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I leverage the District Management Group's Breakthrough Model to provide coaching and support to school teams in improving student outcomes using a results-focused approach.

At TLA, I led the overall strategic design, implementation, and evaluation of its program model, including innovative learning and research projects for funders, schools, and nonprofit organizations, as well as product design and development, through reports and TLA's resource and guidance page. Leading a small but mighty team of thought leaders, researchers, and technical experts, I orchestrated TLA's new 5-year strategic plan, launched TLA's business development function, and secured the organization's largest financial investment for exponential learning initiative.

I support nXu's leadership in the spread and scale of their purpose-focused curriculum through identifying and developing new partnerships with organizations and schools.

I provide strategic advisory support to Compass' Senior Leadership and support the school on grant development and management for its strategic initiaties.

As Senior Vice President at City Year, I led a team of 20+ staff focused on the overall design, development, and management of the products and services of City Year’s Whole School Whole Child program model and innovation efforts. I also helped steward $5 million+ in investments each year to support City Year’s design and innovation efforts and epresented and elevated City Year’s profile through showcasing designs and innovations with major funders and at national conferences, including the Carnegie Institute and Aurora Institute.

In this role, I led the organization's key innovation deparment and its efforts to design, codify, and disseminate best practices in school design across its network of 300+ schools. Over several years, I managed and grew strategic partnerships with universities and organizations like Johns Hopkins University and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. I also fostered the development of solutions, products, and services that enhanced and expanded City Year’s program model, including a Teacher Residency, credentialing and upskilling programs, and applied learning through continuous improvement focused Networks for School Improvement, and Action Communities.

In this role, I joined in the school’s startup year and led the design, development, and management of a shared vision among its school partners at City Year and Johns Hopkins University. While at Compass I developed and managed systems addressing teacher hiring, student & staff inductions, student-led conferences, school schedules & calendars, evaluation & observation, and school culture. In year 2, I leveraged first year data to set the academic direction and priorities and led, developed, and evaluated a team of 30+ staff to significantly improve academic and social emotional outcomes for students, resulting in a multiple band increase on the state’s accountability framework. In advance of leaving this role, I also designed and implemented a principal residency program to support the school's leadership transition.

In this role, I designed the national training and support model for 1500+ new special educators each year and the learning differences program for 10000+ teachers resulting in record high satisfaction rates and stronger net promoter scores for the organization. I also coached and developed leaders across 8 regions resulting in a 20% increase in student achievement for students receiving special education services compared to historic data. At the time I departed Teach For America for my next role, I achieved a 75% replication rate on programs developed and facilitated for teachers, staff, and alumni, including special education assemblies and leadership journeys.

In this role, I developed and implemented reading curriculum for students in grades 6-8 that led to 1.5-2 years average growth per year, with some exceeding 3 years of growth in one academic year. I also created and managed schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and advisory programs resulting in the reduction of behavior referrals by 50% in one academic year. In my second year of teaching, I led the school’s transition to a full inclusion model from a fully self-contained model and set academic schedules for all students, three teachers and 5 paraeducators. I also developed, organized, and led a 6th Grade Academy focused on transition from elementary school leading to increased 6th grade achievement on statewide tests and improved culture. In my final year of teaching I was selected as Teacher of the Year for the 2010-2011 School Year.

In this role I managed the Congressional Redistricting, Youth Voting, and Civic Education Projects for former Congressman David Skaggs (D-CO) and National Chair, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. I also administered the Center’s multimillion dollar grant program for civic education initiatives in the United States.

While completing my undergraduate and graduate degrees, I supported the development of a performance management system for several social service projects for the Appalachian Regional Commission. I also partnered with the Department of Job and Family Services to create a teen pregnancy prevention program for the state.

While transitioning from undergraduate to graduate school, I was awarded a stipend and resources to support the national organization Voices for America's Children. While there, I assisted in the development of Voices’ Juvenile Justice Platform and drafted issue briefs and policy implementation documents on child welfare and youth development.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Organizational Learning, Performance, And Change

2009, Law

Med, Educational Research And Evaluation

Ab, Honors Tutorial College, History

Ba, Economics