• Advisory Board member of The College Board Advocacy Center Minority Male Initiative

• Advisory Board Member of Not in Our School Anti-Hatred Program

• Advisory Board Member of The National Council on Teacher Quality

• Memphis Policy Teaching Fellow

• Teacher Effectiveness Initiative Ambassador

• Quoted in Time Magazine

• Worked with Dr. Ron Ferguson (Harvard) on Conspiracy to Succeed

• Worked with Dr. Jeff Howard (The Efficacy Institute) on Memphis Envoy Project

• Received Proclamation from Denver Mayor Hancock proclaiming October Stand Up; Stand Out! Upstander month.

• Member of the American Psychological Association

• Member of the National Science Teachers Association

• Member of National Student Council Advisors

• Member of National Association of Secondary School Principals

• Recognized by City Council for Volunteer Work with Children

• Recognized by CASA for being a CASA Volunteer

• Recognized District most Effective Educator (“I teach. I am”) Campaign

• Lead ENVOY teacher/trainer for The Efficacy Institute

• Bachelors in Education

• Masters in Adult Education

•Masters in Online Learning

• PhD in Educational Psychology