Celena Turney, Mpa Email & Phone Number

San Rafael, CA, US

Northern And Southern California

• Project Manager and Department Director
• Lead, facilitate, and advise administrators and cross-functional task force teams
• Support organizational change, introducing diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies into planning
• Guide teams of leadership coaches, establishing CoPs and implementing professional learning activities
• Develop and execute fundraising programs, administer grants, prepare reports

San Francisco Bay Area

• Program Evaluator and Technical Assistance Facilitator
• Provide capacity-building technical assistance to school-site personnel to bring about systems change
• Collaborate with team on qualitative analysis, producing summary reports and data visualizations
• Create research and grants matrices on Federal Grant Awardees for Quality Schools & Districts projects
• Author bulletins and articles for publication on State Education websites

Half Moon Bay, California, United States

• Program Assessment Designer
• Develop a district-wide Assessment Plan (in digital and paper formats)
• Build a digital platform to provide a centralized test administration, scoring, and data analysis
• Implement multi-modal training and troubleshooting assistance for teachers and administrators
• Curate and distribute supplemental digital resources to support the adopted ELA curriculum

Los Altos, CA

• Educational Business Owner
• Direct business development, manage tutors, conduct product research, and review data analytics
• Design custom programs, curate curricula, create training and evaluate student assessments
• Communicate with parents on academic/behavioral change strategies
• Collaborate with schools on expected student outcomes

Menlo Park, California

• Program Designer
• Prototype and execute a mission-aligned program for select members, setting program milestones
• Collaborate with Data and Impact Team to define operational protocols, outcomes, and metrics
• Design a talent development program for specialized staff and supervisor
• Map and deliver academic training for staff for Onboarding Conferences and boot camps
• Create customized STEM syllabus for summer instructors, adapted from science partner

Western Region, US

• Creative Leadership Presenter and Project Coordinator
• Provide thought leadership to educational directors on 21st Century Learning skills
• Manage company expos at conferences including logistics and consultant management
• Present proprietary workshops on creativity to teachers and parent leaders across 15-state region
• Serve as project coordinator for National Student Exhibition at the White House

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provide classroom assistance and feedback on observation to teachers
• Guide teacher teams to interpret student literacy assessment data and develop SMART goals
• Present workshops for Spanish-speaking parents, boosting understanding of educational expectations, building home-school connections, and increasing parent engagement in school activities.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provide 10-week residencies in arts education to students (K-6)
• Establish a CoP for arts specialists, conduct classroom observations, provide feeback
• Design and present professional development, using visual thinking tools and hands-on exploration
• Co-author arts standards-based creative movement curriculum

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Provide classroom instruction (K-6) to Multi-Language Learners in inner-city schools
• Develop intensive academic support instruction through district’s pilot program
• Document student progress for all students, providing additional records and strategies for students needing inter-departmental support

Ba Political Science, Comparative Governmental Systems, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: University Honors Program, EAP Hungary Moot Court

Mpa, Entrepreneurial Government

Activities and Societies: American Society for Public Administrators