Experience

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  Oldham county high school

  Aug 2003 - Jul 2015

  Spanish teacher in oldham county public schools

  Served as a district teacher leader, Spanish teacher and professional learning community lead teacher for 12 years. Demonstrated an informed commitment to the World Language Department as a leader of professional learning by coaching community members through problems of practice and facilitating positive outcomes for educators and their students. Collaborated with other district departments and worked towards best practices for all students and building the capacity of peers to implement change models across the district. Show less

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  Hope street group

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Kentucky teacher fellow

  Developed data-driven, non-partisan, state-wide education policy and practice initiatives with national and state partners based on Kentucky teacher perception data.

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  Bill & melinda gates foundation

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

  Convened with 49 teachers from around the United States to support the development of the foundation’s strategies, shared advisory insights on how to implement that vision in schools and districts, and provided feedback and perspective as the Foundation led work in the education field. Collaborating and working with a steering committee of teacher leaders from Kentucky in order to plan and facilitate an ECET2 (Elevating and Celebrating Effective Teaching and Teachers) conference. It is a conference “by teachers for teachers” and enables all attendees to receive professional learning through colleague circles, keynote speakers, breakout sessions and networking.

  • Teaching Advisory Council

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Steering Committee, ECET2 Regional and State Conferences

    Mar 2014 - Jan 2015
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  Mira education

  Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

  Virtual community organizer, center for teaching quality

  Facilitated virtual conversation between teachers nationally and from around the globe to learn with one another about how to create and sustain high-quality teaching feedback and professional learning systems.

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  Redesign challenge

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2015

  Community manager

  Co-created a playbook for virtual engagement models. Facilitated conversation in a virtual platform which created a safe space for educators to share experiences, exchange ideas and refine new solutions to existing educational problems of practice.

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  Fern creek elementary school

  Aug 2015 - Jun 2018

  Spanish teacher and teacherpreneur in jefferson county public schools

  Served as a district Teacherpreneur teacher hybrid and Spanish Teacher for 3 years. Demonstrated an informed commitment to the World Language Department as a leader of curriculum development by leading peer to peer collaboration to develop a proficiency track to support the needs of all learners. Led a train the trainer cohort of district teacher leaders focused on engaging peers through virtual professional learning models and strategies.

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  Hope street group

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2019

  Leveraged expertise in social media methodology and network mobilization to co-create campaigns to increase collaboration between workforce and education networks. Created systems for analyzing social media metrics that informed partner engagement strategy and social media communications. Created and facilitated social media training for HSG Teacher Fellows across the country. Collaborated with Hope Street Group's (HSG) leadership team to promote intentionality for online engagement methods, building the vision and strategy for the organization in how best to leverage online platforms, and enhancing connections and relationships between educators across multiple states and geographic barriers.

  • Manager, Networks

    Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

  • National Social Media Consultant

    Aug 2015 - Jun 2018
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  Sevenzo

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  Community manager

  Helped Sevenzo develop a direct-to-teacher outreach strategy through strategic development support. Data mined user interaction data to understand trends and pivot strategy based on engagement. Collaborated with and supported the executive team in the organization’s decision making process on an ongoing basis.

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  Curio learning

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

  Director of marketing and traction for curio learning

  Supported the development and implementation of a Curio Learning marketing plan. Established a social media strategy to deepen online engagement. Designed an internal system of gathering quantitative and qualitative data to inform social media best practices and overall strategy. Created a tracking system to gather data from google analytics to inform marketing strategy. Optimized the Curio website by curating an in-depth and intentional SEO model. Developed and led professional learning for virtual and face-to-face events. Show less

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  National geographic society

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2021

  Teacher advisory council

  Convened with 39 teachers from around the United States to support the development of National Geographic’s education strategies and shared advisory insights on how to deepen and share National Geographic’s professional learning opportunities in schools and districts. Provided feedback and perspective on building the organization’s networks and communities with an intentional focus on engaging youth.

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  Poudre school district

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  Spanish teacher

  Served as a Spanish Teacher for 2.5 years at Wellington Middle School (WMS) in Northern Colorado. Demonstrated an informed commitment as a leader of curriculum development by creating a blended learning model equipping students with synchronous and asynchronous opportunities for all activities. Connected peers with teacher leadership opportunities including: digital citizenship pilot with Facebook, PBL and design thinking support with national experts, construction of an internal Customer Relationship Management (CRM), colleague participation at a National Geographic conference in Washington DC. Show less

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  Latent talent accelerator

  Feb 2020 - Jul 2021

  Social media marketing consultant

  Created strategy to optimize social media engagement that includes tracking metrics and providing data-driven analytics. Built a model for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) that encompasses an in-depth keyword and website analysis. Utilized the Canva platform to develop LTA branding and generate comprehensive data presentations. Leveraged Google Ad Words to enhance website traffic and capture comparative analytics to advise strategy.

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  National geographic society

  Jan 2022 - now

  Senior manager, explorer-education connections

  Implements and manages high-impact programs that provide opportunities for Explorers to grow their impact through education outreach, for educators to learn directly from and alongside Explorers, and for young people to be inspired by and contribute to Explorer-led work. Co-designs and contributes to the strategic vision for Explorer-Education Connections programs at the National Geographic Society (NGS), with a focus on new program ideation to best engage the educator audience and build engagement through a learning journey across programs. Works collaboratively across the Society and with internal and external stakeholders to maximize educator, student, and young people’s roles in direct access to explorer-led opportunities. Supports the development of high-impact initiatives that align with the NG NEXT strategy, NGS’s diversity, equity and inclusion principles, and Explorer-led projects and programs. Show less