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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Designed organizational structures and created staff roles to distribute leadership
• Coached leaders in people development, performance management, and data-driven decision-making
• Established organizational culture that resulted in significant improvement in staff satisfaction and retention
• Created school's instruction and climate teams and facilitated the teams' use of data and research-based practices for building staff capacity
• Collaboratively developed school's vision, long-term strategic plan, and annual priorities
• Created and managed $6 million budget

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Created school-wide academic and culture systems as school doubled enrollment
• Led all-staff training and coached teachers through routine observations, data analysis, and one-on-one meetings
• Completed research as part of the KIPP School Leadership Program (KSLP)
• Managed a team of 18 general educators, special educators, and service providers

Baltimore, MD

• Engaged in deep study of students' performance data and saw dramatic academic growth
• Developed STEM content knowledge and implemented research-based teaching strategies
• Created an accelerated math course for gifted and talented learners that was implemented school-wide
• Facilitated opportunities for families and staff to participate in community organizing and advocacy

Durham, North Carolina, United States

• Led policy research and advised the Superintendent
• Made recommendations that were used in the district's five-year strategic plan
• Engaged with the Durham Board of Education in support of the Superintendent's priorities

• Conducted policy analysis and made recommendations to advocacy team
• Wrote and edited speeches and congressional testimony for CEO and Board Chair General Colin Powell
• Worked with senior staff to craft messaging and formulate communications strategy
• Developed a social action campaign and comprehensive youth engagement platform

• Created, developed, and secured funding for a student graphic and digital design agency
• Hired and trained a staff of 36 students as print and web designers
• Supervised the completion of over 300 design projects for over 80 organizations and university departments each year

• Crafted a strategic plan for the CEO of this international children’s rights NGO to extend the scope of the organization’s advocacy network
• Secured partnerships with U.S. school districts, non-profits, and government organizations
• Adapted suite of advocacy training materials for distribution among new partners in the U.S.

• Raised $300,000 for cancer research as Chair of Relay for Life and Concert for Life fundraisers
• Wrote content for the 2008 National Summit, attended by over 300 of the Society's volunteers and staff from across the country
• Presented on development and fundraising at the national conference and assisted in the adaptation of the session's content for use at 11 division conferences and numerous regional conferences

B.A., Public Policy

• “Focusing the District’s Top Talent on its Toughest Challenges” (2011). Research policy brief and presentation for Durham Public Schools.

Master Of Education - Med, School Leadership And Education Policy

• “Examining Child Poverty, Equity, and School Finance in Baltimore” (2021). Panel discussion for the Duke University Alumni Association..