Honors & Awards

  • Milken Family Foundation National Educator
  • National School Change Educator
  • National Title I Distinguished School Educator
  • Teacher of the Year

Organizations

  • ​National Association of Elementary School Principals
  • Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals
  • Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development
  • Teachers of Promise Foundation

Consulting/Facilitating/Presenting

  • School Culture Enhancement, Bester Elementary School, Haggerstown, MD (Consultation)
  • A Profile of a Graduate Through an Equity Lens, Caroline County Public Schools (Keynote)
  • A NEW Angle for Creating Equity in Education, Virginia School Board Association (Keynote)
  • Epoch Education: Leading Without Bias  (Online Course)
  • Cultural Competency Training, Ratcliffe Elementary School, Henrico County Public Schools (Workshop)
  • The Positive Impact of Social Emotional Learning on School Culture and Student Achievement, Virginia Department of Education, Classrooms Not Courtrooms Conference (Presentation)
  • Social Emotional Learning in Schools, Virginia School Board Association Conference (Presentation)
  • How to Implement Social Emotional Learning in Your School, Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Conference (Presentation)
  • The Empowerment Zone: A Parent Resource Center, PTA Annual Leadership Conference (Presentation)
  • Cultural Diversity Professional Development for Teachers, Virginia Commonwealth University (MERC-Study Team)
  • Equity and Social Barriers of Culturally Diverse Students, Virginia State University (Presentation)
  • Cultural Sensitivity in the Community, Institute for Public Health Innovation (Training)
  • Social Emotional Learning Institute, VASCD (Presentation and Panelist)
  • Opportunities in Black Education, Chesterfield Public Libraries (Presentation)
  • A New Angle to Create Equity in Education, 10th Annual Equity and Social Justice Conference at VCU (Presentation)
  • How to Support Equity in Education, San Juan Unified School District, Sacramento, CA (Presentation)
  • Social Emotional Learning/Character Education Implementation, Caring School Communities Leadership Institute (Round Table)
  • The Principalship, University of Virginia (Principal Panel)
  • High Performance Leadership, Virginia House Education Committee Summit (Principal Panel)
  • Equity in Education, Chesterfield County Public Schools (Professional Development Course)
  • Race & Equity in Education, Washington DC Prep Academy (Seminar)
  • What Does Equity Look Like in Schools? National Summit for Excellence through Equity (Presentation)
  • Cultural Inheritance of Schools, Virginia Commonwealth University (Lecture)
  • Embracing Culture, Cornerstone Church (Community Outreach)
  • Suburban Poverty, Chesterfield County Public Schools (Forum)
  • Education in the Richmond Region, Richmond Regionalism Project (Consultation)
  • Looking Back Moving Forward, University of Richmond (Principal Panel)
  • Igniting Interaction with Engagement, National Summit for Courageous Conversations (Presentation)
  • Resegregation of the Richmond Region, University of Richmond (Lecture)
  • Historical Case Study: Richmond Public Schools 1986-2006, Richmond Colloquium (Presentation)
  • Engaging Educators with Equity Instruction, Teachers of Promise Institute (Presentation)