• Data-Driven Instruction
• Program Management
• Budgets & Scheduling
• Student Discipline/Support
• Parent Communication

SUPERINTENDENT
Andes Central School District, Andes, New York
Offer strategic leadership by developing and implementing the district's vision, mission, and long-term goals while fostering a culture of continuous improvement to maximize students' achievement.

• Developed an overall instructional vision to promote academic development, provided rigorous learning opportunities, and led every student towards achieving greatest potential.
• Advocated school's interests as Chief Executive Officer by presenting related issues to the Board of Directors.
• Established close relationships with families to individualize student learning and promoted learning as a meaningful process, while enhancing ties with the broader community.
• Employed collaborative leadership abilities to develop and sustain strong collegial relationships throughout all levels of faculty and staff, along with overseeing the school budget to enhance program and facilities.

ASSISTANT PRINICPAL/PRINCIPAL OF PROGRAMS
Montauk School Pre-K to Grade 8 District, Montauk, New York
Supervise all students and maintain an effective disciplinary structure. Oversee New York State testing, scheduling, and scoring for the district. Support the Principal with the budget process. Contribute to Board of Education meetings and RTI Committee meetings. Serve as Chief Information Officer and Data Coordinator. Manage the school-wide enrichment program.

• Collaborated with the Principal to provide leadership in developing and maintaining high quality educational programs for students in grades PreK-8.
• Improved school communication by serving as liaison between parents and the school including contributing to parentteacher meetings.
• Coordinated summer programs as Principal that included administrative oversight and scheduling.
• Evaluated the school’s curriculum and recommended necessary changes and improvements as Chair of the Curriculum Committee.
• Empowered and motivated professional staff with district performance plans, yearly certification, and teacher evaluations.
• Utilized program management skills to oversee the Smart Schools Bond Act, school clubs brochure, and Enrichment for All program. Contributed to Red Ribbon Week and the Wellness Week program design and implementation.
• Devised and implemented a year-long book drive to create libraries for children in Malawi, Africa.

DIRECTOR/STAFF DEVELOPMENT LEAD TEACHER
Director of the Peconic Teacher Center, (PTC), Southampton, NY
Served as Director to approximately 1500 educators and administrators from Hampton Bays to Montauk. Conducted Policy Board meetings with representatives from all consortium school districts. Oversaw state and local budgets. Coordinated cluster scoring for NY State Tests for grades 3-8. Contributed to administrative instructional meetings and superintendent planning sessions.

• Served as Staff Development Lead Teacher for Southampton Schools and oversaw new staff orientation, mentor training, and the peer coach program. Oversaw and administered My Learning Plan to district teachers.
• Coordinated professional development sessions for educators that included Teachers College training and the reading/ writing workshop model.
• Devised and implemented the district staff development plan focusing on Pre-K through 12 literacy support, and integration of a new math program Pre-K through grade 6.
• Gained expertise through BOCES and district demonstrations to implement a curriculum mapping web-based program for the district. Served as member of the Curriculum Council, District Math Task Force Member, and District Literacy Team Member.

CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR – EAST END READING AND WRITING PROJECT
Long Island University, Southampton, NY campus

LEAD ELA TEACHER (GRADES 5-8)
Southampton Schools
Conducted classroom observations and hired key professionals for the ELA program. Contributed to curriculum writing and designed the summer reading program. Served as Chairperson for the Pre-K through grade 12 District Literacy Team. Presented at board of education meetings. Completed professional development training on the word study approach to spelling and word work.

• Designed and mapped balanced literacy curriculum for grades 5-8.
• Raised district ELA scores, in partnership with faculty, to significantly higher levels than had been previously attained.

Teacher of English—Grades 9-12 and Project Advance Writing Program, Syracuse University; ESL-ELA Team Teacher, East Hampton High School, East Hampton, NY

Teacher of Reading and Language Arts, Oneida Middle School, Schenectady, NY, Grades 6-7

• Arts in Education Coordinator