I welcome the opportunity to support teachers and schools in the development of school priorities. I am particularly excited about visioning, developing, and implementing programs which build individual and collective capacity for leadership and transformational learning experiences.

I bring 16 years of experience in school administration, teaching/counselling, and program development in both public and private school settings as well as specialized contexts such as Aboriginal communities and outdoor/experiential education. I have also served on the Board of Directors for local, provincial, and national organizations with a special emphasis in human resource capacity development and strategic planning.

I hold a BA in English Literature & History, MEd in Leadership, and specialist designations in Special Education and Guidance & Career Education.

I have created and delivered professional development workshops and presentations, varying in length from 60 minutes to multi-day retreats, on a wide variety of topics including (but not limited to):

Guidance & Career Education

• Successfully navigating Canadian, US, and UK higher education and post-secondary applications (students & counsellors)
• Writing effective letters of recommendation for US & UK post-secondary applications (counsellors and teachers)
• Gap year, experiential and outdoor education programs
• Support for departmental re-organization and/or leadership transition

Human Resources

• Developing collective and individual leadership capacity
• Distributed leadership practices
• Effective staff recruitment and retention
• Teacher mentorship and professional growth programming
• The Road Less Traveled — a non-traditional approach to working in education

Supporting students with special considerations

• Student Success — simple strategies which will increase the classroom experience ROR (rate of return) for students and teachers
• Differentiated Instruction & Universal Design — good for all, necessary for some
• Understanding and interpreting psycho-educational assessments
• Supporting students with: Learning Disabilities, ADHD, and Anxiety
• Gifted & Talented learners

Leadership/Program Development

• Navigating crisis situations — expecting the unexpected
• Building school culture/shared values — and getting “buy-in”
• Capacity Building/Invitational Leadership
• Team Building/Team Development
• Enable Others to Act ( … also known as Letting Go a Bit!) — building student leadership opportunities in the classroom/school community
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Experiential Education
• Social Conscience/Global Citizenship programming
• Co-curricular program development