Valence College Prep is a 5th-8th grade, tuition-free public charter school serving students in central and northwest Queens, primarily Corona and Elmhurst. We opened in August 2019 with 115 5th graders and now educate about 440 scholars every day in grades 5-8. Valence College Prep equips scholars with the academic skills, professional habits, and strength of character to graduate from college and lead lives of opportunity.

- Led the 9th grade team, science department, and LPS network biology course team- Taught four sections of biology to 140 9th & 10th grade students; developed science writing, reasoning skills for all students- Launched the first computer science course at LPS Richmond, teaching computational thinking & object-oriented design- Mentored a student teacher in the UC Berkeley Masters in Science Education program- Led the Expedition Behavior Leadership Team to develop staff culture and team dynamics professional development- Advised Robotics Team and Gay-Straight Alliance

- Managed research projects to study characteristics of effective technical teams; implemented programs and tools to improve team dynamics in technical and business teams- Managed reporting on annual survey for HR business partners, including negotiating and managing relationship with vendor for custom reporting service- Conducted analyses of HR data (e.g. attrition, promotion, performance, job & manager satisfaction) and developed prediction and reporting tools to support HRBPs and business leaders to make data-informed people decisions- Completed rotation in Business Operations: modeled revenue streams for Google’s domain registry opportunity and developed partnership strategy for relationships with domain registrars

- As a Teach For America Corps Member, led 120 students to a 25% increase in proficient or advanced proficient on the California Standards Test- Nominated as a leading math teacher to be part of Oakland Mathematics Leadership Network, and selected to serve on district Common Core Standards Task Force

- Administered site operations for two NYC school sites, including class scheduling for over 350 students and staff development for 72 corps members, managed collaboration among 12 instructional leaders using achievement and survey data- Directed two staff members to operate school systems concurrently at two sites

- Mentored students and graded assignments in CS W1007, Object-Oriented Program Design in Java.

- Evaluated executive pay and incentive packages to provide compensation recommendations for clients- Produced equity usage analysis and recommendation for a spin-off from a $100 billion multinational energy producer, and mapped changes in dilution and comp practices as a result of IPOs and spin-offs for 25 companies