Leadership
Professional Developer
Instructional Technology: PowerTeacher Pro, Google Classroom, Naviance, Hyperdoc Strategies for the Classroom; Jamboards for remote learning; PowerPoint or PowerPointless? – Hartford Public Schools – 2015-2022
Distance Learning Facilitator
Peer mentoring and coaching from the onset of the pandemic and through the following school year. Helped teachers transition from in-class to remote learning. Hartford Public Schools -2020-2021
Communications Director
Managed digital communications, including website and social media presence. – Bulkeley High School -2020-2022
Instructional Trainer
Trained new instructors on teaching strategies and marketing techniques. Instructors were deployed throughout the company. – Steve DeMasco’s Shaolin Studios – 2011-2015
Chair, Strategic Action Planning Team – Communications
Wrote the Communications Action Plans in our district’s strategic planning process. – Newtown Public Schools – 2008 – 2009
Curriculum Leadership Council
Developed district-wide curriculum initiatives, with a focus on Understanding by Design. New Canaan Public Schools – 2005 – 2007
Technology Council
Wrote and implemented the district technology plan, including state mandates. New Canaan Public Schools – 2005 – 2007
Special Education Steering Committee
Implemented the district’s response to the PJ Decision. Administrator for implementing inclusion at Maloney High School. Meriden Public Schools – 2003 – 2005
Positive Behavioral Support District Committee (PBS)
Wrote and implemented district universals and school-based PBS initiatives. Meriden Public Schools – 2003 – 2005
Co-Chair – District Community Outreach Committee
Built stronger ties between the school system and the community. Meriden Public Schools – 2003 – 2005
School Improvement Committee
Served as an administrative voice for school change on a committee of elected faculty members. Maloney High School – 2003 – 2005
Achievement Gap Committee
Developed initiatives to address the achievement gap among Meriden students. (Later merged with Special Education Steering Committee.) Meriden Public Schools – 2003 – 2004
Professional Development Committee
Served as an administrative voice for direction of school-based professional development. Maloney High School – 2003 – 2005
Music Department Curriculum Supervisor
Coordinated district-wide Music In Our Schools Month Celebration (March 2005), Coordinated Maloney Fine Arts Festival (May 2005). Meriden Public Schools – 2003 – 2005
Chair, Independent Study Program
Developed the standards material and documentation, supervised the program, approval process, and student assessment. Weston High School – 2002 – 2003
Chair, Faculty Attendance Committee
Developed policy and implementation practices, supervised the appeals process, maintained loss-of-credit records, handled parent notification. Weston High School – 2002 – 2003
Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Action Team – Curriculum
Developed 22 District-Wide Curriculum Action Plans. Weston Public Schools – 2002 – 2003
Co-Chair, NEASC Standard Committee on Curriculum
Co-chaired the committee responsible for the assessment of Weston High School’s curriculum. Weston High School – 2001 – 2002
Professional Development Committee
Set the professional development agenda for the district. Weston Public Schools – 2000 – 2002
Fine Arts Hiring Committee
Hired 6 new staff members to fill replacement and expansion positions. Weston Public Schools – 2000 – 2003
BEST Mentor/Cooperating Teacher
4 Mentees (Math, World Language, 2 Music); 2 Student Teachers (M.S. & H.S. Music). Weston Public Schools, Weston, CT – Seven Years
Theatre Technology Supervisor
Managed the primary meeting and performance facility for the town of Weston, CT. Weston High School, Weston, CT – 2001 – 2003
Production Director/Advisor, WHS Company & WMS Short Wharf
Directed and/or supervised 24 productions over a seven-year period. Weston Public Schools, Weston, CT – Seven Years