Working to change the stereotype of union and administration relationships. Creating a stronger positive voice and partnership to improve efficiency and ultimately benefit students.Select Accomplishments • Settled 5 year contract for teachers & redesigned salary guide • Increased visibility in the community with events, social media and accomplishments• Implemented peer mediation among staff to improve working relationships

Select Accomplishments•Algebra 1 Curriculum (23-24): Completely revamped the curriculum to provide students with more opportunities for discovery, for increased dialogue and to take ownership of their learning. •Student Mentor: Started as a program to work with a small group of students to help with their transition to high school but didn’t end with freshman year. Over the past few years many students still frequently attend study hall for academic support, course guidance, and job/college advice.•Math Recitation: Lobbied and helped to create math recitations to provide another mode of support for students. Between the recitations, workshops and Everyday Algebra, students have shown tremendous improvement in both failure rates, understanding of content and ability to manage college prep courses at higher levels.•Virtual Instruction: Shared vision with administration to modify initial plan. Developed EdPuzzles to help ensure understanding of video instruction. Incorporated Big Ideas, Delta math, and Forms to assess learning. Worked to create numerous tactics to get struggling/absent students to catch up and complete virtual instruction assignments.•Teacher of the Year (2017-2018): Recognized for dedication and leadership role in multiple initiatives geared towards closing the achievement gap and helping students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds find their voice.•Community Tutoring: Helped to create and secure $10K initial funding to launch the Program to assist underserved population in completing homework after school due to work, family obligations, or sports. •Everyday Algebra: Placed 50% of students into higher math levels within three years of creating curriculum for and implementing Everyday Algebra, a program to support students with major math skill gaps in developing algebraic understanding.

Oversaw the Technical, Sales, and Customer Service Departments of the BioProducts Division. Developed the annual advertising, sales, training, inventory, and shipping budgets and schedules. Served as a liaison between Japanese product developers and US customers.Select Accomplishments • Jump started the company website and online catalog, driven by customer demand.• Redesigned and improved the effectiveness of dozens of decade old advertisements.• Created new employee evaluations and structured bonus incentive based on performance rather than tenure.

Developed relations and targeted new markets at the national and international levels. Assisted local sales representatives with high priority sales calls, sales presentations, chemical trials, and new process start-up. Troubleshot process, chemical and mechanical problems at existing accounts. Provided technical training to customers, as well as technical and commercial training to sales force.Select Accomplishments:• Team leader for a multiple critical and successful paper machine start-up projects in the US and overseas. • Heavily involved in sales and conversion projects in Indonesia, Ningbo and Gold East China.• Generated sales of $1.5M-$2M and exceeded sales quota by 100-125% every year.