Experience

Portledge School
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

  • Jul 2021 - Present

MESA Charter High School
• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Director of External Affairs

  • Jul 2016 - Jun 2021

Lefferts Gardens Charter School
• Director of Operations

  • Dec 2015 - Jul 2016


DREAM Charter School

• United States
• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Former Founding Director of Operations

  • Mar 2008 - Jul 2015

  • Directed the pre-opening start-up phase of newly chartered K-8 school, focusing on systemization of student recruitment, lottery and enrollment; procurement; health and safety; food service; transportation; and hiring and training non-instructional staff. • Served as a member of the school’s senior leadership team, with mandates for long-term strategic planning and school-wide decision-making, developing staff and student school culture, and cultivating family engagement and community partnerships. • Managed an administrative team of 5 responsible for the day-to-day operations of the school, including student admission and discharge; attendance; purchasing; technology management and facility concerns in two co-located NYCDOE school buildings. • Liaised with and monitored partner organization, Harlem RBI, in regards to service agreement for back office support to the school in the areas of finance, fundraising, IT, HR and talent development. • Handled all school compliance with NYSED and authorizer, NYCDOE; managed compliance related to Board governance; and coordinated school’s first charter renewal. • Prepared and edited external communication regarding school policies and procedures, reviewed and prepared consultant contracts and provided general legal guidance on school-related matters. • Oversaw the planning, budgeting and execution of all college readiness initiatives, including overnight tours, career day and student panels. • Assisted with revenue and expense projections for annual operating budget process, tracked expenditures over the course of the fiscal year, and reviewed the monthly general ledger for accounting corrections. • Stabilized school operations from SY08-09 to scale in SY15-16, with student growth from 100-450 and staff growth from 14-70. • Led the design and implementation of the middle school advisory program as well as middle school after-school and summer school programs, including budget development and oversight. Show less