 Led recruitment efforts as the sole recruiter, successfully hiring top talent to fulfill the school’s educational mission. Recruited and hired over 85% of current Paul staff. Developed and implemented HR policies and systems that positively impacted staff retention and morale. Managed staff lifecycle processes encompassing recruitment, hiring, onboarding, employment satisfaction check-ins, contract renewals, and offboarding. Organized staff wellness events.  Coordinated with school leadership to align HR strategies with educational objectives. Coached over 70 beginning teachers on classroom management and building positive classroom culture. Oversaw the employee performance review process, ensuring fair assessments and productive feedback. Created compensation plans for engaging with potential candidates and existing staff. Played a key role in payroll, leave management, workers’ compensation, and benefits administration. Resolved workplace disputes in a timely and effective manner, promoting a positive work environment. Conducted analysis and reporting for compliance and internal planning. Stayed updated with labor laws and educational regulations to ensure the school's HR practices were compliant. Piloted and taught AP Psychology with over 80% of scholars passing the AP Exam.

 Taught courses to Secondary Teaching Residents by modeling best practices, providing ongoing written and verbal feedback, incorporating technology into instructional delivery and assignments, and maintaining data on teachers' progress. ----- Courses taught include: Classroom Management; Foundations to Teaching and Learning; Family and Community Collaboration in an Urban Setting; Secondary Math Immersion; Math Methods I and II; Proportional Reasoning; Field Experience and Student Teaching I and II; Small Group Practicum

 Coached and evaluated Teaching Residents and Fellows placed at DC public and public charter schools. Used variety of coaching methods: earbud/real-time coaching, elbow coaching, co-teaching, and modeling.  Contributed to Urban Teachers’ professional community, including posting work, uploading videos of course instruction, attending meetings and professional development, and teaming with others in support of participants.

Review teacher videos submitted by teachers across the nation.Assess classroom practice and lesson's alignment to Common Core Standards to select and share performance ratings.

Interviewed parents and wrote socio-cultural assessments for special education eligibility. Co-led variety of support groups, including Substance Abuse Prevention and Student Support Services Groups and special education counseling. Conducted psychoeducation-support groups and individual counseling.Presented on anxiety/depression awareness and suicide prevention to Title 1 middle school and high school students.Participated in a school-wide Positive Behavioral Intervention Support (PBIS) team.Trained in Restorative Practice, PRePARE Crisis Intervention, and Virginia Model for Threat Assessment.

One-to-one tutor for the following subjects: K-8 academics and study skills, high school Algebra, high school Geometry, and AP Psychology.

Created and led a school-wide positive student culture and discipline system for 145 9th gradersCoached four STEM teachers by conducting observation cycles, real-time coaching, and provided support and resources aimed at increasing teacher effectiveness and professional growthEstablished systems: master schedule, classes rosters, soccer program, student government, student-led clubsOutreached to Vietnamese families for recruitment and school involvement

- Differentiated instruction based upon student data for low-income, minority scholars by creating material that tends to all scholars’ learning styles and developmental levels.- Wrote curriculum aligned to Common Core Standards to develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.- Taught 91 students in 1st year: 45 scholars scored Proficient and 23 scholars scored Advanced, leading to a 15% increase of students scoring Proficient/Advanced on DC-CAS compared to school’s previous performance.- Taught 52 students in 2nd year: 94% of scholars scored Proficient/Advanced on DC-CAS; 31 scholars scored Proficient and 18 scholars scored Advanced- Looped with 6th grade students to 7th grade accelerated math: scholars grew an average of 3.8 grade levels based upon MAP assessment.

- Completed a four-year alternative teacher preparation program that aims to accelerate student achievement in the nation’s highest-needs schools. - Teaching certification and program graduation contingent on demonstrated ability to improve student academic performance by a minimum of one grade level by the end of each school year.- Completing clinically-based graduate coursework while gaining various teaching experiences:--- (Summer 2011) 3rd-5th Grade Co-Teacher at Camp St. Vincent in Baltimore, Maryland--- (2011-2012) 7th Grade Pre-Algebra Co-Teacher/Debate Coach at Chavez Prep in Washington, DC--- (Summer 2012) 3rd Grade Remedial Math Teacher at Center City-Trinidad Campus in Washington, DC--- (2012-2014) 6th Grade Math Teacher/Soccer Coach at Chavez Prep in Washington, DC--- (2014-2015) 7th Grade Math Teacher/Soccer Coach + Mentor Teacher at Chavez Prep in Washington, DC

- Differentiated support and provided mentoring/regular feedback for four Teaching Fellows.- Led department meetings, ran professional development workshops, evaluated lesson plans, and conducted classroom observations to ensure that Breakthrough scholars are receiving a rigorous education.

Assisted Site Director in all aspects of the day-to-day operation including bookkeeping, providing customer service, and performing administrative duties for a summer program of 289 gifted elementary school students.

- Facilitated social issues discussions and found service projects for a middle-school leadership development and community service program called Young Heroes.- Liaised with 106 public, private and charter schools in the DC metro area, resulting in 51 schools signing up for presentations and over 2,000 inquiries for the Young Heroes Program.- Completed over 1,900 hours of community service, serving the local DC metro area.

- Planned and implemented an enriching academic and extracurricular curriculum for 20 low-income, minority students from Wards 1 and 6. - Assigned challenging yet flexible classroom assignments for students, catering to widely heterogeneous classroom ability levels.- Tutored students individually and in groups to enhance skills in mathematics, vocabulary, grammar, spelling and syntax.- Led special project development and field trips.

- Academic-year internship: proctored tests, graded assignments, created worksheets, taught mini-lessons, and managed classroom behavior for a 21-student class.- Assisted students with basic technological projects and oral presentations.

- Developed lesson plans and taught disadvantaged 5th and 6th grade students about “Great Minority Leaders Who Made a Difference” (Self-devised topic).- Taught two electives (Speech and Debate / Mock Trial) that helped to increase students’ presentation skills via live simulations and a final performance in front of parents.- Co-taught a 6th grade writing workshop and worked with students individually to improve their essay writing skills.- Led and participated in program sponsored co-curricular activities designed to promote student leadership skills.