Experience
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
- Assistant Principal
- Mathematics Teacher
- Student Government Advisor
- Mediation Instructor
- Teacher on Assignment
- Teaching Fellow
- Supervisor, Student Teaching Program
- Cambridge Workforce
- Princeton Review SAT Prep Teacher
- SchoolWorks, Inc.
- Coordinator: Curriculum, Resource Development, and Education
- Boston Area Self-Help Education Committee (BAHEC)
- Coordinator: Curriculum, Resource Development, and Education
- Education Collaborative
- Science Teacher / Basic Skills Tutor
- New England Aquarium – World of Water
- Science Teacher
- DARE, Inc. & BAHEC
- Curriculum Developer and Science Teacher
- Workshop Developer, Curriculum Developer, and Researcher on various projects and initiatives
Education
- Master of Education, Harvard University
- Concentration: Administration, Planning, and Social Policy
- Master of Education, Antioch Graduate Center
- Concentration: Adult Learners / Adult Basic Education
- Bachelor of Science, Xavier University of Louisiana
- Concentration: Chemistry; Minor: Mathematics
Lectures, Interviews, Film Appearances & Other Media
- The Polaroid Revolutionary Workers Movement; Bard Graduate Center; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vd75g8vlU0; 2023
- All About a Book; The Moth; https://themoth.org/stories/all-about-a-book; 2019
- Polaroid & Apartheid: Inside the Beginnings of the Boycott, Divestment Movement Against South Africa; Democracy Now!; https://www.democracynow.org/2013/12/13/polaroid_apartheid_inside_the_beginnings_of; 2013
- What Role Did Polaroid Have in Apartheid in South Africa?; Black America Web; https://blackamericaweb.com/2013/12/09/what-role-did-polaroid-have-in-apartheid-in-south-africa-find-out-inside/; 2013
- Left on Pearl; 888 Women’s History Project; 2010
- Have You Heard From Johannesburg: The Bottom Line; Connie Field, Producer; www.clarityfilms.org; 2009
Honors, Awards, and Special Recognition
- Dr. Effie Jones Humanitarian Award: In Recognition of Exceptional Commitment to Ensuring Equity for Minorities; American Association of School Administrators; Nashville, TN; February 2014
- Rosa Parks Memorial Award; National Education Association; Washington, DC; July 2012
- Amandla Award: For Enduring Dedication to Justice and the People of South Africa; South African Partners; Boston, MA; May 2012
- Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award; Massachusetts Teachers Association; May 2011
- Certificate of Appreciation; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; New York, NY; Jan 2005
- Appreciation Award; Transition House; Boston, MA; 2005
- Mentor of the Year; Kids Need A Chance; Cambridge, MA; 2001
- State Advisory Council Service Award (for seven years of service); Massachusetts Commissioner of Education; Malden, MA; 2000
- Mentor Service Award; Kids Need A Chance; Cambridge, MA; 2000
- Citizen of the Year; Omega Psi Phi, Iota Chi Chapter; Boston, MA; April 1999
- Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding & Dedicated Volunteer Service; Xavier University of Louisiana; New Orleans, LA; 1997-1998
- Co-Recipient of the first Benjamin Spock & W. E. B. Dubois Peace & Justice Award; Cambridge Peace & Justice Commission; Cambridge, MA; 1997
- Certificate of Appreciation; Massachusetts Secretary of Elder Affairs; Boston, MA; 1997
- Education Award; NAACP – Cambridge Branch; Cambridge, MA; 1996
- Certificate of Appreciation; James E. Lewis Middle School; Boston, MA; 1996
- Romaine La Prophetesse Award; CRLS Haitian Club; Cambridge, MA; 1995
- Principal’s Outstanding Service Award; Cambridge Rindge & Latin School; Cambridge, MA; 1993
- Outstanding Service to the Children of Cambridge; CRLS Black Student Union; Cambridge, MA; 1993
- Distinguished Service Certificate; Cambridge Teachers Association; Cambridge, MA; 1989
- Outstanding Contribution to Education Award; CRLS Women’s History Committee; Cambridge, MA; 1988
- Conant Fellowship; Harvard Graduate School of Education; Cambridge, MA; 1988-1989, 1989-1990
- “Above The Call Of Duty Award”; Cambridge School Department; Cambridge, MA; 1988