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San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Consult with national education organizations, investment funds, startups, and corporate clients to provide strategic planning, leadership coaching, business development and deal sourcing.

Richmond, Ca, Us

Developed and led the 2016 campaign strategy resulting in the successful election of 2 out of 3 new members of the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of EducationLed efforts for District adoption of the CORE Data System creating a radical shift in how we measure district/school success from simply tracking proficiency to focusing on student growthSuccessfully lobbied school board to abandon a troubled parcel tax measure and focus on badly needed fiscal prudence

Raised $5M in venture financing from notable investors including Reed Hastings, Mitch Kapor, Reach Capital & Relay VenturesAttracted 1.2M users to pioneering digital reading platformSecured agreement with each of the Big 5 book publishers to offer a groundbreaking “pay by the read” product to the K-12 marketSuccessfully negotiated with USA Today’s C-Suite their first exclusive content distribution deal with a 3rd party vendor in the K-12 marketRecruited and retained an extraordinarily talented team distinct in the tech industry for its racial and gender diversity

Oakland, Ca, Us

Launched Curriculet - a high engagement e-reading platform for schools while helping NSVF find, vet, fund and support promising early stage education technology companies with potential to make meaningful impact within our K-12 school system, especially for underserved kids.

Ensured 1000s of low-income students of color in San Lorenzo, CA can matriculate to a 4-year college. Roughly 60% of our graduates complete a college degree in 6 years or less, more than 7X the national average for low-income students of colorFounded and led KIPP Summit Academy, a two-time CA Distinguished School & National Blue Ribbon School, and KIPP King Collegiate High School, a CA Distinguished School perennially ranked among the top public high schools in the USRaised over $15M in philanthropy and state grants including funding from national philanthropic leaders like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Walton Family FoundationMaintained a remarkable staff retention rate of 90% over 10 years

Negotiated and signed unprecedented agreements with major airlines including Northwest Airlines and America West Airlines to offer the first ever “fully transferrable” airline ticket Raised over $5M in venture financing

Ca, Us

Now in its 25th year, launched Youthline, a nationally recognized youth employment program in close partnership with SF Mayor Willie Brown & now CA Governor Gavin NewsomAs a recipient of Microsoft’s Digital Pioneers Award, launched YouthVillage, a multi-media job training programRaised over $4M in funding & generated national coverage from media outlets that include Fortune, Parade Magazine, and NBC News

Taught 9th, 10th and AP English. Named District-Wide Teacher of the Year for Greenwood Public Schools in 1995.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Spent a year researching and publishing academic work focused on exploring the intersection of the language of race and color and the Trinidadian imagination.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English And World Literature

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Secondary Education And Teaching

Fulbright Scholar, World Literature