EXPERIENCE

Educational Leadership & Fiscal Accountability

SUPERINTENDENT

July 2015 - Present

North Warren Regional School District: Implemented targeted data analysis for curriculum and finances. Negotiated fair and progressive contracts. Maintained positive relationships with the community. Managed a 25% state aid loss. Implemented innovative special education programs.

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SERVICES

July 2012 - July 2015

Watchung Hills Regional High School: Collaborated with Superintendent and BOE on programming and finance to meet the needs of all learners. Held responsibility for instructional, fiscal, and legal oversight. Created innovative supervisory roles using data and feedback.

PRINCIPAL

July 2006 - June 2012

Greenwich Elementary School: Utilized data-driven decision-making to implement balanced literacy, standards-based reporting, and zero-based budgets. Creatively maintained programs in light of reducing revenues.

Experience: Experience

Lecture & Workshop Topics

Perspectives from Both Sides: How to cultivate a strong relationship between administration and the Board.
Breaking Down the Brick Wall of Volume Purchasing and BYOD
21st Century Leaders: Best Practices Affecting Instruction
School Aid Funding Impact, SFRA/S2 Analysis
Life After S2: Strategies to Maintain “Normal” with Reduced State Aid
Funding Public Schools
Click on This! Connecting with the Digital Generation through Social Media
How to Tell Your Story and Enhance Your Instruction through Social Media and Apps
Teacher Preparation in the Digital Age (Mentor/Mentee Strategies)
Lessons Learned: Tips to Building LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency
Leveraging Study Voice to Build District-Wide LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency
Building District-Wide Cultural Competencies through Inclusive Clubs/Practices
Tips and Tools to Establish Individualized PD in Instructional Technology by Utilizing Teacher Leaders and Peer Coaches
How Being Practical in your Mentoring Grows Competency in Classroom Teachers
How to Get Instant Buy-In by Running a Google Classroom for Your Faculty
Tech Tools for Tech-Savvy Teachers and Administrators
Understanding How to Harness the Hype: Using Social Media to Enhance your HR Practices
Branding: A Collaborative and Reflective Process
Leveraging Social Media to Build a Strong School Community
Blended Learning/Flipped Teaching
Special Education: How to Avoid Pitfalls
Section 504: Practical Overview and Process Interpretation
Creating a “Typical” Experience for “Atypical” Students
Teacher Factors that Lead to Increased Student Academic Performance
Danielson Framework: How to Leverage a Mandate to Create Positive Change
Understanding by Design: Curriculum Best Practices
Improving Discussion Questions and Student Engagement Through Assessment
Social Emotional Learning (SEL): An Overview
What is Research?
Addressing Systemic Racism in Schools
Strong Women Strong Teams
Leveraging Financial Resources
What Women Want: Starting and Sustaining Supports for the Success of Women Leaders

Conference Speaking Engagements

NJASA One Day Workshop 2013, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022
NJASA/ NJAPSA Spring Conference 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NJASA/ NJPSA Women’s Leadership Conference 2018, 2019, 2021
NJ School Boards Association Annual Conference 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NJPSA/FEA Spring Conference 2022
Techspo 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Centenary University: Mentoring for Quality and Sustainability 2019
Centenary University: Addressing Systemic Racism in Schools 2020, Organizer
International Literacy Conference 2012

Higher Education

Adjunct Professor

Centenary University 2020-Present

GED 510 Educational Administrative Theory
GED 755: Space
GED 750: School Law
GED 765: Comparative Systems
GED 651: Curriculum
Development and Evaluation