Lydia Imani, Ma, Csm Email & Phone Number

Oakland, California, United States

Oakland, California, United States

Oakland, California, United States

Equity & Engagement Consulting (EEC) provides DEI evaluation, strategy development, and implementation of practices to PK-12 district and charter schools, nonprofits, and education companies, in order to equip organizations to redesign with those most impacted by educational injustice.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Team partners with historically marginalized communities to strengthen K-12 education. Supports learners by expanding access to educational opportunities, often with a focus on computer science and STEM
• Led advisory program development and owned program communications and engagement strategy. Managed relationships with all advisors
• Thought partner to program managers, in part by designing and reporting K-12 education engagement research to inform program and product strategy, priorities, iterations, and improvements
• Built and managed key partnerships with national education organization to create design thinking workshops with students and educators
• Provided anti-racism, anti-bias and inclusion trainings to senior leadership, cross-functional and program teams. Developed digital content and learning materials
• Facilitated cross team collaboration to plan, and implement special projects to enable scalable structures to meet team’s needs, goals, and timelines

Menlo Park, CA

• Facilitated strategy sessions for team as a Project Lead, escalating project issues and ideating solutions
• Conducted key capacity building research and need-finding
• Developed a deep understanding of community engagement data and management best practices to provide strategic direction for the project
• Leveraged personal networks to increase team’s educator contacts by 41%
• Designed and implemented a professional development training
• Converted to Community Engagement Project Manager role at the end of the fellowship

Oakland, CA

• Developed Aurum’s Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS) and made recommendations for future program iterations
• Ensured English Language Learners, students with Individual Education Plans (IEP), and academically struggling learners had implemented plans reaching their goals within the least restrictive environment and in.
• Provided push in and pull out academic intervention services for 22 6th grade students
• Created high-quality and responsive personalized learning plans for identified students and presented weekly reports to teachers and school leaders
• Advised 15 6th grade students and facilitated college and career exploration, social-emotional, creative, and organizational skills workshops
• Applied Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework in highly detailed lesson plans and in daily instruction

San Jose, CA

• Administered case management, academic advising, and graduation pathway planning for 25 students in 9-12th grade
• Designed and provided 6-12th grade lesson plans aligned to California Common Core State Standards in ELA and Math
• Advised general education teachers on behavior supports, instructional strategies, and inclusion practices to create safe learning spaces
• Facilitated bridging collaboration and communication between students, families, general education teachers, and school administrators
• Delivered staff development trainings equipping participants to implement Individual Education Plans, Academic and Positive Behavioral Supports, and Career Exploration and Planning
• Motivated 93% of under performing students to reach Individual Education Plan goals

Oakland, CA

• Coordinated special education and mental health services for 23+ district and charter school partnerships in compliance with Special Education regulations
• Served as program Operations and Billing Coordinator by overseeing all invoicing for the program’s services and contracts
• Served as program HR Recruiter by screening hiring applicants, coordinating interviews, and completing reports on employment activity to agency’s HR Department and operations processes
• Developed and delivered trainings on Educational Equity and Education Reform, Understanding & Addressing Challenging Behaviors, and Differentiating Instruction to schools and community programs
• Managed program outreach through program website and blog updates

Oakland, CA

• Provided crisis management and direct behavioral intervention for students that decreased engagement in disruptive, harmful or negative behaviors and increased engagement in positive replacement behaviors.
• Led small groups of students in activities to enhance their ELA, Mathematics, Writing, and behavioral, interpersonal and social skills.
• Monitored students’ academic and personal growth by carrying out qualitative and quantitative assessments and completing reports to teachers and families
• Collaborated with a trans-disciplinary team to ensure all students received the supports they needed to find academic and personal success at school.

East Palo Alto, CA

• Committed 1700 hours of full-time service with First 5 Service Corps to enhance quality education programs.
• Promoted school readiness by serving at the Ravenswood Child Development Center delivering English Language Development, Emergent Writing, Phonological awareness, and Number Sense and Operation lesson plans to.
• Worked with children through one-on-one and small group activities in art, music, and physical education.
• Recruited, scheduled for school events, and communicated with 165 parent volunteers.
• Utilized the GOLD Assessment to evaluate 40 children in early literacy, mathematics, and social-emotional development.

• Worked directly with the host families by interviewing all prospective host families in their homes and organizing host family orientations
• Planned and implemented English as a Second Language curriculum for 25+ high school Japanese students
• Organized cultural exchange activities between American and Japanese students to promote cultural awareness and appreciation

• Designed and executed experiential learning activities for elementary and middle school students
• Mentored and promoted positive values for students
• Tutored in Math, English, Science, and History
• Engaged in community relations that created awareness about the program

M.A Degree, Human Rights Education

Activities and Societies: Graduate Student Association, Recipient of the School of Education’s Social Justice Scholarship

B.A Degree, Communications: Rhetoric And Leadership

Activities and Societies: Pepperdine Debate Team Black Student Association Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Honor Society Step Team.

A.A Degree, Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

Activities and Societies: Los Rios Debate Team