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• Created a cross-functional team of internal and external stakeholders to develop a three-year strategic plan aligning organizational goals with community needs as it relates to education and workforce development• Devised a city-wide community engagement strategy for the City of Delray Beach by creating and managing a cross-county ad hoc team aligned to the City’s educational goals • Developed a steering committee involving climate advocacy groups, City of Delray Beach staff, grassroots climate support groups and educational nonprofits to support the City of Delray Beach’s sustainability and resiliency efforts to create equitable opportunities relating to community resiliency• Designed an ‘Excellence in Education’ Campaign in collaboration with the communications and marketing team to combat negative perceptions of educational institutions within the City of Delray Beach, increasing positive public perception of Delray Beach Schools • Develops and manages engagement strategies related to the City of Delray Beach’s Comprehensive Plan policies regarding education, workforce and health, resulting in increased visibility and programming within the City of Delray Beach.• Establishes strategic partnerships by collaborating with internal and external stakeholders such the School District of Palm Beach County, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Palm Beach County, to develop and execute education and workforce goals.• Devises funding strategies for increasing sustainability of programming and projects through public/private partnerships and advocacy related agencies.• Analyzes data, trends, and opportunities for collaboration to design strategic initiatives and prepares comprehensive presentations to the City Commission for approval and direction.• Promotes community engagement and government advocacy through leadership of Delray Beach Education Board and oversight of community-related outreach initiatives.

Delray Beach, Florida, United States

Develops and manages strategic initiatives regarding education and workforce development for the City of Delray Beach in coordination with the Office of Economic Development· Establishes strategic partnerships between education and workforce stakeholders such the School District of Palm Beach County, Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, Palm Beach County, and community agencies to develop and execute education and workforce goals.· Operates as staff liaison for the City of Delray Beach Education Board to support and improve Education Board objectives, responsibilities and ordinances. Analyzes data, trends, and opportunities for collaboration to prepare comprehensive presentations to the City Commission for education and workforce related items.· Analyzes School District of Palm Beach County student performance data as it relates to Delray Beach Public Schools and communicates data findings, instructional, and operational goals to the City Commission, City Manager, and community stakeholders· Organizes and improves ongoing workforce and economic development goals in collaboration with the City of Delray Beach’s business community to identify gaps in growth and training.· Responsible for the overall coordination and compliance with the City’s Comprehensive Plan as it relates to education and workforce related issues.

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

• Implemented, refined, and monitored the six phases of the employee life cycle including attraction, recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and separation which improved talent acquisition and employee relations • Develops monthly onboarding trainings using feedback metrics to support new hires’ acquisition to roles and systems• Created and analyzed quarterly equity audits to assess organizational perceptions of equitable systems, organizational climate, and culture which led to improvement in organizational systems and employee retention as evidenced through performance metrics• Manages programs from initiation to closure using performance metrics to identify improvement areas and develop teams to execute changes. • Coaches and trains employees by developing professional learning opportunities which improved staff skills and organization knowledge • Promotes organizational culture and climate by aligning strategies and initiatives to organization's vision, mission, and annual goals through organization-wide engagement initiatives and activities • Oversees organizational improvement initiatives; works with cross-functional teams to track progress and communicate improvements to stakeholders• Serves as organization’s DEI strategies; improves relations of minority groups by conducting equity audits, identifying gaps in access and opportunity, and developing DEI initiatives to combat equity gaps.• Improves organizational performance by aggregating data and implementing decision-making processes to identify root causes; designs, assess, and monitors implementation strategies to solve organizational issues and create improvement• Successfully led teams through strategic collaborative and facilitative coaching methods which has increased new employee retention to 90%

Miami, Fl

• Directed a group of 8 teaching fellows in the high school and college levels, all ranking in the top 10% of their secondary institutions, during the 2015 and 2016 Summer Institute which provides enrichment to approximately 150 high performing, underserved children of the Miami-Dade County Public School system • Managed my team of teachers through cyclical coaching cycles and individualized professional development that targeted instructional weaknesses amongst teaching fellows resulting in teacher performance improvement as evaluated by weekly observational rubrics.• Delivered curriculum, classroom management and active learning strategy training to teachers of all South Florida Breakthrough Collaborative sites for grades 5-8 in the English Language Arts discipline during pre-service weeks.

Southwest Ranches, Fl

• Created a core-curriculum for interdisciplinary studies in the Math, English Language Arts, Science, Social Science and Spanish disciplines that supported grades 6-10; Oversaw the adoption of research-based products and resources that promoted reading and STEM literacy and managed training of staff for the usage of the adoptions. • Devised a Digital Convergence Plan and managed a $100,000 budget for the adoption of instructional software and technology that will support the learning needs of 1300 students and 80 teachers; technology implementations included digital textbook licenses for all disciplines, diagnostic and remediation programs, and classroom computers for individualized instruction. • Supported a team of 80 teachers across all disciplines through the use of formal and informal coaching cycles and departmental professional development opportunities, assisting in the development of teacher’s instructional systems, routines and strategies.• Designed and conducted diverse professional development opportunities for 80 teachers that promoted instructional knowledge in their discipline areas, research-based practices and the implementation of newly developed curricula.• Disaggregated diagnostic, benchmark, writing assessment, and instructional software data for 1300 students in grades 6-10, for the purpose of creating student performance growth goals; uses big data to structure curriculum data chats per department to design an action plan of attainable growth goals.• Managed a lesson plan submission system through Google Docs that monitored individual teacher submissions to ensure quality processes; provided all teachers corrective feedback and suggestions on their submissions.

Brownsville- Miami, Fl

• Headed and supported a team of 11 teachers with their instructional practices in the English Language Arts, Writing, Reading and Social Sciences disciplines through the use of collaborative planning, coaching and professional development.• Led departmental common planning meetings amongst content area teachers; assisted teachers in developing proper planning techniques, differentiated instruction and Florida standards-based instruction that led to student mastery. • Created departmental action plans for my supported disciplines, including growth goals and measures that were used to improve school-site instructional performance; action plan was monitored by school site district instructional reviews• Collaborated with school site stakeholders, including AmeriCorps City Year, to remediate the lowest 25% of students through targeted differentiated instruction, resulting in 51% student growth by the second quarter of the school year as indicated by progress monitoring data.• Designed professional development opportunities by department that targeted instructional deficiencies as indicated by observations and feedback from district support staff; managed prioritization and follow-ups of the trainings and customized coaching cycles to strengthen retention of professional development strategies for struggling teachers. • Disaggregated diagnostic, benchmark, writing assessment, and instructional software data for my team of teachers and created student performance growth goals; uses big data to structure curriculum data chats per department to design an action plan of attainable growth goals.

Miami Gardens, Florida

Consistently achieved ≥40% in learning gains in students as indicated by end of the year standardized tests (FCAT and FSA) throughout tenure of teaching. Developed effective RTI measures as indicated by summative and formative assessments to target remediation for non-proficient students, resulting in 60% of students achieving grade level reading mastery by the end of the 2014-2015 school year as indicated by utilized instructional software program (System 44/ Read 180). Managed a data driven curriculum using results from benchmark, baseline and instructional assessments, resulting in effective direct instruction and targeted differentiated instruction based on student weaknesses which promoted mastery and overall reading proficiency. Utilized ongoing progress monitoring and formative feedback to ensure that learners are aware of objectives and learning targets that, in turn, promote student learning and engagement. Awarded the title of “Observational Instructor for Systems and Routines” by Miami-Dade County district instructional review teams during second year at school-site; actively advised, supported and coached on literacy instruction, organizational routines, data analysis, and valid and reliable assessment measures to peer Intensive Reading teachers.

Educational Leadership

Activities and Societies: Broward County Principal Rapid Orientation and Preparation in Educational Leadership (P.R.O.P.E.L.) Program

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity