Stacie is a passionate leader and advocate in education with nearly 20 years of experience from top-to-bottom of school districts. She has been a district leader who managed principals, built a school from the ground up as a principal, and spent years as a teacher in a classroom. It has been her mission to create schools where children in underserved communities have access to education that gives them the tools they need to pursue their dreams. She has a life-long commitment to anti-racism and has taken explicit actions to adjust curriculum, student and teacher experience, and systems to be more equitable, just, and inclusive.