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CogniaVice President Latin America
Sep. 2023GlobalThe Vice President manages global development and expansion in countries outside the United States, especially in the Latin American region. The Vice President provides leadership as a liaison with ministries of education and other key agencies. The Vice President utilizes current educational knowledge, expertise, and extensive knowledge of Cognia solutions to successfully provide guidance, support, and training to independent schools and school systems . Collaborating with global leadership, the Vice President designs, implements and drives a global strategic plan aligned to Cognia’s strategic direction. Works with the Global Division to provide quality assurance on the integrity and fidelity of implementation of all aspects of protocols, policies, and procedures and all work conducted with international institutions. Builds and maintains relationships with key leaders in ministries of education and/or other key educational entities outside the United States.Develops meaningful relationships and works collaboratively with colleagues across all learning organizations .
Gamut EducationCo-Founder and Chief Education Officer
Jan. 2017United States, Ecuador, Mexico and BrazilGamut is a partnership between experienced professionals with extensive experience in contemporary education practices, creation of alternative learning spaces, and private schools in international settings. Our consulting initiatives support school start-up activities including investment structures, site selection, and academic program development. We have a profound interest in education and deep understanding of the issues that accelerate systemic change, as well as an understanding of prevailing and emerging trends in the education sector in the Latin American space. Startup Experience: Co-Founded Escola Americana de Vitoria in 2018. Designed student-centered academic programming and operational policies and procedures to provide pre-kinder to high school services. Planned and executed enrollment growth strategies for the school. Recruited, onboarded, and supervised employees in an organizational culture defined by high levels of collaboration. Shared operating management responsibilities with partners and designed financial budgets and operating manuals to efficiently utilize resources. Co-founded Kruger School Primaria in Ecuador in 2022 including holistic school design, oversight of construction, learning space creation, and the development of an academic program focused on project-based learning, computational thinking, global citizenship, student passion projects, and social and emotional well-being. Manage all aspects of initial operation including investment plan, operational budget, recruitment and training of staff, and procedures and policies manuals.
Escola Americana do Rio de JaneiroSuperintendent
Feb. 2014 - Dec. 2016Rio de Janeiro Area, BrazilHead of School of a three-campus American School system serving a primarily expatriate population interested in a multi-diploma program (U.S., International Baccalaureate and Brazilian). Projects include the establishment of a Design and Innovation Team to rethink learning and create learner centered physical spaces and activities designed to promote personalized learning environments including the development of a maker space for tech inspired prototyping for student generated creative problem solving. Administrative responsibilities involve inaugurating a new 20 million dollar preschool to high school facility, overseeing the construction of a retrofit project of a branch educational center and managing capital development campaigns, alumni services and community relations.
Colegio Menor QuitoChief Education Officer
Jul. 2008 - Jan. 2014EcuadorAcademic Leader of a liberal arts inspired international school of 1600 students through initial external school improvement accreditation process (March 2009). Created and implemented school effectiveness programs through defining an institutional goal setting process, aligning core institutional belief documents with school improvement plan and developed data driven student performance action plans. Also, worked on measures to build a stronger institutional commitment to extra curricular activities, community service, parent education programs and participation of all stakeholder groups in continuous school improvement process. Spearheaded capital development project to design and construct a new preschool to high school with a capacity for 1600 students in Guayaquil, Ecuador (Opened in April 2013, total project costs 25 million dollars).
Westhill InstituteHeadmaster and College Dean
Jul. 2000 - Aug. 2008Mexico City Area, MexicoResponsible for a multi-campus school community of 800 plus students enrolled in preschool through 12th grade and accredited Junior College program in an international setting. Guided school through SACS accreditation process (October 2001 and March 2005) and Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools (May 2002). I developed sports programs, new course offerings, academic competitions and community service projects. Increased school’s profile through contacts with U.S. Embassy, American Chamber of Commerce, American Society, and other international service organizations. Played a fundamental role in establishing organizational guidelines for scholarship process, admission procedures, new course development (including Advanced Placement International Diploma), and streamlined accounting and budget procedures. Led new curriculum initiatives in practice-oriented science courses, utilization of math concepts in daily life experiences, project based technology content, social and emotional awareness and character education programming.
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