• Led the office the manages and supports the 213 magnet, gifted, selective enrollment, and IB programs in 153 CPS schools. • Led efforts to increase access to magnet, gifted, and IB programs in CPS by leading the incubation and support for 33 new programs since 2011. • Managed multimillion dollar budget of central office and school based personnel.• Led the development of a 5 year Strategy and implementation plan for increased access and equity. • Regularly consulted with parents, community member, elected officials, as well as internal stakeholders around program development, implementation and funding.• Managed central office team that provides direct support to school based employees.• Developed district wide standards and practices for Magnet, Gifted, and Talented programs.• Participated in negotiations and strategic bargaining with the Chicago Teachers Union.• Led the development of the Wall to Wall International Baccalaureate model.• Developed facilities standards for STEM and IB programs. • Coached principals and network leaders on building successful MGIB programs.

• Co-developed an instructional coaching model aimed at Instructional Leadership Team members.• Coached principals and leadership team members on distributed leadership, building professional learning communities, data use, and content specific professional development.• Led small professional learning community for high school history teachers.• Developed and implemented a summer learning model for teachers and students in mathematics and writing.• Facilitated opportunities for cross-school learning and collaboration. Coached individual teachers on instructional improvement.• Served as school partnership coordinator for the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program

• Led department of history and social studies teachers.• Mentored new CPS teachers as well as pre-service student teachers and observers. • Taught courses in Advanced Placement US History, AP Government and Politics, AP Comparative Government and Politics, Honors US History, Modern World History, Early World History, and Latin American History. • Developed curriculum for new course titled “20th Century Global Conflicts.” • Twice elected to serve as faculty representative to the Local School Council. • Developed four year area studies based curriculum in history. • Developed and taught seminar curriculum on Hip Hop and the Politics of Identity, 20th Century American Foreign Policy, Constitutional America, Historical Research at the Newberry Library, and the Business of Music. • Served on school Professional Problems Committee. Developed short term and long range planning goals. Assisted Sister Barbara McCrary (CPS Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction) in revision of CPS US History plan of study. • Built co-curricular and professional development partnership with the Newberry Library. • Established annual history fair competition.• Developed departmental budget.

• Taught Honors and Double Honors courses in U.S. History. • Taught regular and Honors sections of African-American History. • Developed interdisciplinary units on various themes in U.S. and African-American History. • Collaborated with artists from the City Arts Partnership in Education in producing theater based units in African-American History, and music based units in U.S. History. (Published in Renaissance in the Classroom: Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning, Burnaford ET. Al, 2000). • Head Boys and Girls Cross Country Coach (1995 – 1997). • Served as faculty advisor for Association of Muslim Students. • Mentored 6 student teachers from various universities. • Faculty coordinator and advisor for History Fair research paper judging. • Inaugural Lecturer in Jesse White Symposium Series. • Elected Associate Union delegate• Served on school Priority Planning Advisory Committee.