File 01 — Startup Charter, Louisiana
From idea to approval to launch
I guided a founding board and leadership team through the full lifecycle of a new charter school, beginning with vision and values, a gap analysis, and a community needs assessment. From there, we designed the academic and organizational model, theory of change, and logic model, refining it through iterative drafting and stakeholder engagement into a successful charter application. After approval, I supported facility identification, leader and staff recruitment, and student/family outreach, then advised on progress monitoring, board routines, and early program adjustments.
→ Result: a school that opened with credibility and community trust, equipped with governance and data systems to sustain continuous improvement.
File 02 — Multi-Site CMO, Friendship Public Charter Schools
Baltimore and D.C. turnaround partnerships
As Deputy Chief of Strategic Planning and Expansion at the largest charter CMO in D.C., I led business development and authored the charter applications, proposals, and external-facing documentation behind two district-invited turnarounds: the Baltimore Restart partnership, taking over persistently low-performing schools, and the Anacostia High School transformation, a flagship D.C. charter-district partnership. I worked closely with authorizers, district leadership, and school-based teams to align facilities, staffing, and enrollment strategy behind a single growth plan across both cities.
→ Result: the Baltimore Restart partnership grew from 2 schools to 4 and 400 students to 3,000 in three years, and Friendship became a national reference point for turnaround-and-expand district partnerships in both Baltimore and D.C.
File 03 — State Authorizer, Nevada SPCSA
From bottom-tier law to the nation's #1-ranked charter law
When I became Executive Director of the Nevada State Public Charter School Authority, the existing plan emphasized growth and compliance over outcomes. I worked with staff, school leaders, boards, and advocates to author and pass SB 509 and AB 49 — bipartisan legislation that took Nevada's charter law from bottom-tier to nationally ranked #1 by NACSA — while embedding equity into enrollment and accountability practice, after stakeholder engagement highlighted disparities in access for low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities.
→ Result: in four years, the SPCSA's portfolio grew by more than 28,000 students and 4- and 5-star rated seats doubled, while the Authority secured Nevada's first federal Charter Schools Program grant in over a decade ($16.5M) — proof that growth and equity could scale together, not trade off.
File 04 — Confidential Nonprofit
Chief-of-staff-style stabilization in transition
In a confidential engagement, I served in a de facto "chief of staff" role for a nonprofit navigating leadership transition and strategic planning simultaneously — creating backwards-mapped data systems, aligning board governance routines with strategic priorities, and keeping leadership time focused on progress monitoring rather than operational minutiae.
→ Result: a smoother leadership handoff, stronger staff alignment, and a board more capable of stewarding mission and strategy.
File 05 — Charter Development, Louisiana
The first charter school on a U.S. military base
Early in my career, I co-authored and project-managed the proposal for Belle Chasse Academy, working with military families, base leadership, and state officials to design a public school inside a policy environment that had no template yet — including the state law changes needed to make the partnership possible.
→ Result: Belle Chasse Academy opened as the first charter school on a U.S. military base and scored the highest rating of any charter application in Louisiana history at the time.