• Overview: Represents Cognia in building relationships and facilitating continuous improvement efforts within Utah’s educational sector - includes state education agencies, schools, districts and associations within the local education community.• Needs Analysis: Works in collaboration with Cognia to ensure that quality and relevant solutions are delivered to institutions and key stakeholders. • Operations: Aligns Cognia’s resources, improvement tools and professional learning… Show more • Overview: Represents Cognia in building relationships and facilitating continuous improvement efforts within Utah’s educational sector - includes state education agencies, schools, districts and associations within the local education community.• Needs Analysis: Works in collaboration with Cognia to ensure that quality and relevant solutions are delivered to institutions and key stakeholders. • Operations: Aligns Cognia’s resources, improvement tools and professional learning related to accreditation, assessment, and improvement services to ensure that solutions support effective delivery and positive satisfaction for educational communities. • Leadership: Cultivates positive relationships with partner organizations and Advisory Committee members to expand capabilities across institutions of all types. Serves with teams to support 36K institutions, 5M teachers, and 25M student in 85 countries Show less

Cognia Accreditation: Instructional Lead Evaluator• Overview: Used rigorous research-based standards and evidence-based criteria to lead teams and institutions through continuous improvement and accreditation.• Results: Lead global teams and educational institutions through continuous improvement processes for accreditation. Institutions (schools, corporations, and systems) range in student and employee populations from 25-100K.• Teams: Worked with US and global teams through… Show more Cognia Accreditation: Instructional Lead Evaluator• Overview: Used rigorous research-based standards and evidence-based criteria to lead teams and institutions through continuous improvement and accreditation.• Results: Lead global teams and educational institutions through continuous improvement processes for accreditation. Institutions (schools, corporations, and systems) range in student and employee populations from 25-100K.• Teams: Worked with US and global teams through accreditations of Charter School Authorizers, Corporations, Digital Learning, Early Learning, Education Service Agencies, Postsecondary, Schools, Special Purpose, Systems, Extended Learning.• Digital Learning: Helped pilot and refine Cognia's digital learning observation tool as well as led out on Covid zoom accreditations to ensure validity and fidelity to continous improvement process. Show less

• Overview: Contracts to private and public entities with emphasis on program development and continuous improvement.• Needs Analysis: Provided needs analysis on systemic and systematic processes to support strategic planning.• Operations: Developed strategies to support school improvement through implementation of research-based practices.• Leadership: Trained personnel on federal and state compliance and specially designed instruction for students with disabilities and other… Show more • Overview: Contracts to private and public entities with emphasis on program development and continuous improvement.• Needs Analysis: Provided needs analysis on systemic and systematic processes to support strategic planning.• Operations: Developed strategies to support school improvement through implementation of research-based practices.• Leadership: Trained personnel on federal and state compliance and specially designed instruction for students with disabilities and other special population groups.• Worked Globally: Remotely worked with teams from China, Vietnam, Egypt, Pakistan, Honduras, Venezuela, Mexico, Columbia, and Pakistan➤ Utah State Board of Education: Superintendent Educator Advisory Committee (Contractor) • Results: Collaborated with state leaders to created continuity within 995 educational systems in digital instruction and meaningful student connection for 613K in an entirely new virtual format. ➤ Utah State Board of Education: Instructional Designer, Professional Learning Advisory Council • Results: Since development 2.5K+ candidates have completed the course, creating an alternative licensing option in Utah allowing for more teaching candidates.➤ Measurement Incorporated: Bias, Sensitivity, and Accessibility Reviewer • Results: Reviewed 5K assessment items and provided equity training that led to a shift in language to be more globally inclusive.➤ Cognia Accreditation: Instructional Lead Evaluator • Results: Lead global teams and educational institutions through continuous improvement processes for accreditation. Institutions (schools, corporations, and systems) range in student and employee populations from 25-100K.➤ Utah High School Cycling League & Provo MTB Cycling Club (non-profits): Chief Race Official (League) and Founder and Board Member (Cycling Club)• Teams: Collaborated to grow the League and support individual teams which have grown from 250 to 6.5K student athletes. Show less

Educational experience in public schools, charter schools, private schools, and digital learning institutions as a teacher, instructional coach, instructional facilitator, special education director, and administrator.