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Greater Boston

Oversee a Program team of 15+ people, including 2 Senior Directors and 4 Directors implementing direct service programming to educators, children and families across the Commonwealth. Provide leadership, strategic vision, coaching and budget oversight for all programs across the organization.Partner with governement leadership to ensure alignment of programs and sustainable outcomes, including Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, City of Boston and Department of Early Education and Care. Collaborate with early learning providers, educators, program partners, and public sector agencies to create systems change and sustainable solutions. Speak on panels and at local and national conferences about innovative programs including BUILD, NAEYC, Boston Foundation, and more.Currently oversee the full spectrum of Neighborhood Villages’ programs, including:- the Neighborhood, an innovation lab to test and evaluate scalable solutions to address systemic challenges in the early childhood education sector. - Workforce solutions including Professional Pathways and Good Jobs Challenge to connect educators to Community College courses, and Business Training to support Family Childcare and Center-based providers with understanding business practices- the creation and implementation of Neighborhood Villages’ Registered ECE Apprenticeship program for early education teachers and Directors and future expansion to other career pathways within the field, with 68 graduates in the first year and 100 new apprentices beginning the second year. In addition, leading the brand new role of Industry Ambassador to support other organizations expansion of Registered Apprenticeship programs in MA.

Greater Boston Area

Oversaw implementation of the Workforce Pathways Teacher Training Fellowship Program. Responsibilities included recruiting participants; onboarding; program coordination; supporting educators through their fellowship; and providing ongoing professional development support, post-employment. Also served as a thought partner with heads of school at partner early learning centers through communities of practice, and assisted programs with coaching, observation, and professional development support.

Watertown, Ma

Executive Director of early childhood center in Watertown, MA. with Infant, Toddler and Preschool classrooms, enrolling children between the ages of 8 weeks and 5 years old. The mission of the Family Cooperative is to love and nurture a community of inspired teacher-learners. We are committed to our community of teacher-learners as one where each member is welcomed, valued, and celebrated. We were founded in 2013 to serve the children of the faculty of BB&N as well as other educators in our area, in an inclusive, enriching, and nurturing educational environment. Our pedagogy is based on the concept of emergent, child-centered curriculum, inspired by the Reggio Emilia early childhood centers. We do so in an unconventional cooperative setting that supports primarily working families and values strong parental involvement. I began as one of the founders of the school, then a parent, and eventually was asked to serve as the Executive Director. The Director assumes all leadership responsibilities of the school including licensing, hiring and supervision of all staff, overseeing enrollment, collaboratively creating and maintaining the budget, consistently working to establish a positive, healthy organizational culture and pioneering a strategic and innovative vision for the future of the school with a desire to advance the school’s position as a leader and model in curriculum and practices in the early childhood field, both locally and nationally.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Supported the initial development and writing of an at-home program for PreK kids and their families to encourage conversations that build empathy, support connection, and get families in the habit of talking about race. Story Starters uses children’s literature to give families the tools and support to talk about race and racism and to engage in family-centered social justice conversations and actions.

Cambridge, Ma

Assistant Director of a Toddler / Preschool Program in Cambridge, MA. School has both a Day Program and an Afternoon Language Immersion Program. We provide a warm, stimulating, child-centered learning environment that encourages children to build skills, form positive relationships, and experience joy as they transition from home to school. Our teachers foster the growth of the “whole child” and support the needs of individual children and families. The school’s foundation continues to be its outstanding faculty and staff, innovative curriculum, and parent involvement.

Watertown, Ma

A new Early Childhood Education Center opening in August 2013 for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers. Click here for more info: thefamilycooperative.org

Teacher for children ages 4 and 5. Inspired by Reggio Emilia and emergent curriculum.

Teacher for children ages 3-5. Inspired by Reggio Emilia and emergent curriculum.

San Francisco Bay Area

Marketing analyst for primary client - Hewlitt Packard

Masters Of Science, Early Childhood Education And Teaching

Bachelors Of Science, International/Global Studies, With A Focus In Economics

Policy Fellowship, Early Childhood Education And Teaching