Expanded Résumé

Professional Experiences

The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools • Chicago, Illinois

Lab is a nationally recognized independent school serving students from nursery through 12th grade, with a long history of progressive, inquiry-based education rooted in the work of John Dewey. Located on the University of Chicago campus, Lab emphasizes intellectual curiosity, interdisciplinary learning, and the development of students as thoughtful, creative, and engaged members of their communities.

Grade Level Chair, 2024-Present

• Lead weekly 4th grade team meetings focused on instructional planning, student support, field trips, speakers, and other grade-level initiatives.

• Represent the 4th grade team in school leadership meetings and bring grade-level perspective into broader school decision-making.

• Coordinate communication across classroom teachers, learning specialists, counselors, and administrators to strengthen alignment and student support.

• Facilitate collaborative conversations around curriculum, student work, and shared expectations to support strong team communication and instructional coherence.

• Contributed to the Progress Report Redesign Committee by helping design a multi-phase process for gathering stakeholder input, reviewing models, developing prototypes, and guiding long-term progress report redesign.

4th Grade Teacher, 2023-Present

• Design and teach interdisciplinary reading and writing curriculum for 4th grade students, including units on identity, research and informational writing, free-verse poetry analysis and composition, and civic discourse in democracy

• Develop original units, lessons, and inquiry-based learning experiences that strengthen students’ close reading, synthesis, discussion, and analytical writing skills

• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse learning needs and support students’ academic growth within a whole-child educational model

• Collaborate closely with homeroom teachers, special area teachers, learning specialists, counselors, and administrators to support each student’s academic and social-emotional development

The Primary School • East Palo Alto, California

The Primary School is a whole-child school model in East Palo Alto – founded by pediatrician Priscilla Chan of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative – that integrates education, health, family support, and trauma-informed teaching. The school primarily serves children of color from economically disadvantaged communities, with a model designed to support both academic growth and the broader conditions that shape children’s well-being.

School Program Manager, 2022-2023

• Led the redesign of upper elementary benchmark assessments in collaboration with teachers and school leaders.

• Planned and coordinated schoolwide NWEA MAP testing, including systems and logistics for implementation.

• Designed the math program for the founding 6th grade class, adapting resources to incorporate real-world, project-based learning.

• Provided instructional coaching to upper elementary math teachers, including modeling practices that supported students’ conceptual understanding of standard algorithms.

• Managed the report card process from start to finish, including training teachers and operations staff on a new data system and overseeing report compilation and translation workflows.

• Designed and led a shared decision-making process around online learning program subscriptions, using usage data and budget considerations to inform recommendations.

Site Representative, 2021-2022

• Elected by colleagues to represent teacher voices in establishing the school’s first workplace condition agreements.

• Collaborated with fellow site representatives and school leaders to shape policies related to prep time, collaboration structures, schedules, staff responsibilities, and other working conditions.

• Gathered and communicated teacher feedback to inform policy decisions and broader school leadership discussions.

• Compiled and organized data in spreadsheets and graphs to support decision-making and policy development.

4th Grade Lead Teacher, 2021-2022

• Led math instruction for the grade, adapting and differentiating curricular resources to meet a range of needs

• Developed formative and summative assessments to monitor student growth and regroup students for targeted small-group instruction throughout the year

• Supported students in reflecting on their mathematical growth and setting learning goals

• Developed individualized support plans for high-needs students using trauma-informed and social-emotional practices in collaboration with specialists, school leaders, co-teachers, and families

3rd Grade Lead Teacher, 2020-2021

• Developed and applied trauma-informed behavior support practices, informed by the Conscious Discipline program, to support students’ emotional regulation, relational safety, and problem-solving skills

• Delivered whole-class, small-group, and 1:1 literacy and math instruction during remote learning

• Piloted the return to in-person instruction prior to reopening other elementary classrooms

• Implemented Wilson Reading System instruction for struggling readers and tracked decoding, accuracy, and fluency data to monitor progress

Campbell School of Innovation • Campbell, California

5th Grade Teacher, 2019-2020

• Collaborated with grade-level teaching partner to differentiate instruction by flexing students across classrooms based on demonstrated need

• Led intervention-focused small-group instruction in math and language arts for high-needs learners across the grade

• Served on the Staff Leadership Team, advocating for teacher voice in school decision-making

• Stepped up as lead teacher for both 5th grade classrooms (54 students) during the first phase of remote learning in 2020

1st Grade Teacher, 2018-2019

• Helped launch a project-based, design-thinking school as a founding teacher

• Built a safe, joyful, and inclusive classroom community using Responsive Classroom practices

• Designed learning experiences that supported students’ academic growth, collaboration, and independence

Stanford University • Stanford, California

Human Biology Core Course Associate, 2015-2016

• Selected through a highly competitive process to co-teach three Human Biology Core courses across the academic year—Culture, Evolution, and Society; Behavior, Health, and Development; and Environmental and Health Policy—supporting more than 150 students in collaboration with faculty and a team of Course Associates.

• Planned and taught five weekly discussion sections and led regular office hours and exam review sessions.

• Wrote, edited, administered, and graded 12 midterm and final exams, and provided feedback on students’ oral presentations and written assignments throughout the year.

Founder and President, Stanford Pre-Education Society, 2013-2015

• Led a team of 40+ students in building pre-professional programming for undergraduates pursuing careers in education.

• Designed and launched a range of programs, including an annual conference with 100+ attendees, a teaching internship that later became a Stanford course, a graduate-undergraduate mentorship program, opportunities to shadow graduate coursework, and events with local education professionals.

• Planned, organized, and moderated several events on careers in education, featuring speakers such as Michael Kirst (President, California State Board of Education), Rachel Lotan (Director, Stanford Teacher Education Program), John Hennessy (President, Stanford University), and Claude Steele (Dean, Stanford Graduate School of Education).

Teacher, Stanford Bing Nursery School, Summer 2014 & Summer 2015

• Supported preschool students’ cognitive and physical development through thoughtfully designed, open-ended learning materials such as clay, paint, water, sand, and blocks.

• Fostered students’ social skills, emotional regulation, and executive functioning through play-based learning and modeled conflict-resolution strategies.

Other Leadership & Teamwork Experiences

• Founder, Cutting Edge: The Stanford Undergraduate Journal of Education Research • Stanford, CA • 2015-2016

• Panelist, NEA National Leadership Summit • Anaheim, CA • 2015

• Co-Director, Tutoring For Community • Stanford, CA • 2012-2014

Relevant Coursework

The following selected coursework represents the classes that expanded and deepened my understand of human development and flourishing.