school districts, and other K-12 education organizations to support school improvement, innovation, and school choice in public education. Provide strategic consulting for state education organizations, school districts, and other K-12 education organizations to support school improvement, innovation, and school choice in public education.



Public Impact, Education Consultants

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consulting Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Dec 2018

  Led project teams and provided strategic consulting to public schools, school districts, state education agencies, and education foundations to expand access to high-quality school options. My projects focused on a broad range of policy and school management topics with a particular focus on school turnaround and charter school quality and growth. Led project teams and provided strategic consulting to public schools, school districts, state education agencies, and education foundations to expand access to high-quality school options. My projects focused on a broad range of policy and school management topics with a particular focus on school turnaround and charter school quality and growth.



KIPP Foundation

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Regional Director of Growth & Sustainability

  • Jun 2010 - Nov 2012

  Served as liaison between the national KIPP Foundation and KIPP charter schools in five cities. Provided consulting and coaching support and provided quality oversight to ensure that KIPP regions were well-positioned to open and sustain high performing schools in their communities. Served as liaison between the national KIPP Foundation and KIPP charter schools in five cities. Provided consulting and coaching support and provided quality oversight to ensure that KIPP regions were well-positioned to open and sustain high performing schools in their communities.



School District of Philadelphia

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

• Deputy Chief, Office of Charter, Partnership and New Schools

  • Jul 2005 - May 2010

  Worked as an entrepreneur within a large bureaucracy to shift District policies, resources, attitudes and behaviors towards school choice as a means to improve the quality of public education in Philadelphia. Extensive experience navigating internal-external politics of public school choice, informing and influencing the District Superintendent and School Board, and working with community groups, school leaders, and District offices to support successful and innovative schools. Worked as an entrepreneur within a large bureaucracy to shift District policies, resources, attitudes and behaviors towards school choice as a means to improve the quality of public education in Philadelphia. Extensive experience navigating internal-external politics of public school choice, informing and influencing the District Superintendent and School Board, and working with community groups, school leaders, and District offices to support successful and innovative schools.



The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems

• Broad Resident

  • Jul 2005 - Jun 2007

  Began working for the School District of Philadelphia as a Resident from the Broad Foundation’s Residency in Urban Education program, a national and highly selective two-year management development program that recruits and trains emerging leaders for senior management positions in public education. Began working for the School District of Philadelphia as a Resident from the Broad Foundation’s Residency in Urban Education program, a national and highly selective two-year management development program that recruits and trains emerging leaders for senior management positions in public education.



Deloitte Consulting

• Italy
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Sep 2001 - Feb 2004

  Consulted for large, national health insurance companies on a variety of strategic and operational projects for senior executives. Provided services in project management, facilitation of senior management initiatives, analytic assessment of operational improvements, and communication to corporate executives. Consulted for large, national health insurance companies on a variety of strategic and operational projects for senior executives. Provided services in project management, facilitation of senior management initiatives, analytic assessment of operational improvements, and communication to corporate executives.



The Lewin Group

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

• Analyst

  • Jun 1996 - Jun 1999

  Performed healthcare policy consulting for public and private sector clients on a range of issues, including community health assessment, federal program evaluation, and financial impact studies. Performed healthcare policy consulting for public and private sector clients on a range of issues, including community health assessment, federal program evaluation, and financial impact studies.