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NorthStar helps our partner schools, districts, and organizations to define and realize their unique visions for educational excellence.We facilitate inclusive processes that result in customized solutions to organizational, academic, and talent management challenges.

Greenfield is a new school model designed to provide rigorous, high-quality instruction within a nurturing school community focused on developing self-motivated learners, problem-solvers and leaders. Students benefit from more small group learning, greater access to technology, deep and meaningful enrichment opportunities, and extended field trips that allow students to go deeper in an area of interest and experience hands-on learning in more authentic and engaging ways. Managed projects and team operations for Team Greenfield, an R&D team at Achievement First that is designing and iterating on an exciting new school model.

Created rigorous, Common Core-aligned, web-based instructional resources that integrate reading, writing, and social studies learning for second and third graders.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Hiawatha Academy is an award-winning network of high performing college-preparatory schools focused on closing the achievement gap in Minneapolis.Created, implemented, and advised colleagues in rigorous literacy instruction; designed and implemented new Saturday intervention course; mentored and coached assistant teacher

San Francisco Bay Area

Learn Zillion uses technology to amplify the work of great educators, help teachers improve instruction, and respond to students’ individual needs.Produced 13 web-based multimedia reading and writing lessons which have been viewed over 100,000 times.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Windom is a Spanish/English dual immersion school that prepares children from linguistically and ethnically diverse backgrounds for success in school and lifelong learning in a global society.Taught in English and Spanish. Adapted newly developed district science and writing curriculum to dual language setting. Led students to 1.3 years reading growth.

Greater Atlanta Area

Trained incoming first year teachers in the basics of classroom vision setting, lesson planning, execution, and student investment.

Greater Atlanta Area

Taught at Cook Elementary School, a Title I school near downtown Atlanta.Established strong, trusting relationships with families as a mid-year replacement teacher through phone calls, home visits, and special events with students.

Greater Atlanta Area

The Immigrant Justice Project defends the civil and labor rights of immigrants in the southeastern United States.Led process improvement for distributing plaintiff settlements, led design of innovative educational materials, conducted extensive client interviews and drafted client declarations to support litigation

Brownsville, Texas Area

Taught at Ortiz Elementary School, a Title I school serving a majority bilingual population.Planned and executed rigorous curriculum with measurable impact in closing achievement gaps.

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Learning, Leadership, And Organization Development

Master’S Degree, Education, 3.84

Completed International Baccalaureate Certificate; additional coursework focused on teacher leadership, instructional practices.

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations And Affairs, 3.90

Activities and Societies: Awarded Scholarship for Academic Achievement and Leadership and elected Phi Beta Kappa. Granted funding.