My career in education began in 2003 as a 10th-grade Global Studies teacher in NYC Public Schools. I transitioned to central office, held several positions, and ended my tenure as the inaugural Director of Principal Pipeline Recruitment for the New York City Department of Education. I transitioned from PreK-12 to higher ed in 2016. I was appointed to the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) for NYC Public Schools by former NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio and served from 2018-2021. The appointment to the PEP is also a dual appointment to serve as a Trustee for the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS). During my tenure, I used my platform to highlight the socio-political and historical context that contributed to the existing condition of the district.

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Currently, at Howard University, I support aspiring and current school-building and district-level leaders with developing their ability to merge theory with practice. Specifically, I support them in employing critical theories to interrogate systems and structures as well as policies and practices weaponized in school communities, districts, and higher education against historically excluded communities. I draw on my experience as a critical race scholar and former educational policy maker for the nation's largest urban public school district in my work. I teach, coach, and support leaders' ability to develop the consciousness necessary to reimagine equity in PreK-12 education by disrupting and dismantling the inequities and barriers that exist in education.