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July 2011-August 2014, August 2014-Current
The School for Ethics and Global Leadership (SEGL), Washington, DC and London, England, UK
Academic Dean (DC; previous); Director (London; current)
Served a diverse community of over 500 young people and several iterations of the School’s faculty, from across the nation and around the world, as their English teacher, their Academic Dean, their advisor, and college counselor and recommender for over 90% of the School’s students, in the closest residences to the Capitol in Washington, and steps from the British Museum in London.
Transformed the School’s summer program in London, which I founded in 2018, into a year-long campus in 2023, one co-equal with the School’s branches in Washington, D.C. and Johannesburg, South Africa, and served as the founding director of that school.
Key shaper of SEGL’s mission to connect young people who reflect the diversity of the United States—who are middle class to poor, who are people of color, and who are mostly young women—to the halls of power. Facilitated their learning from, working with, and challenging of: members of the United States Congress, the United Kingdom’s Parliament, the European Parliament, leaders from within the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump White Houses, and current and former candidates for President, among other leaders from the business, law, nonprofit, and journalism sectors.
Expanded SEGL’s reach from 48 students per semester to hundreds through online learning, summer programming, and seminars featuring SEGL’s extensive roster of guest speakers and educational experiences both in-person and online. Helped create, professionalize, and organize the School’s unique academic and interpersonal content, focused on critical thinking and authentic experiences meant to help young people guide themselves through an ever-changing world.
Had a key role in shaping all of the School’s major expansions, including the many online learning courses in which the School partners with students who cannot access its in-person programming (creator), its expansions to Johannesburg (wrote the first feasibility plan after being the School’s only representative to visit our partner campus, the African Leadership Academy, prior to our multi-year partnership) and London (creator of both the summer experience and the full-term campus), and its work with external partners, such as the Rhodes Scholarship/Schmidt Futures’ RISE Scholarship (consultant on their admissions criteria, and eventual academic partner to deliver the School’s unique curriculum to low-income and poor students throughout the world; created several full scholarships for our campus in a time of unexpected financial difficulty).
Carried the School and its mission in several other roles and contexts, including stints as the Director of Advising, Director of Online Learning and Information Technology, and temporary Dean of Faculty during the School’s most intensive hiring period, during which we reshaped the makeup of our faculty to better reflect the diversity and experiences of our students.
Experienced crisis manager, having had key roles in guiding the School through the unique crises that SEGL has faced because of its mission and location. This includes all its safety, academic, and logistical planning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including facilitating synchronous online learning in the immediate aftermath of the lockdowns and facilitating safe in-person learning and residential life in the years afterward, its response to the murder of George Floyd and others, and its unique safety and academic needs as a result of January 6 and subsequent ongoing safety issues near the Capitol, alongside the day-to-day issues that appear in all residential schools.
August 2014-August 2017
Community Charter School of Cambridge (CCSC), Cambridge, MA
Teacher, US History 11; Teacher and Writer, English 12 and AP English Language and Composition; Advisor; College Recommender
Served a diverse, low-income population of students from all over Boston and the surrounding area, providing them with a curriculum in English 12 and AP English Language and Composition that would simultaneously satisfy the needs of the state and facilitate self-discovery and authentic practice with real-world writing and political communication skills. Facilitated multiple guest speaker sessions and professional experiences, like publishing op-eds, writing political speeches for real political operators, and crafting compelling college essays.
Race and Diversity Professional Development Task Force and Humanities hiring team, through which we facilitated the remaking of our Humanities faculty to better reflect the diverse identities and experiences of our students and better train them for post-secondary success.
Harvard Undergraduate Teaching Education Program coach; mentored undergraduates through teaching certifications (SEI, History) and teacher licensure one-on-one, daily, for two years. Participated in several other partnerships with the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), including its teacher mentorship video series used in multiple HGSE classes and learning modules.
CCSC Mock Trial Team coach, National Honor Society faculty lead, college essay institute teacher, and college recommender for most of the classes of `15, `16, `17. Chosen by faculty to deliver the school’s Black History Month address and chosen by students of the class of 2015 to deliver the faculty graduation speech.
July 2010-July 2011
Citizen Schools, Boston, MA (placement at the Martin Luther King Middle School in Charlotte, NC)
National Teaching Fellow; AmeriCorps Fellow; Campus College Readiness Lead
Co-led all Eighth-Grade programming for the organization in the state of North Carolina. Took on this role, with no training and little support, after the unexpected mid-semester departure of the organization’s Eighth Grade programming manager for the state. Successfully trained students for a major networking event with over 200 professionals in Charlotte.
Instructional leader for “College and Career Connections” course, supporting seven other staff members in their planning for the career prep lessons.
Education, Awards and honors
M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction: Out of School Time
Lesley University, May 2012
Done in conjunction with the Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellows Program.
3.8 GPA, earned while working full-time as a teacher.
A.B. in Social Anthropology, Secondary in Studio Art
Harvard University, May 2010
Was a Phillips Brooks House Association’s Stride Rite fellow for Public Service, 2007-2010.
Took 2 graduate-level anthropology classes in memory politics.
Was exhibited in several art shows through the undergraduate art department, and featured in a news article for one.
Recipient of the Phillips Brooks House Association’s Stride Rite Senior Service Award for outstanding commitment to community service (2010).
Balanced, for my Junior and Senior year, and part of my Sophomore year, a total of ~30 hours of work per week (through employment at two other part time jobs) outside of my full-time school load.