Accelerating the work of everyday entrepreneurs building out-of-system education opportunities.

Strategic and organizational planning; charter school authorization, in particular authorizer evaluations, capacity building for new authorizers, application evaluations, and process management; organizational strategic planning; human capital systems including recruitment, selection, management and evaluation; charter school board governance; school evaluations; preparing charter, grant, and other competitive applications; research and analysis; general project management.

Special projects, communications strategy.

• Assisted CEO in all aspects of organization start-up, including development of the vision, culture, and strategy• Managed the day-to-day execution of 4.0’s strategy • Developed organizational infrastructure

Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools, Tennessee Center for Charter School Excellence, National Association of Charter School Authorizers, Minnesota Department of Education, ReNEW Schools Charter Management Organization

• Managed authorization of all new charter, contract, and performance schools under Mayor Richard M. Daley’s Renaissance 2010 school reform initiative• Created unique authorization process for portfolio operators evaluating organizations’ capacity for growth, linking growth to compliance and renewal, and aligning expansion plans to District strategy and resources

• Led organizational initiative to develop strong KIPP Boards of Directors • Coached KIPP boards toward effective governance practice• Planned and executed network-wide board development summits and regional governance retreats

• Led strategic expansion of KIPP schools in six-state Midwest Region• Managed start-up of regional KIPP schools, including: governance, charter approval, facilities negotiation, and securing federal funding