President And Chief Executive Officer
CurrentProviding executive coaching to help ensure the success of the superintendent and their leadership team by providing an experienced, trusted, knowledgeable, and confidential coach.• Provide strategic advice to increase student achievement, close achievement gaps and increase the graduation rate• Provide technical advice to implement strategies and political advice to help navigate the cultural, political and relationship issues that may impact achievement of the superintendent’s agenda• Assist with personal strategies to help the superintendent organize their work to maintain balance • Help the superintendent think through difficult issues and decisions, anticipate problem areas and provide alternate strategies or perspectives on issues• Serve as sounding board for new ideas, goal setting and initiative development• Work with the superintendent’s cabinet to help them more effectively support the superintendent• Ten members of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Leadership Team have been appointed as superintendents nationally. • The book “Within Reach, Leadership Lessons in School Reform” chronicles my time with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and four other books reviewed aspects of my tenure along with numerous articles, research studies, and case studies.