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New York, Ny, Us

Long Island City, Ny, Us

Culturally Responsive Principal Supervision, National Cohort ProgramIndividual/Team Leadership Coaching of Principal Supervisors (Instructional Superintendents)

New York, Ny, Us

Leveraging Leaders is a national consulting firm that supports the success and sustainability of leaders by providing customized coaching, capacity-building services and community.• Coach leaders to improve effectiveness and impact, navigate transitions and change• Engage teams in collaborative learning and inquiry processes (strategic planning, board and leader development)• Design, launch, evolve and expand public schools

New York, New York, Us

Amber Charter Schools is a growing network of academically rigorous public charter schools in NYC. • Scaled the network to double in size, launching new and expanding existing schools.• Established talent and data network teams, developing policies, programs and people.• Facilitated staff promotion and retention efforts; recruited and onboarded >100 new hires. • Steered the DEIAB strategy, fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization.• Advanced evidence-based decision-making and cultivated innovative approaches to teaching, learning and leading. • Guided leaders to determine measurable goals and strategies to achieve desired outcomes.• Amplified local and national profile and philanthropic support.

Chestnut Hill, Ma, Us

LLA lattices the necessary learning school principals need to do to become skilled instructional leaders, executive managers and change agents.• Expanded LLA’s influence across New England through innovative partnerships with Teach for America, the Diocese of Fall River and pilot programs.• Strengthened the diversity of Boston metropolitan area’s school leadership pipeline, surpassing recruitment goals and increasing participation of leaders of color. • Increased program revenue by negotiating contracts with public school districts, creating fee-for-service avenues and cultivating new private funding sources.• Led program optimization efforts, evolving key design elements and data utilization.

Brooklyn, New York, Us

AF is a network of public charter schools, serving K-12 students in NY, CT and RI.• Fostered the development of individual and cohorts of principals, principals-in-residence and academic and culture deans.• Executed yearlong Leadership Fellows program, accelerating the pathway to leadership for the network’s strongest teachers.• Improved instructional practices by conducting >100 evidence-based teacher observation, debrief and coaching cycles.

Bronx, Ny, Us

BCSC is a K-8 public charter school located in the Mott Haven community of the South Bronx. • Established a cohesive, vibrant and rigorous educational community, with a dynamic and diverse team of leaders, teachers and staff. • Led the school to meet and exceed all academic and organizational goals.• Developed all governance, talent and instructional policies and procedures, promoting excellence, inclusion and equitable practices. • Ensured responsible financial oversight; developed balanced budget ($7M, maintained reserves and annual clean audits).• Fostered strong external relationships with funders, partners, government entities and lawmakers (secured over $1M in private funds, awarded competitive, multi-year NYS facilities and USDOE Teacher Incentive Fund grants and oversaw a complex building expansion project).

HSACS is a K-8 public charter school located in the East Harlem community.• Led critical turnaround efforts, aligning instruction and operations with best practices.• Facilitated professional development with all faculty and individual teachers.• Liaised with city and state agencies and community partners.• Built academic database system; coordinated standardized and formative assessments.• Prepared various accountability, funding and governance reports.

New York, Ny, Us

CHF is a multi-disciplinary program serving medically underserved (homeless and low income) children and families across the country.• Administered integrated medical, psychosocial and educational programs; developed tools and materials. • Secured over $3M in private and corporate funding.• Directed national replication of model initiative.• Managed data collection procedures and analysis.

Boston, Ma, Us

Preventive Intervention for Families with Affective DisordersEvaluation of intervention, aiming to prevent mental illness and promote resiliency in children

Mid Career Doctoral Program In Educational Leadership

M.Ed., Education

B.A., Psychology; Education And Art History

Institute Of Not-For-Profit Management, Executive Level Program