🌟 Director of Teacher Preparation | Clinical Associate Professor | Education Advocate 🌟With over 20 years of dedicated experience in teacher preparation and education, I currently serve as the Director of Teacher Preparation at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where I lead a team of incredible people who design and implement innovative curricula for certification programs across the state of Texas. Together we support the certification of approximately 200 new educators annually in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. My role encompasses leadership in partnership development, program improvement, faculty support, and encouraging amazing new educators who are choosing to learn to teach. 📚 Areas of Expertise:Teacher Preparation and CertificationPeople-Centered LeadershipCurriculum Design and ImplementationProgram Development and ImprovementData-Driven Decision MakingFaculty Support and SupervisionStakeholder Engagement and CommunicationProgram RecruitmentStudent Support and EngagementSocial Media StrategyLet’s connect and explore opportunities to collaborate and support teacher preparation!