Relevant Experience

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
The Enriched Educator, LLC
June 2021 to current
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Managing Director, Leadership Development
Teach For America
July 2024 to current

Head of Schools; Director of Secondary Literacy
KIPP Metro Atlanta Public Schools
June 2022 to February 2024

Founding Principal
Entrepreneurship Prep Willard, a Breakthrough Public School
July 2016 to July 2021

Instructional Coach - ELA || 4th - 8th Grade
Chicago Public Schools
August 2015 to June 2016

ELA & Humanities Teacher || 4th/5th Grade
Chicago Public Schools; Academy for Urban School Leadership
June 2012 to August 2016


Certifications

Educational Leadership –Tier II Certification
Georgia view

5 Year Professional Principal License
Ohio view

CLASS 2008 Secondary School Observer
Teachstone view


Education

Certificate in School Management and Leadership
Harvard Graduate School of Education view
2021
Course Completion:
• Leading Schools
• Leading Change
• Leading People
• Leading Learning

Ed.D., Instructional Leadership
Concordia University
2015 - 2019
GPA 4.0

M.A.T., Elementary Education
National Louis University
2012 - 2013
GPA 4.0

M.B.A., Project Management
Saint Xavier University
2009 - 2011
GPA 3.7

B.S., Finance and Advertising
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
2005 - 2009
GPA 3.4


Achievements & Recognition

Accomplished Principal
Breakthrough Public Schools
SY 2020/21 Evaluation

Highly Skilled Principal
Breakthrough Public Schools
SY 2018, 2019, and 2020 Evaluations

Accomplished Teacher
Carter School of Excellence
SY 2015/16 Evaluation SY 2014/15 Evaluation

Teaching Literacy Award
The Great Books Foundation
January 2014


Expertise

  • Curriculum Modification & Internalization

  • Classroom Management: Routines, Structure & Joy view

  • Community Engagement & Outreach

  • Data Culture: Collection, Monitoring, and Analysis view

  • Data Driven Instruction view

  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Training view

  • In the Moment Feedback / Real Time Coaching view

  • Leadership Development & Coaching view

  • Performance Management & Evaluation

  • Professional Development: Planning & Facilitation view

  • Social and Emotional Learning view

  • Strategic Planning & Goal Setting

  • Systems & Process Codification

  • Time & Task Management