Your Partner in Progress

Consulting Expertise for Mission-Driven Organizations

About Me.

I help mission-driven organizations, including school districts and other educational institutions turn research and strategy into practical, people-centered implementation.

My work sits at the intersection of the learning sciences, adult development, and organizational change. For over 20 years, I have partnered with districts, networks, nonprofits, and program teams to design, pilot, and scale educational solutions that strengthen relationships, learner outcomes, and instructional practice.

I am especially skilled in co-designing and testing programs and educator-facing tools with the people who will actually use them—ensuring solutions are usable, contextually relevant, and sustainable in the real world. My approach integrates qualitative research, collaborative learning structures, and continuous improvement cycles to move teams from vision to adoption and beyond. I thrive in work that is complex, relational, and iterative. I am comfortable in the ambiguity of innovation and change and bring a steady, facilitative leadership style that helps teams stay human-centered while making progress.

When I'm not engaged professionally I'm caring for my three kids and outside spending time with them, my husband and hound dog. I'm located in Livermore, CA.

Who I Work with

School districts and charter networks

leading system-wide instructional or culture transformation

Education nonprofits

scaling professional learning, student supports, or leadership development

Philanthropic organizations & intermediaries

coordinating multi-school or multi-district improvement initiatives

EdTech and innovation teams

designing educator-facing tools or student learning supports

(including emerging AI-enabled solutions)

Ways to Work Together

I help teams move from insight to action — designing, refining, and sustaining initiatives and practices that strengthen belonging, learner outcomes, and system health over time.

Program & Product Co-Development & Piloting

Co-develop and test professional learning programs in real school environments
Facilitate educator feedback cycles and user testing
Collaborate with product teams to align design decisions to learning science and classroom realities
(ideal for AI-enabled education solutions, PL platforms, edtech tools, or RPPs)

Change Management & Organizational Capacity Building

Strengthen leadership alignment, decision-making structures, and cross-functional collaboration.
Facilitate learning experiences and coaching that build trust, belonging, and adaptive leadership.
Support teams to navigate ambiguity, improve communication, and embed equity and well-being into daily practice and long-term strategy.

Continuous Improvement & Learning Evaluation

Lead formative evaluation, needs assessment, and insight synthesis to refine programs and models.
Design feedback and measurement systems that help teams move from insight to action and sustain improvement over time.
Translate data into actionable insights to refine strategy and implementation