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New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

The Group Forward helps organizations strategically build positive team dynamics, engaged learners and caring communities. Some call this work organizational development; we just call it moving groups forward.We’ve worked with a broad range of organizations in a variety of industries—from schools and nonprofits to startups and Fortune 100 companies—who are.

Greater New York City Area

Oversaw the talent management life-cycle from recruitment through alumni engagement, laterally managing 20+ staff and 31 post-collegiate Fellows across 8 national locations. Developed and facilitated the curriculum for a year long cycle of professional development for recent college graduates and new managers in a year long professional Fellowship. Worked.

Tel Aviv, Israel

Conducted field research in detention centers and prisons on conditions of asylum-seekers and migrant workers. Interviewed detainees and prison guards, requested freedom of information-requests, and physically inspected facilities.Co-Authored first annual Migration Detention Monitoring Report which was used to determine legal strategy with Israel’s High.

Tel Aviv

Selected from hundreds of applicants to be one of ten fully funded fellows to research and study cross-cultural leadership development in Israel/Palestine.Developed and implemented a 4-level ESL curriculum for the African Refugee Development Center, resulting in all ESL classrooms reaching the goals set by the United Nations High Commission for.

Memphis, TN

Exceeded organization’s regional and national averages in all results: 100% teacher retention (vs. 94% regionally), 100% of student achievement benchmarks met or exceeded, and 72% teacher satisfaction rates with the program (vs. 23% in Memphis, vs. 29% nationally).Founding team member of the first regional training institute, developing and executing large.

Memphis, TN

Selected from over 40,000 applicants to work in a public school in a low income community to help close the achievement gap between high and low income schools. Set an ambitious goal of having 100% of students taught accepted into a 2 or 4 year university of their choice,accomplished this goal at the end of the year. Helped school increase graduation rate.