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Fairfield, CT, US

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn, NY

• Directly oversaw and led the scaling and expansion of the Brooke Astor Foundation funded Ready Readers literacy program from 3 elementary school sites to 7 sites, servicing over 730 kindergarten-third grade students.
• Directly hired and supervised literacy coordinators assisting with program implementation and lesson planning support. Identified community educators for growth and development opportunities.
• Researched, developed and disseminated instructional strategies, best practices and policies and procedures of programming.
• Co-designed, modified and updated workshops, trainings, resources and tools, including Observation Tools, Evaluation Surveys and the programmatic Fidelity Rubric.
• Completed safety audits and final reports, including cross-site observational reports of collaborative agencies’ sites.
• Selected to participate in the 2018-19 New Managers Institute (NMI), funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and administered by Community Resource Exchange (CRE). The series focused on best.

Brooklyn, NY

• Designed, lead and managed implementation of high quality literacy-based programming for students funded by the Brooke Astor Foundation in partnership with New York Community Trust.
• Developed and delivered site-based trainings and workshops for CHLDC staff, as well as centralized trainings for staff from other Astor grantee organizations, including ExpandED, CPC and CAMBA.
• Supervised, observed and developed a sustainable network of after school professionals including 25 direct and indirect reports.
• Dissected content framework in literacy, and translated principals into practice.
• Facilitated strategies for line staff to engage, excite, and support youth learning in literacy.
• Presented at Cypress U, an all staff event, on literacy infusion in after school programming.

New York, NY

• Selected by Principal and previous Site Director at P.S 182 to be an integral member of the Extended Learning Time (ELT) planning team; collaborated in developing the vision, goals and mission for the ever-growing ELT.
• Provided supervision, resources and mentorship to group leaders and team teachers.
• Created tailored curriculum, goals and standards for both students and staff. Tracked student progress through reflection forms, discussions and parental and teacher outreach.
• Identified and provided follow-up interventions for at-risk students in need of additional services.
• Coordinated and executed all events pertaining to the ELT program.
• Contributed in the successful expansion of the ELT program from one grade to three grades.

New York, NY

• Collaborated with the Executive Director to establish the Manager of Mentorship Program position and oversaw and assessed weekly lesson plan submissions from over 60 teaching artists in the Active Learning Leads to.
• Provided timely feedback and assistance to teaching artists in need of additional support in formulating appropriate lesson plans.
• Recognized teaching artists in need of extra training and arranged proper mentorship and supervision.
• Maintained accurate records on lesson plan submissions.
• Developed a curriculum incorporating reading comprehension, project-based teaching and social development for K-12 students.
• Acted as a liaison between parents, teachers and school administrators through staff and parental involvement initiatives, such as facilitating parent workshops teaching learning strategies to implement at home and.

Master Of Science In Education, Counselor Education/School Counseling And Guidance Services

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Urban Studies