Resume

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
// Administrative Intern, Raleigh, NC //
 * A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School, August 2011 - present **
 * Assume duties of assistant principal, including conducting teacher evaluations, designing professional development, and working with students and families to promote academic achievement
 * Collaborate with North Carolina State University Athletic Department to design and implement Camp Pack mentoring program for at-risk students

// Executive Director, Durham, NC //
 * Teach For America ** ▪ **Eastern North Carolina, August 2008 - May 2011**
 * Set vision and designed strategy to maximize the impact of over 350 teachers and 450 alumni in Durham and northeastern North Carolina
 * Managed a team of 11 staff members and a regional advisory board of community leaders
 * Grew local funding base from 1M in 2008 to 3M in 2011 by enlisting a network of private and public supporters, and secured 7.3M over four years in Race to the Top funds
 * Strengthened relationships with superintendents and principals in nine school districts and initiated expansion to two new school districts to ensure strategic teacher placement

// School Director, Washington High School, Atlanta, GA //
 * Teach For America ** ▪ **Atlanta Summer Training Institute, May 2007 - July 2007**
 * Served as instructional and operational leader of summer school site
 * Managed 11 staff members to maximize learning of 80 beginning teachers and 200 students, and posted highest student achievement results among all Atlanta summer school sites

// Program Director / Senior Program Director, Durham, NC // > // Community Development Coordinator, Government Affairs, Raleigh, NC //
 * Teach For America ** ▪ **Eastern North Carolina, June 2005 - July 2008**
 * Managed two program directors and directly supported over 100 teachers in grades K-12 to achieve ambitious student achievement goals
 * Designed and managed programs involving 150 teachers and a variety of external participants, including teacher orientation, placement, and professional development events
 * Consistently earned nation’s strongest teacher survey results
 * The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, July 2004 - May 2005 **
 * Coordinated member involvement in quality of life initiatives, including K-12 and higher education policy, by planning large-scale events, managing issue-specific volunteer task forces, and maintaining Chamber visibility in the community

Teach For America/Warren County High School, August 2002 - June 2004
// High School English Teacher, Warrenton, NC //
 * Increased state End of Course test scores from 70% proficiency to over 90% proficiency in English I
 * Received system-wide Stellar Performer Award for excellence in teaching

The University of Texas Ex-Students’ Association, July 2001 - July 2002
// Student Relations Administrator, Austin, TX //
 * Coordinated 200+ faculty, staff, and student leaders to design and execute five pre-school Camp Texas sessions for 550 incoming freshmen

** EDUCATION **
** North Carolina State University/Northeast Leadership Academy, August 2010 – present ** Pursuing Master of School Administration

= Wake Forest University, September 1997 - May 2001 = Bachelor of Arts in English, Cumulative GPA of 3.6, //magna cum laude//

** Wake Forest University, Callaway School of Business and Accountancy, May – August 2000 **

** CERTIFICATIONS **

 * School Administration (in progress, expected May 2012)
 * North Carolina Professional I license in secondary English education

** PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS **

 * // Daily Five / Daily Café // Book Study, 2012
 * Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, 2011
 * Understanding By Design, 2011
 * Facilitative Leadership, 2010
 * Crucial Conversations, 2010
 * Positive Behavior Support, 2010

** COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT **

 * Appointed Member, Governor’s Education Transformation Commission, 2010 – present
 * Volunteer, Teach For America – Eastern North Carolina, 2011 – present
 * Intern, Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce, Summer 2011
 * Volunteer, Halifax Community Leadership Equity Project, Summer 2011