Experience

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  Pi beta phi

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Vice president event planning

  Pi Beta Phi Executive Board member responsible for the planning and execution of all chapter events and recruitment efforts.

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  Cnn

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2012

  Intern

  Provided logistical and media support to CNN Politics and the CNN Cafe during the 2012 Democratic and Republican Party Conventions.

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  Teach for america

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2016

  Develop 7th Grade Math curriculum for Teach For America- Dallas/Ft.Worth regional institute to train and support incoming Teach For America teachers. Curriculum is used by all incoming teachers teaching 7th grade math to remediate students in Dallas Independent School District during summer months. Competitively selected as one of roughly 5,200 out of 43,000 applicants to serve in a national service corps committed to teaching in low-socioeconomic communities and changing the landscape of the American education system.

  • 7th Grade Math Curriculum Writer- DFW Regional Institute

    Jan 2015 - Jun 2016

  • 2013 Corps Member

    Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
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  Uplift education

  Jul 2013 - Jun 2016

  7th-8th grade math teacher, 7th grade team lead

  Served as the 7th and 8th grade math teacher, as well as 7th Grade Team Lead at Uplift Infinity Preparatory. As team lead, I support all 7th grade teachers campus-wide through an observation/check-in cycle, facilitate weekly meetings, and serve as the point person for academic and behavior concerns among the 7th grade. In the classroom, I lead and instruct over 140 scholars, plan daily lessons, foster and manage relationships with both scholars and parents, and create and implement a rigorous math curriculum resulting in roughly a 80% mastery of all objectives and a 40% achievement gap closure on state testing during the 2013-2014 school year. (Data not yet released for 2014-2015 year) Show less

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  Leadership for educational equity

  Feb 2015 - Jul 2015

  Exploring public leadership series fellow

  Participant in a four month leadership training series provided by LEE to develop and refine the leadership skills necessary for impact within the movement to eradicate educational inequity.

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  Impacted philadelphia

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2017

  Program analyst

  -Recruited by UPenn graduate professor and ImpactED Executive Director to serve as lead qualitative analyst for two clients in the ImpactED portfolio: The Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders (PASL) and Center for Positive Psychology’s Character Lab-Led execution of qualitative program evaluation strategy for PASL, including design and implementation of focus groups and participant interviews, and strategic program observations to analyze program efficacy and alignment with overall goals- Led landscape analysis to support Character Lab’s initiative to develop a highly-effective and holistic teacher professional development program, including identification of best practices through interviews with leading school districts and teacher development organizations Show less

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  National alliance for public charter schools

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Research fellow

  In this position, I implemented quantitative and qualitative data research and analysis to strategically promote the advocacy initiatives of the charter school movement through the National Alliance and other stakeholders.

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  Leadership for educational equity

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Policy and advocacy summer fellow

  The LEE Policy and Advocacy Summer Fellowship is designed to connect Teach for America alumni with high-impact policy and advocacy leaders and organizations for an eight-week, full-time, professional internship. The fellowship is intended to provide LEE members with exposure and networks in the fields of policy and advocacy, and support them through regional training sessions in their efforts to contribute their unique perspective from teaching, talent and passion towards mission-critical work.

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  National council on teacher quality

  Jan 2017 - May 2018

  State policy analyst

  -Created shared-understanding of state-level policies related to teacher preparation and licensure, teacher tenure and diversification of the teacher workforce, culminating in NCTQ’s flagship publication the State Teacher Policy Yearbook-Developed customized policy recommendations for states designed to enhance the enabling conditions for a high-quality teacher workforce-Provided technical assistance and insights on best-practices to state education agencies seeking to improve existing policies or systems related to teacher preparation, licensure, tenure and diversification of the teacher workforce Show less

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  Principal impact collaborative at unt dallas

  May 2018 - Aug 2021

  -Served as Interim Program Director from January 2020-June 2020, successfully leading the program through the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure continuous support of principals and minimal disruption to program impact goals-Work alongside Executive Director to guide strategic growth and organizational improvement, leading all program evaluation and continuous improvement efforts to deepen and expand PIC's impact -Develop strategy for, launched and led new pilot program and fee-for-service models, including capacity building programs for key partner districts and collective impact initiatives with other local education organizations-Project lead and primary author of all program grant proposals and updates, resulting in YoY growth in philanthropic funding Show less

  • Associate Director

    Jan 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Program Manager

    May 2018 - Jan 2020
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  Child care associates

  Sept 2021 - now

  • Director of Policy

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Director of Policy

    Sept 2021 - now
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  Children at risk

  Oct 2023 - now

  North texas regional advisory board member