BIO

I am an experienced educator, facilitator of difficult conversations, solver of complex problems, design thinker, improvement scientist, team builder and coach and navigator of change. I have extensive experience in building networks of executive leaders, designing schools, leading teams, developing teacher and leader mentoring and feedback systems, implementing broad reforms and balancing the priorities of diverse stakeholders.

I began teaching in 2001 as a New York City Teaching Fellow and then served as a Fellow Advisor, mentoring incoming teaching fellows. Through that experience I discovered my love for adult learning and team facilitation. In 2005 I joined the founding team of KIPP AMP Academy as the school’s founding writing teacher. The next year, as our staff and student body began to grow, I became KIPP AMP’s Dean of Teaching and Learning. I oversaw instruction and curriculum and developed the school’s approach to professional collaboration and learning. I have served as a School Director at Teach for America’s NYC Institute, and as an Education Pioneer Fellow with DREAM Charter School. I have been working as a management consultant in the education space and beyond since 2011.

I hold a BA in English and Textual Studies from Syracuse University, an MST from Pace University and an MEd in Policy and Management from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

EXPERIENCE

Founder, Women’s Brain Trust

December 2018 to Present

Senior Consultant & Project Manager, UPD Consulting

September 2011 to September 2018

Education Pioneers Fellow, Harlem RBI / DREAM Charter School

June 2011 to August 2011

School Director, Teach for America

February 2009 to August 2009

Dean of Teaching & Learning // Founding Writing Teacher, KIPP AMP Academy

July 2005 to July 2009

3rd & 4th Grade Teacher, NYC Department of Education

June 2001 to June 2005