2022 - Present

Amplify

As Product Manager with Amplify, I build educational technology products and ensure they work well in classrooms—driving interoperability, authentication, and login across Amplify's products.

Amplify creates high-quality, next-generation K–12 core and supplemental curriculum and assessments, reaching more than million students in all 50 US states.

2021 - 2022

InnovateEDU

As the Technical Lead for InnovateEDU’s Project Unicorn, I worked nationally with school districts and ed-tech vendors to develop data interoperability strategy and solutions, with an ultimate goal to improve data interoperability across the education sector.

My work included 1:1 advising with edtech vendors and school districts, contributing to publications including the State of the Sector Report, authoring a technical assistance strategy, presenting at conferences, planning and hosting webinars, and performing data analysis about industry trends.

2014 - 2020

KIPP NYC

As Director of Data and Analytics with KIPP NYC, I led a team managing high school data and school operations, as well as post-secondary data and analytics with KIPP Forward. I oversaw the transition of post-secondary data to the team’s portfolio in 2018, resulting in a 230% increase of students served annually.

My work spanned data analysis and reporting, school operations (creating a master schedule, overseeing standardized test administration), and implementing education technology.

I was promoted from Data and Systems Manager to Senior Manager of Data and Systems in October 2015, and to Director of Data and Analytics in July 2019.

Learn more about some of the tools I created.

2012 - 2014

Master of Science in Public Policy and Management,
Carnegie Mellon University, H. John Heinz III College

As a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University, I focused on analytics, education policy, and management in my coursework, with a goal to develop leadership and quantitative skills to make meaningful contributions in the education sector.

• Managed Heinz College’s Alumni Mentor Program, leading a team of four other graduate students. Oversaw the recruitment of mentors, program marketing, hiring processes, and transition to online processes. In my tenure, we increased program participation by 130%.

• Received the 2014 Barbara Jenkins Service Award, which is awarded to one graduate per year for demonstrating service to the Heinz College community and contributing to the quality of life for residents in the Pittsburgh region.

• Served as Co-President of the Education Policy Club

• Projects completed:

  • NPR Audience Analysis, January 2014 - May 214: For client National Public Radio, utilized data obtained from web analytics and social media to create an engagement strategy to expand digital audience through targeted outreach.

  • Expanding the Role of Women-Owned Businesses in the US, August 2013 - December 2013: For client PROGRESS (Program for Research and Outreach for Gender Equity in Society), performed research, benchmarked best practices, and created content to develop an online toolkit for women to develop and expand entrepreneurial and negotiation skills.

Summer 2013

Education Pioneers Fellowship, NYC Department of Education

As a graduate student, I was selected to participate in the Education Pioneers Graduate School Fellowship, which provides professionals with an opportunity to engage with critical challenges in the education sector.

Through the Fellowship, I worked with the NYC Department of Education as Academic Policy and Systems Associate. Working on a 10 week timeline, I created a Common-Core aligned grading comment structure for the DOE’s STARS Classroom online grading tool. This required gathering feedback and requirements from eight offices across the DOE.

2010 - 2012

AmeriCorps

I served for two terms with AmeriCorps and worked with nonprofit education organizations.

From 2011 - 2012, I participated in AmeriCorps Project REACH, a College Access program through Cincinnati Youth Collaborative. As Student Success Advisor, I advised high school students in Cincinnati Public Schools through the college application and admissions process.

From 2010 - 2011, I was selected to participate in Public Allies, a nonprofit capacity building program. Through the program, I worked as Program and Communications Associate with The Education Partnership, a then-start up nonprofit organization providing school supplies to students at no cost. I recruited all new school partners, organized the logistics of the organization’s first school supply distribution, and helped to establish the organization’s program model.