My Career Path
My career has been dedicated to education innovation
I served on the legal team for the first charter school to open in New York State, managed business development for early stage EdTech startups, and grown and operated youth entrepreneurship programs. I also served as CEO of an education company, and completed the acquisition and integration of an EdTech company.
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Today, I'm President of Enactus USA, where we support young people to use innovation and entrepreneurship to solve the world's biggest problems.
My volunteer work has centered around building community in the startup space:
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Ed3DAO -- a global learning community of educators in web3
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1 Million Cups NYC -- a monthly breakfast for entrepreneurs
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EdTechWomen NYC -- a networking group for women in EdTech
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I received my JD from the New York University School of Law, where I was Editor in Chief of the Environmental Law Journal, and I earned my BA from Washington University in St. Louis.
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Stepped in as CEO of this education services company 6 weeks before Covid shut-down. Transitioned from in-person school test prep services and in-home tutoring services, to a fully remote service delivery model; fully reorganized the team; and completed the acquisition of Testive in Summer 2020. Developed new products and sales strategies, and built out the sales team.
EdisonLearning
Legal counsel for the largest network of managed charter schools in the US.
Ascend Learning Charter Schools
Director of Legal Affairs for a startup charter management organization based in Brooklyn. I supported opening and growth of eight schools.
New York City Dept. of Education
Education lawyer for the NYC Department of Education. Provided legal counsel to more than 200 principals and school leaders, superintendents, and the Chancellor's Office.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Regional Director, New York Metro, for NFTE, for a global youth entrepreneurship organization.
Borough of Manhattan Community College
I taught an entrepreneurship course at the Borough
of Manhattan Community College.
1 Million Cups
I co-chaired the NYC chapter of 1 Million Cups, a monthly breakfast for entrepreneurs sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs.
