⁍ Lead & develop organizational strategy.⁍ Lead & develop policy and advocacy agenda.⁍ Bring functional expertise in systems thinking and innovation to executive team discussions, acting as a resource and problem solver to accelerate key collaborative initiatives.

⁍ Designed, implemented, evaluated, and guided organizational strategy promoting joint problem-solving, solving organization-wide challenges, contributing to a stronger culture of learning and development, and improving team functioning.⁍ Designed and led an internal professional development program for a cross-department team of eleven staff, improving and expanding their leadership and interpersonal skills.⁍ Advised on planning and strategy, provided group facilitation, and fostered stronger relationships between community leaders for the Racial Equity and Economic Mobility Commission.

Advised on strategic planning process, built a theory of action, generated a strategy canvas, and advanced funder relationships for a university-based action research hub that convenes, supports, and identifies principles of effective practice and policies for high-impact cross-sector collaborations across a national network of diverse communities and stakeholders, resulting in an additional $3 million of grant funding.

Produced research briefs, guides, and other materials; synthesized research on key topics; and assist with data strategy, collection, and analysis related to collective impact and cross-sector collaborations for education, children, and youth.

Instructed first-year law school students on effective negotiation skills, including developing effective communication skills, increasing understanding of other perspectives and perceptions, and creating value across diverse stakeholders, competing interests, and high-stress situations.

⁍ Co-authored renewal of ESEA Flexibility Waiver under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and Consolidated State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), securing $80 million in federal funds to support schools statewide.⁍ Advised on local, state, and federal accountability to executive leadership, complex areas, schools, and external stakeholders.⁍ Developed and managed state and federal accountability systems to promote excellence and equity in all schools by providing student performance data informing school improvement planning and activities. ⁍ Conducted in-service training for ~300 schools and district-level staff on a range of educational accountability, institutional research, and evaluation activities such as student growth models; needs assessments; evaluation standards, designs, and instrumentation; and data collection, analysis, and interpretation.⁍ Managed infrastructure of student information system and web software applications for internal and public reporting of school performance results through vendor.

⁍ Facilitated learning of online content regarding effective practices in classroom management.⁍ Evaluated work products to support ongoing professional development.⁍ Served as a professional mentor and colleague for new and veteran educators.

⁍ Developed and implemented the first system for measuring academic outcomes of charter schools under the state’s sole charter school authorizer.⁍ Monitored and reported on 30+ schools’ academic progress to the Commission, state Board of Education, state Legislature, and other community members and stakeholders.⁍ Advised Commission on state-level decision-making and policy development for charter schools, establishing local accountability system model subsequently adopted by the state Department of Education.⁍ Evaluated academic plans and capacity of charter school applicants; refined charter school application process.

⁍ Managed a team of 8; consistently monitored, analyzed, evaluated, and reported academic/behavioral data to inform decision-making and planning for my team, site, and network. ⁍ Designed and executed multiple projects simultaneously using large data sets. Analyzed our process and improved upon our model by standardizing progress monitoring, tiered academic interventions, and student staffing; resulted in nearly 100% overall and 175% growth for those below grade level in Math and Reading. ⁍ Piloted and designed Common Core curriculum, Balanced Literacy initiative, and online reading intervention program, leading students to outpace growth expectations nearly 3 times the national average.

⁍ Managed and supported a team of eight novice teachers at Teach for America’s summer training program.⁍ Evaluated as “exceptional” and recommended for school leadership by School Director in 2012. ⁍ Highest rated advisor at site in 2010 with a 94% “strongly agreed/agreed” on my performance as being pivotal to teacher development.

⁍ Accelerated adoption of Common Core Standards 2 years ahead of state, district, and school schedule, orchestrating redesign of the 7th Grade English Language Arts curriculum.⁍ Mentored novice educators (80% of grade level in 2011-2012) in their first year of teaching, contributing to the horizontal and vertical alignment of curriculum and instruction. ⁍ Co-authored a $100,000 JVEF grant to modernize academic programs school-wide, improving efficiency and efficacy in the classroom with technology in response to the high transiency rates of students. ⁍ During 2010-2011, students surpassed previous bests to achieve an average of 82% reading proficiency, 22 percentage points above the state average.