Functional Skills

Business Development
Data Analysis
Data Collection / Research
Industry Expertise
Innovation Management
Leadership Development
Learning & Development
Market Research
Organizational Leadership
Primary Research
Product Development
Strategic Planning
Survey Work
Workshop Facilitation
Strategy Development

Software Skills

Salesforce
Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Airtable
Basecamp
Database design
Dropbox
Google Docs
Google Sheets
Miro
Outlook
SurveyMonkey

Sector Experience

Business Services
Social & Public Sector

Notable Clients

American Association for the Advancement of Science
Chronicle of Higher Education
Urban Institute

Experience

EAB Management Consulting
Strategic Advisor, Research Advisory Services
6/2019 - 9/2023
• Provided management consulting to 100+ senior leadership teams in education.
• Designed and facilitated 400+ interactive presentations across the U.S. and Canada.
• Developed and maintained high-trust relationships leading to additional revenue.
• Influenced business development strategy to scale products, drive utilization, and support renewal and commercial growth goals.
• Facilitated complex cross-functional collaboration across five teams within EAB.
Freelance Other
Consultant
8/2002 - 8/2019
Independent consultant working on a variety of research, analysis, and strategy projects.
Charter Board Partners,Washington Management Consulting
Governance Advisor
7/2014 - 7/2017
• Managed team of 7 governance experts supporting client accounts with public charter schools.
• Provided consulting to 20 governing boards and Heads of School.
• Recruited and trained more than 50 board members, with emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
• Influenced business development strategy to retain and grow portfolio of client schools.
• Designed and facilitated more than 30 strategic retreats for boards.
Hope Street Group Product Management / Strategy
Consultant
6/2009 - 10/2009
• Designed and managed Policy 2.0: Using Open Innovation to Improve Teacher Evaluation Systems.
• Managed 20+ stakeholder experts and internal project team to release report to industry leaders.
Institute for Educational Leadership Research
Consultant
12/2007 - 4/2008
• Managed 16-member MetLife Task Force on Teacher Leadership in High School.
• Designed and led data study; presented at National Staff Development Council annual meeting.
Baltimore City Public School System Research
Senior Program Evaluator
3/2002 - 10/2002
• Managed program evaluations for urban district of 70,000+ students.
The Urban Institute Research
Research Associate, Program Evaluation and Equity Research
11/1997 - 3/2002
• Managed multiple $250,000+ longitudinal evaluation and program impact studies in education.
• Developed program evaluation expertise in conducting literature reviews, designing surveys and focus group instruments, creating case studies, designing databases, analyzing data, and writing reports.
Independent Consulting