Work

Educator

Master of Education, Reading Education

Mary McDowell School Upper School English teacher for students with learning differences (2019 - present)

  • Created and implements 9-12 English curricula

  • Created advisory curriculum and implementation training for upper school faculty

  • Black Student Union founder and Students of Color Affinity Group faculty facilitator

  • Student Leadership Committee faculty facilitator

Special Education Liaison for Howard County Public School System’s “JumpStart” Program (2019 - 2020)

Adjunct English professor at Howard Community College in Maryland (2017 - 2019)

  • English sections 121, 097 and 096


Entrepreneur

QuinceED — Founder and Principal Consultant

A literacy consultancy for instructional design and professional development.

  • Workshop presenter at the National Association of Independent School’s People of Color Conference

  • Workshop presenter at the Diversity Symposium of New York’s Association of Independent Schools

  • Workshop presenter at Columbia University’s Teachers College Reimagine Education Summer Institute

  • Collaborated with a New York State Education Department (NYSED) academic administrator to create a culturally responsive, sustaining education framework for literacy instruction for ESL students K-12

  • SAT Prep Course creator and facilitator for community teen program at local church

Author, book designer and publisher of young-adult fiction, So I Am Called.

  • Curates marketing and design solutions in digital and print media for entrepreneurs, non-profits and corporations. Specializes in branding, event signatures and annual reports.