Rebecca Collins

Experience

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  Richards, Layton & Finger

  Sept 2000 - Feb 2006

  Attorney - Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring

  Practice areas include bankruptcy, insolvency and creditors’ rights, with particular expertise representing debtors, institutional lenders, creditors’ committees, significant creditors and acquirers of assets in complex, national and international chapter 11 cases. Responsibilities include all aspects of client representation (including written and oral advocacy, litigation and transactional documentation). Additional responsibilities include informal training and mentoring of junior associates, service as an associate mentor for summer associates in 2003, 2004 and 2005, membership on the firm’s Hiring Committee, and pro bono tutoring of elementary students at Bancroft Elementary School. Show less

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  Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

  Feb 2006 - Mar 2008

  Attorney - Bankruptcy and Finance

  Practice areas include bankruptcy, insolvency and creditors’ rights, with particular expertise representing debtors, secured and unsecured creditors and lease designation rights purchasers in complex, national chapter 11 cases. Responsibilities include all aspects of client representation (including written and oral advocacy, litigation and transactional documentation). Additional responsibilities include service as a lecturer and mentor in connection with the firm’s summer associate and junior associate training programs, informal training and mentoring of junior associates, and participation in several pro bono representations. Show less

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  Serviam Girls Academy

  Jul 2009 - Jun 2010

  Master Teacher - 6th and 7th Grade English and Social Studies

  Primary responsibility for all aspects of managing and teaching sixth grade homeroom and sixth and seventh grade English Language Arts and Social Studies, including curriculum planning and implementation, assessment and classroom management.

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  Delaware Design-Lab High School

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  Responsible for oversight and coordination of all aspects of school management, including operations, personnel, fiscal management, and educational outcomes. Significant achievements include, among others, substantial revision to and successful implementation of Student Code of Conduct, development and implementation of curriculum across all courses and grade levels, increased faculty and staff support and engagement, increased responsiveness to stakeholder requests, and successful engagement of grant funders. Show less Board of Directors; February 2016 – Present (Vice Chair; Chair, Facilities Committee; Chair, Policy Committee; Member, Executive Committee; Member, Finance Committee; Member, XQ Subcommittee) Member of the team awarded a $10 million grant from the national organization XQ: The Superschool Project. Worked directly with all relevant stakeholders to create five year plan for implementation of the XQ grant, including up front year one project management and budgeting responsibility. Board activities include, among others, leading the Board and the school through the Department of Education's process for modifications to school charter, including presentation before the Charter School Accountability Committee; creation of Head of School and XQ Project Manager job descriptions and reporting structures; creation and monitoring of annual budget; creation of new Board calendar with specific actions and declines for Board activities; creation of all Board committees, including development of Committee charges; planning and execution of annual Board retreat; oversight for recruiting and hiring Board level reporting employees; drafting and negotiating lease contracts and amendments; management of all legal matters; and drafting policies for Board approval in compliance with local, state and federal education mandates and law. Show less

  • Dean of Academic Intensity

    Nov 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Interim Executive Director

    Sept 2017 - Apr 2018

  • Vice Chairman Of The Board

    Jun 2016 - Sept 2017
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  Rebecca Collins

  Jul 2018 - now

  Education Consultant

  Providing consultation and advice to charter schools regarding best practices for student engagement, talent development, and board effectiveness.

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  (USTA) United States Tennis Association

  May 2022 - Dec 2023

  Area League Coordinator - Delaware