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Meet Dana

Founder & Principal Consultant

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Passionate Career Educator

Visionary Leader

Social Justice Advocate

Proud Wife & Super Mom

Serious Dog-lover.

Professional Summary

Visionary leader in educational innovation and reform accredited to a variety of roles in a diversity of schools. Enthusiastic career educator with superb leadership and communication skills with the ability to cultivate trusting and productive relations with all stakeholders through servant leadership. Outstanding strategist, critical thinker, problem solver, and data-driven decision -maker. Committed to Social Advocacy; Equity in Education; and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice.

Education 

Master of Education (M.Ed.), Teachers College, Columbia University

Private School Leadership, New York, New York

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Master of Science (M.S.), Florida International University

Secondary English Education, Miami, Florida

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Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Florida International University

Secondary English Education, Miami, Florida

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Appointments

Education Advisory Board, Village of Miami Shores

2018-Present

Experience

Charter Support Manager

        FLDOE Charter Support Unit, State of Florida

 

Head of School

        Fisher Island Day School, Miami Beach, FL

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Chief Financial Officer

         Franklin Academy Foundation, Broward & Palm Beach Counties

 

Executive Director, Innovation & School Choice

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

 

Cambridge Coordinator & Magnet Lead Teacher

MAST Academy, Key Biscayne, FL

 

High School Principal

Success Leadership Academy, Oakland Park, FL

 

English Language Arts Teacher & Extracurricular Advisor

Gulliver Schools, Pinecrest, FL

Columbia Secondary School, New York, NY

Baldwin School, San Juan, PR

South Miami Senior High, Miami, FL

 

Teaching Methods Lab Instructor

Florida International University, Miami, FL

Professional Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership

  • Develop innovative, new schools from vision to reality

  • Provide ongoing mentorship and support to principals

  • Develop collaborative management models by empowering members of the leadership teams

  • Build key strategic relationships throughout the community

  • Effectively communicate mission, goals, and objectives to all stakeholders

  • Provide leadership and direction for daily operations of schools and non-profits, including academic, operational, and financial affairs

  • Lead accreditations, school improvement, and strategic planning initiatives to achieve greatest impact

  • Develop systems and protocols to improve operations, internal and external communications, and feedback loops

  • Implement continuous improvement models with fidelity

 

Academic Transformation

  • Develop and support strategic progress monitoring programs including Multi-tiered Systems of Support and Response to Intervention

  • Research, design, and implement Advanced Placement and Cambridge International programs

  • Design rigorous, interdisciplinary scope and sequences for all subjects for grade six through twelve

  • Design curriculum maps and rubrics for humanities subjects with a focus on writing across the curriculum

  • Plan authentic technology integration to redefine instruction

  • Develop secondary advisory programs to include executive functioning, academic planning, social-emotional learning and diversity, equity, and inclusion topics

  • Manage a team of coaches to support ongoing curriculum and instructional improvements for teachers and administrators

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Talent Recruitment, Retention and Development

  • Recruit, select, coach, and retain diverse and talented teachers and administrators

  • Build, manage, and coach result-driven teams

  • Develop and coordinate meaningful professional development opportunities for teachers and administrators

  • Collaborate with administrators to develop retention plans, including developing a positive, committed working culture

 

Operational Management

  • Develop master schedules that optimize resources and provide robust programming for students

  • Ensure compliance in district, state, and federal requirements

  • Develop student recruitment, marketing, and public relations plans for a diverse portfolio of schools

  • Coordinated transportation, food service, technology, and facilities matters

  • Coordinate events, ceremonies, and orientations for a variety of stakeholders to foster culture and community

 

Financial Management

  • Successfully acquire federal, state, and local grants

  • Conduct analysis on resource allocation 

  • Developed and managed budgets from $1.2 million to $12.5 million

  • Develop systems and protocols to improve financial operations in schools and back office

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