Our Story
I spent 29 years in California public schools. I've done almost every job.
Classroom teacher. HR Director. Principal of nearly 1,000 people — staff, students, and families, all at once.
That combination is rare. Most people who lead a school site have never sat in HR. They don't see the bigger picture — how one decision at one school ripples through an entire district. I do. I know the personalities in the district office. I know the law. I know exactly where principals get into trouble, because I spent years coaching them through it after it happened.
Now I help leaders avoid that trouble in the first place.
Here's what I believe.
Everyone in education says it's all about relationships. That's true. And it's also not the whole story.
You can't lead with your heart alone. You have to build systems — systems that don't bend, systems you actually hold people to. Documentation. Hard conversations. Follow-through on the small stuff before it becomes the big stuff.
Only then do the relationships mean anything.
Most things about leading a school are logical. The big thing — the only thing, really — is the people. Get the systems right, and you free yourself up to actually lead them.
What I do now.
I coach school leaders. I consult with districts. I help principals build the systems, the documentation habits, and the strategic thinking that 29 years taught me — without taking 29 years to learn it.
I also use AI strategically — to save time on the busywork so leaders can spend their time on people. I'll show you how.
Outside of work.
I'm a distance runner. Training for the NYC Marathon. Running is where I do my best thinking — it's the one constant that's followed me through every job and every move.
I'm also a lifelong learner. Always have been. Probably always will be.
