Creative and highly energetic change agent and problem-solver with a background and history of successful leadership in urban school turnaround work. Excels in building a positive and joyful school climate and culture, increasing student engagement and motivation, and integrating essential social emotional learning, mindfulness, and wellness practices into the school curriculum. Leads through conviction, passion, empathy, and example.I've developed a robust set of skills that includes:1. Learning Skills: perceptive in identifying and assessing potential in others and guiding them to maximize their potential 2. Communication/Performance Skills: with substantial acting and public speaking training and experience, can effectively address groups of all sizes3. Motivating Skills: can connect with, support, and embolden others and so inspire meaningful action4. Human Relations Skills: builds meaningful relationships based on empathy and mutual trust5. Instructing Skills: creates contagious culture of performance and achievement, committed to learning as a lifelong process6. Leadership Skills: leads by example and with conviction; identifies a challenge and works collaboratively and creatively to meet it7. Innovative skills: consistent improvement ethic – continually searches for new and better opportunities and solutions