Leadership, recognitions, and accomplishments
- Chief Innovation Officer, New Jersey Department of Education, 2016-18
- Executive Director for Data, Assessment, and Educational Technology, Newark Public Schools, 2013-16, 2018-19
- Future Ready Schools, NJ: Designed, led, and grew the digital learning certification program to over 200 schools.
- 2019 Making It Happen Award, International Society for Technology Educators, NJ
- 2019 Newark Public Schools Girls Who Code Showcase, Developed, led, and implemented city-wide computer science showcase with over 30 schools and 300 girls.
- 2017 NJ ESSA plan, Authored the Educational Technology components
- The Gathered Thought Award, Honorable Mention, 2016 Learning Counsel Conference
Professional Memberships
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- Member
- New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative (NJECC), an ISTE Affiliate
- Advisor
Conferences / Presentations
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- Newark Board of Education Guide for Facilitating Online Distance Teaching and Learning Presentation repeated 15+ times to every NBOE Principal, school-based technology leads, and 10 school faculties (April-May, 2020)
- NJECC Monthly Meeting (February 28, 2020) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
- 10th Annual William Paterson University Educational Technology Conference (November 15, 2019)
- Topic: Scaling a Computer Science Education in a Large School District (Keynote)
- NJECC Monthly Meeting (May 17, 2019) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
- 2019 Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning (March, 2019)
- Panel Presentation: How to Design Impactful Digital Learning Experiences for Students
- RTM East CIO Congress (February, 2019)
- NJECC Annual Conference (January, 2018)
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- NJ Education Association Convention (November 9, 2017)
- Presentation: The Future Ready Schools – NJ Certification Program
- NJ Education Association Convention (November 9, 2017)
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- NJ School Boards Association (October 30, 2017)
- Presentation: The Future Ready Schools – NJ Certification Program
- NJ School Boards Association (October 30, 2017)
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- Northeastern Educational Research Association (October, 2017)
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- NJECC 2017-18 Kick-off Meeting (September, 2017) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
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- NJ Association of Education Technology TechFest (July 1, 2017)
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- NJ Association of School Administrators (March 8, 2017)
- Presentation: Realizing the Vision of Personalized Learning
- NJ Association of School Administrators (March 8, 2017)
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- Future Ready – NJ Summit (January 12, 2017)
- Presentation: Curriculum Instruction and Assessment in the Digital Age
- Future Ready – NJ Summit (January 12, 2017)
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- Learning Council (October 26, 2015)
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- NJECC 2015-16 Kick-off Meeting (September, 2015) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
- Topic: Blended Learning
- NJECC 2015-16 Kick-off Meeting (September, 2015) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
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- NJECC Monthly Meeting (April 11, 2014) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
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- NY/NJ Google Apps Summit 2014 (March 14, 2014)
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- NJECC Annual Conference 2014 (March 11, 2014)
- Presentation: My Digital Workflow co-presented with Barry Haines
- My Digital Workflow: Four Takeaways (Barry Haines)
- Classroom Digital Classroom Workflow Management (Joshua Koen)
- Ignite Session: Pedagogical Practices that Leverage Technology in Transformative Ways
- Presentation: My Digital Workflow co-presented with Barry Haines
- NJECC Annual Conference 2014 (March 11, 2014)
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- District Administration Leadership Institute (February 28, 2014)
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- Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission (November 1, 2013)
- Keynote: Going 1:1 and How to Prepare your District (.pdf)
- Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission (November 1, 2013)
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- Bildung in Touch conference on Digitale Medien in Schule und Unterricht (September 12-13, 2013)
- Workshop: Google Apps and Chromebooks with Jason Smith
- Bildung in Touch conference on Digitale Medien in Schule und Unterricht (September 12-13, 2013)
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- Intel Engage 1:1 Webinar Series (March 28, 2013)
- The Importance of Leadership in a 1:1 Program Implementation facilitated by Blanca Duarte and co-presented with Patrick Larkin and Omar and Ms. Liz Rivera from Hudson High School
- Intel Engage 1:1 Webinar Series (March 28, 2013)
- NY/NJ Google Apps Summit 2013 (March 15, 2013)
- Lessons Learned from a Large Scale 1:1 Chromebook Initiative co-presented with Blanca Duarte and Joanna Antoniou