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I am the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff at Colorado College where I serve as an extension of the President. I am also an Associate Professor of Education and prior to moving into administration, taught classes on social and political issues in education. I received my doctorate in developmental psychology from Vanderbilt University and my B.A. in educational psychology from Dartmouth College. I have worked as an educational consultant since 2009 and established Blueprint Educational Strategies in 2013.

My four books include: Public School Equity: Educational Leadership for Justice, Schooling Multicultural Teachers: A Guide for Program Assessment and Professional Development, Learning from the Inside-Out: Child Development and School Choice, and co-editor ofCounternarratives from Women of Color Academics: Bravery, Vulnerability, and Resistance.

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