Change is hard. I can help.
Providing expert input and guidance to help you navigate transition, growth, or organizational evolution with confidence.
Stacie worked closely with us to develop our first-ever Leadership Development and Succession Plan, helping our organization intentionally cultivate our next generation of leaders and support smooth generational change. Stacie brought to this work years of experience in leading schools, leading organizations and leading leaders. She has a keen ability to listen, create supportive generative spaces for involving constituents, find research and expertise to support decision-making and provide thoughtful insight and push. And, more than anyone else we've worked with, Stacie insisted on getting to know us, our organization, our players, and our ethos - so the plan reflected our identity, culture, and aspirations. In the end, not only did Stacie help us create a thoughtful, detailed, community-driven plan, but she remains a partner to us in our work.
-Mike Chalupa, Executive Director, City Neighbors Foundation
“Stacie was instrumental in supporting our school's shift to a new curriculum for our students. She led visioning exercises, provided concrete strategic advice, helped us draft a roadmap to implement change, and was a consistent advisor along the way. During the project, we invested in a curriculum that promoted better social-emotional learning outcomes for students and it was a big change in practices for our teachers and for our school community as a whole. Stacie was there every step of the way, guiding us, setting up trainings for our teachers, and making sure that we had what we needed to make the change successful!”
-Abraham Clayman, Principal
Strategic Advising
Over two decades in education, I have been through it all:
From curriculum changes due to low student achievement data, significant classroom management and student behavioral challenges, to low staff morale, to navigating the constant changes in the education landscape, there’s little I haven’t tackled.
I’ve developed the knowledge and expertise to tackle these challenges and build better schools. As I strategic advisor, I can help get you where you want to be.
I can help your school be better.
Clients who engage this level of support value having a thought partner and sounding board with someone who has deep experience and who can refine ideas, develop plans, and see them through to implementation and impact. I tap into over a decade of senior leadership experience to offer insight, strategies, and concrete tools to move your school forward. I identify and share common missteps so that you and your team can avoid them. I help reflect on anti-racism and equity and how it shows up in your work. I help your team problem-solve and navigate change successfully.
I offer significant expertise in:
Executive Director Transition Planning
Building internal leadership capacity and pipeline
Baltimore City Charter Renewal Process
Founding or strengthening an early childhood program
Adopting a new curriculum or instructional vision
Cycles of improvement through goal setting, observation and teacher coaching, feedback and data analysis
Evolving your school culture to be grounded in relationships and focused on the whole child
Making key decisions or managing change as part of an evolution of your organization or program