Melissa Schaefer
Educational Equity Advocate, Teacher Leadership Coach
- Role
- Managing Director, Leadership Development at Teach For America Los Angeles
- Location
- Long Beach, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Melissa Schaefer
Melissa is fiercely passionate about eradicating systemic injustices and ensuring that…
Experience
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Apr 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Manage the relationship and retention of TFA corps members from Matriculation to Alumnihood in our 2 year program-Deeply know each participants\' experience, goals and potential barriers to completion-Set the vision and direction for a portfolio of participants by serving as primary relationship holder, sense-making partner, connector, and leadership coach through each phase of their journey-Maintain a deep understanding of all supports available to CMs in their regions, their placement community, CM wellness resources, external instructional supports, and their alignment to the CM Roadmap for Development-Connect CMs to appropriate resources, based on individual CM needs and development plans-Be able to apply knowledge of participant policies and procedures to navigate CM concerns and de-escalate risk. This includes drafting, managing and executing improvement plans, seeking consultation from internal partners (SMD, LD, CMPP, National Mental Health Consultant, Legal Affairs, regional point of contact, etc) when barriers or incidents arise with participants relative to their experience, impact, and/or retention-Participate in select regional staff events (retreats, staff meetings, regional corps member events, etc)
Education
University of Redlands
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Educational Justice
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Master of Education - MEd, Curriculum and Instruction
University of Redlands
Educational Justice, Education
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