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Microsoft
Total Duration16 yrs
TitleSenior Director of Education Policy and Programs
Dates EmployedSep 2012 – Present
Employment Duration8 yrs 3 mos
LocationWashington D.C. Metro Area
I am the DC education policy lead for the Microsoft Philanthropies team. I manage STEM education (particularly computer science), technology in education, and student privacy policy issues at state and federal levels. Testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education during a hearing, “How Emerging Technology Affects Student Privacy" in 2015 and the U.S. Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade during a hearing “Our Nation of Builders: Training the Builders of the Future" in 2013. At the state level - testified or engaged in public meetings in New York, Florida, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Oregon, Ohio, and Alabama state capitols.
TitleAcademic Program Manager
Dates EmployedDec 2004 – Sep 2012
Employment Duration7 yrs 10 mos
Created national education programs with various partners to inspire innovative learning. Programs included: InterroBang (online/real-world game), Problem Solving with Smithsonian Experts (interactive web series), START with the Corporation for National and Community Service (students as technical learning experts in classrooms), Scaling Education Success (online and in person tutorials on scaling up successful education programs), C2i Gaming Challenge with the NEA Foundation, and CareerForward (20 hour online course). |