With 39 years of experience in education, I’ve progressed from chemistry teacher to superintendent, gained experience as a biomedical researcher, taught leadership courses in a doctor of healthcare administration program, mentored, coached, and trained aspiring superintendents and school administrators, and built a coaching and consulting practice. I know what it takes to rise in leadership. Not the textbook version, but rather the real version.

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The version where:

• You're the first woman (or person of color) in the role

• You face public criticism and media scrutiny

• You navigate politics that threaten to derail you

• You address deep, rooted, systemic issues 

• You lead change during times of uncertainty or unrest

• You witness and experience social injustice

• You battle imposter syndrome while leading others

• You struggle to find a healthy work-life balance

• You're expected to be perfect, though some wait for you to fail

• YOU succeed!