Partner with organizations to grow DEI strategies and refine talent and culture practices to ensure all employees feel a sense of well-being, belonging, and success. Key accomplishments include:• Developing and streamlining operational systems for small and growing organizations.• Managing strategic initiatives, such as website development, conference communications, and social media strategy.• Leading a series of trainings on feedback culture with a small organization, coaching and… Show more Partner with organizations to grow DEI strategies and refine talent and culture practices to ensure all employees feel a sense of well-being, belonging, and success. Key accomplishments include:• Developing and streamlining operational systems for small and growing organizations.• Managing strategic initiatives, such as website development, conference communications, and social media strategy.• Leading a series of trainings on feedback culture with a small organization, coaching and supporting senior leaders in growing feedback giving and getting practices. Show less

Lead strategic planning projects with equity-driven, social-impact clients, managing all stakeholder engagement to drive the development of cohesive, impact-driven strategic frameworks and operational plans. Lead all components of the project, including team management, client communications, material preparation, meeting planning, and project administration. Key accomplishments include:• Developing more efficient and effective project management and collaboration practices, including AI… Show more Lead strategic planning projects with equity-driven, social-impact clients, managing all stakeholder engagement to drive the development of cohesive, impact-driven strategic frameworks and operational plans. Lead all components of the project, including team management, client communications, material preparation, meeting planning, and project administration. Key accomplishments include:• Developing more efficient and effective project management and collaboration practices, including AI integration and ongoing improvement.• Completing strategic planning processes for various organizations, including community foundations and housing research centers. Show less

As an Education Senior Advisor, I support A/B Consulting in growing its partnerships and impact in the education sector.

• Led the strategy, improvement, and ongoing management of all internal infrastructure, including operations, compliance, finance, human resources, team collaboration, and organizational culture. • Managed an operations team and connected resources, including 3 team members along with additional contractors. • Developed and managed the organization’s annual budget to successfully meet impact goals and advance the mission. Partnered with and led financial reporting to the board and board… Show more • Led the strategy, improvement, and ongoing management of all internal infrastructure, including operations, compliance, finance, human resources, team collaboration, and organizational culture. • Managed an operations team and connected resources, including 3 team members along with additional contractors. • Developed and managed the organization’s annual budget to successfully meet impact goals and advance the mission. Partnered with and led financial reporting to the board and board finance committee. Integrated financial systems to enable business development across the team.• Stewarded and participated in the organization’s senior leadership team to regularly monitor progress, reflect, set priorities, and advance organizational and cross-functional priorities.• Oversaw the organizational diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy, policies, and culture, consistently yielding a culture with 90%+ staff recommending the organization and feeling inspired by DEI work.• Managed all talent functions, including employee hiring, onboarding, retention, growth, and ongoing learning and development. Managed the transition of key team members along with the successful hiring and onboarding of 6+ team members.• Led a field-wide community of practice, the Remote DEI Collective, to advance organizational DEI practices across the education sector. Founded the community and successfully fundraised and obtained multiple grants for the effort. Show less

• Led the organization’s first integrated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and organizational learning strategy. Developed and operationalized cross-organization DEI commitments aligned with the organization’s mission and strategy. • Led and continually evolved internal DEI capacity-building, broadening to include team culture and success. • Secured funding and created the Remote DEI Collective, a community that collaboratively advance DEI across our 12 leading remote education… Show more • Led the organization’s first integrated diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and organizational learning strategy. Developed and operationalized cross-organization DEI commitments aligned with the organization’s mission and strategy. • Led and continually evolved internal DEI capacity-building, broadening to include team culture and success. • Secured funding and created the Remote DEI Collective, a community that collaboratively advance DEI across our 12 leading remote education organizations. Designed the nationally acclaimed Remote DEI Toolkit. • Fostered team strategic cohesiveness through integrated impact measurement and data. Manage the organization’s ongoing goal-setting, reflection, and impact measurement. Show less

• Led TLA's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy and ongoing efforts to operationalize DEI values, building internal capacity and skills to continually increase inclusiveness and equity in cultural practices across a virtual team environment. Facilitated DEI training, conversations, and development to ensure programs are in service of educational equity.• Managed strategy, development, and partnerships for the Learning Commons in order to connect educator competencies and make… Show more • Led TLA's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategy and ongoing efforts to operationalize DEI values, building internal capacity and skills to continually increase inclusiveness and equity in cultural practices across a virtual team environment. Facilitated DEI training, conversations, and development to ensure programs are in service of educational equity.• Managed strategy, development, and partnerships for the Learning Commons in order to connect educator competencies and make professional learning resources searchable and portable. • Designed, developed, and strategically disseminated classroom and systems-level data use strategies and resources to support educators and leaders in personalizing instruction and implementing data-informed innovative practices.• Supported TLA's practitioner learning team in codifying high-potential human capital practices, building networks for learning, and strategically sharing resources to ensure educators are adequately prepared and supported in designing equitable, student-centered classrooms. Show less

• Captureed, developed, and disseminated innovative teaching and learning practices and systems transformation strategies from around the nation, supporting the transformation of K-12 classrooms nationwide. • Collaborated with strategic partners and leaders in the K-12 education space to ensure educators have the resources, tools, data, and infrastructure needed to effectively build capacity and scale innovative teaching and learning practices.• Developed strategy and lead internal and… Show more • Captureed, developed, and disseminated innovative teaching and learning practices and systems transformation strategies from around the nation, supporting the transformation of K-12 classrooms nationwide. • Collaborated with strategic partners and leaders in the K-12 education space to ensure educators have the resources, tools, data, and infrastructure needed to effectively build capacity and scale innovative teaching and learning practices.• Developed strategy and lead internal and external work and learning around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Show less

• Developed and executed national network personalized learning strategic vision and budget, in collaboration with the Achievement team, in 16 schools across four regions.• Created professional development and continually coached instructional staff around personalized learning pedagogy and integration of educational technology.• Led strategic development and innovation of personalized learning model across all schools, integrating technology and data-driven practices.• Designed and… Show more • Developed and executed national network personalized learning strategic vision and budget, in collaboration with the Achievement team, in 16 schools across four regions.• Created professional development and continually coached instructional staff around personalized learning pedagogy and integration of educational technology.• Led strategic development and innovation of personalized learning model across all schools, integrating technology and data-driven practices.• Designed and evaluated the efficacy of instructional pilots to inform model evolution.• Managed procurement and optimization of student and staff technology to enable personalized learning in all schools. Show less

• Supported the evolution of the Rocketship school model through the management and stewardship of pilots in our schools and through the ongoing support of our Learning Lab staffs.• Partnered closely with content teams and school staff in the application and monitoring of students’ use of online learning programs, integrating online content into our core instructional tools and resources (including scope and sequence maps), and expanding the availability of online learning programs and… Show more • Supported the evolution of the Rocketship school model through the management and stewardship of pilots in our schools and through the ongoing support of our Learning Lab staffs.• Partnered closely with content teams and school staff in the application and monitoring of students’ use of online learning programs, integrating online content into our core instructional tools and resources (including scope and sequence maps), and expanding the availability of online learning programs and other technologies to homework systems and at-home uses by our Rocketeers and their families. Show less

• Collaborated with the Rocketship STEM Achievement Team to integrate science, technology, and engineering concepts into math instruction. • Aligned science content with Common Core math standards to develop targeted STEM instruction. • Piloted various education technology initiatives, such as the use of technology hardware as well as the use of learning software for students, and share findings with the achievement team as well as other teachers.

• Taught math, science, and writing to 5th grade students at Rocketship Sí Se Puede Academy. • Innovated with blended learning practices to ensure that each student received personalized instruction and practice. • Constantly led and collaborated with other colleagues to push instructional practices, better leverage technology, and create enriching experiences for students.

• Continually developed instructional pedagogy through weekly coaching and professional development activities, including seminars in instructional planning, classroom management, learning theory, literacy, and diversity training.• Supported incoming corps members through identity and community building activities.• Trained through intensive professional development and taught Algebra 1 at Alliance Ouchi-O'Donnovan High School in the 2012 Los Angeles Institute.