Meet The Team — Felix School

BOARD CHAIR
For the past 25 years I’ve been on a learning journey fueled by love... for community, youth and innovative ideas. Regardless of the hat – teacher, principal, superintendent, board member or executive coach – I’ve sought to disrupt the status quo and deliver on the nation’s promise to provide a high-quality public education to all students. Having been a part of amazing teams in the past I feel fortunate to be surrounded by another group of talented people who are collaboratively building the Felix School.

VICE-CHAIR
I am a Massachusetts school principal, and I am currently pursuing my doctorate in education. I have experience as a co-chair on public school councils and on a governing board of an autonomous school. I also have a deep interest and experience in school design that places students at the center of the design work. I have engaged in and facilitated school design work and have implemented school design plans. I deeply believe in the vision of the school and the opportunities both social and academic it will provide for students who need something new.

TREASURER
I bring over 20 years of executive school leadership experience and education strategy expertise, particularly with students who struggle both academically and with engagement. I have worked to start up as well as scale programs and schools to its next phase of development and for growth programmatically and financially. I am interested in helping Felix School achieve these goals as students and their families need more options that can meet their needs and create conditions so they can thrive. I have devoted the last 20+ years of my professional life to public education, including scaling an out-of-school time program to partner directly with and within Boston public schools (McKay, Edison, Jackson-Mann, and exam schools), in addition to leadership roles in public charter schools dedicated to historically underserved communities.

SECRETARY
I have spent my career serving, scaling and implementing kid-focused improvements on a classroom, school, and district level. We need new models for learning. We need education management organizations and school supports working on flexible and innovative solutions that narrow opportunity gaps and push against status quo thinking. I bring 20+ years of professional experience. I have spent my entire career working to transform education outcomes. Through my work in the classroom, as a school leader and as a district leader, I have remained committed to building the infrastructure and momentum for great schools. In the DeBlasio administration, I played a central role in the launch and expansion of the country's largest universal 3K and PreK program, helped design and launch an expansive Restorative Justice and SEL program through public and private partnership, and played a critical role in our response to COVID. As a principal in the Bronx, I led and coached an incredibly talented team. During my tenure, we improved outcomes, transformed school culture and student achievement and built sustainable partnerships and funding streams so that we could build the experience and opportunities that our students need. I am currently on the Boston School Committee.

BOARD MEMBER
Over the last ten years in my role at Duet-a non-profit college coaching organization, I’ve seen first-hand how online learning can unlock potential in higher education. Online, competency-based learning, when done right, can break down barriers to student success and give students control over their academic journey. I’m excited to work with the Felix team to help bring these types of opportunities to students in Massachusetts. Before co-launching Duet, I worked in public education, most recently as COO of the Match Charter Schools.

Our Team