Copernicus Solutions

* Partnering with world-changing organizations to maximize impact through strategic consulting and personalized talent development.
* Developed the Continuity of Learning Playbooks for the CCEE to assist California LEAs in preparing for the new school year during COVID.  
* Advised on the opening of innovative schools both in the US and abroad. 
* Provided executive coaching for leaders at all levels.

Chief Executive Officer

California Charter Schools Association

* Led the organization’s two revenue-producing teams (Membership and Conference), a special project team (Diversity in Leadership), as well as three support teams (Data & Analytics, Operations, and IT) in addition to related consultants to ensure optimum efficiency and mission alignment.
 
* Created and launched a new formal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion program to grow the number of leaders of color in California leading charter schools to decrease the representation gap between school leaders and the students they serve. Forged partnerships with other national organizations to advance the program in advance of growing it statewide.

Chief Operating Officer / Deputy Chief Operating Officer

* Maintained high quality board, advisory council relations and compliance under a tandem operations mode (501c3/c4) to achieve greater civic impact on behalf of the 1,265 public charter schools in California serving over 630,000 students and growing at a rate of approximately 10% a year. 

* Re-imagined internal Organizational Health efforts to properly gauge and improve staff satisfaction as well as to increase talent density through manager coaching and personnel development. 

* Overhauled and shepherded the strategic planning process for the organization and its 10 distinct teams (150 employees) as well developed and maintained metrics to ensure progress towards objectives.

Deputy Chief of Staff

* Set the vision and ensure alignment of internal data, operations, and information technologies efforts to larger strategic goals for a 35MM/year organization of 150 staff; directed and developed team staff of 12 as well as overseeing 10+ teams of consultants and 49 distinct information systems that empower a state wide organization with a geographically distributed staff.

* Created a new civic and engagement data team to provide cross-team operational and data support to community organizing as well as voter registration and electoral efforts throughout the state. Increased the number of contacts 4x (from 65k to 243k) in the organization’s database in just 2 years.

Managing Director, Data, Operations & Information Technologies

* Created a new on-boarding process and training program to integrate new hires into CCSA's culture and speed up transition into the organization’s complex work streams. New employees reported a 96% satisfaction rate with the new onboarding experience.  

* Developed and delivered real-time data dashboards for all teams across the state to ensure transparency and alignment to mission and vision, and to facilitate the yearly strategic planning process. Efforts also resulted in increased adoption of data tools, improved overall data quality, drove collaboration and accountability, and streamlined grant writing and reporting.

Director, Operations & Information Technologies

* Conceptualized and took on new role for the organization. 

* Deployed a Single-Sign-On solution, moved organization into a single database (Salesforce), implemented a document collaboration platform (Box). As a result, realized productivity gains of 26 hours/year per FTE; decreased infrastructure costs by 8% and telecommunication costs by 42% by leveraging state grant opportunities; reduced volume of internal emails by 16%; and increased staff overall satisfaction with organizational technology.

Director, Information Technologies

Designed and implemented a scalable support system for the nation’s first statewide achievement data and coaching program that grew from 0 to almost 300 schools (over 85,000 students) in two years, meeting or exceeding all program and funding milestones.

Deputy Director, ZOOM! Data Source

UCLA Extension

Instructor, Charter School Policy, Finance, and Administration Certificate Program

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy

Director of Information Technologies

Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles

Director of  Project Management & Information Technology

Roxbury Capital Management, LLC

Internet Manager / Project Manager

Nonprofit leader with 20 years of leadership experience, creative approaches, and consistent results.
Skilled in program management, strategic planning, organizational culture, and technology.
Passionate about  innovation, continuous improvement, and serving others. 

I've once described my job as finding ways of doing new things, finding ways of doing existing things better, finding ways to stop doing things we should not be doing, and finding and nurturing talent along the way.

🚀 PAL 2.0 is here — and it’s a game-changer for accelerating learning in schools.

Copernicus Solutions is proud to support the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) and the brilliant minds at the @Teacher Development Network in bringing this updated Playbook for Accelerating Learning (PAL) to life.

🧠 Why PAL 2.0 matters:
After years of pandemic recovery, many schools are still asking:
How do we accelerate learning — not just remediate it?

PAL 2.0 answers that call.
It’s more than a guide — it’s a full roadmap grounded in what actually works in California classrooms.

💡 Inside you’ll find:
• A clear definition of Learning Acceleration
• Tools to support Strategic Content Planning
• Guidance for Data-Driven Instruction
• Systemic strategies for diverse learners and multilingual students
• Insights from real educators across the state

🎯 If you’re a school or system leader ready to build learning acceleration into your DNA — this is your moment.

🔗 Check out the playbook here:
https://lnkd.in/gXqM2rEE

👏 Big shout-out to the teams who made this possible:
- California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE)
- Teacher Development Network
- And the phenomenal educators across California who brought their wisdom to the table.

📣 Let’s keep the momentum going.
If your team is wrestling with how to support student growth post-pandemic — give PAL 2.0 a read and let us know what resonates most.

#EducationLeadership #LearningAcceleration #EdEquity #StudentSuccess #PAL2 #CaliforniaSchools #EdResearch

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