Nicole guides and manages the implementation of CLI's mission and vision in various School District of Philadelphia schools. In her 20 years of educational experience, Nicole has worked as a teacher's assistant, teacher, Reading Recovery interventionist, literacy coach, and school principal. Over the last twenty years, Nicole has dedicated her professional and personal time to improving the lives of students through education, service, and mentorship. Nicole believes that all students can thrive, when provided with high quality core and small group instruction. Nicole's mission is to support, create, foster, and develop educators in their efforts to enhance the learning experiences of students.

Nicole holds a Bachelor's Degree in English/Education and a Master's Degree in Educational Administration. She is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Organizational Leadership.

As a Regional Manager, Sharon guides the implementation of CLI’s mission in a variety of Northeastern school districts. Her prior 17 years of experience as a CLI Professional Developer lends direction and depth to her current role, as she cultivates partnerships with school districts, oversees professional developers, and supports project implementation of effective literacy practices. Sharon coordinates with a network of colleagues to ensure that the delivery of trainings, coaching and materials provide educators with instructional practices and resources to empower students as they become powerful readers, writers and thinkers.

With a commitment to impact and sustainability, Sharon contributes to CLI’s vision of transformational instruction, combining efforts of all involved to ensure children become successful, life-long members of the literacy community.

Michelle leads the implementation of CLI’s mission in Broward County, FL, supporting an amazing team of Administrators, Principals, Coaches, and Teachers.

She believes that good instruction = good results and knows that championing teachers and their professional growth is the key to changing the face of education. In her 19 years as an educator, she has served as a teacher, reading specialist, student services coordinator, assistant principal, and interim principal.

Michele has built her passion for literacy, curriculum, teaching, and learning throughout each experience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Florida Atlantic University. With an unwavering commitment to CLI’s mission, Michele builds meaningful relationships with all stakeholders to ensure that teacher and student success is the top priority!

Erica is a Regional Manager for CLI’s SDP Project, supporting District Leaders, Supervisors, Coaches, and Teachers in the Philadelphia school district. She believes that literacy is a HUMAN RIGHT, and that our role as literacy educators is to make sure that RIGHT is made equitably available to every child. It is this belief that drives her passion for supporting urban educators to grow in their literacy expertise. Furthermore, she believes that literacy education and social justice are inextricably linked, and therefore literacy educators must approach literacy with an antiracist lens.

Erica received a B.S. in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2008 and later received a M.Ed. in Educational Psychology with an emphasis in Research and Evaluation Methods from the University of MO - St. Louis. Before accepting a Literacy Specialist role at CLI, Erica taught various elementary grades in Baltimore and Saint Louis City Schools. One thing she’s learned after working in various districts is that a major key to student growth is building a teacher’s knowledge around content and pedagogy; to equip them with the tools needed to appropriately respond to students’ needs.

Michelle leads the implementation of CLI’s mission and vision in the Philadelphia Metro region. She supports district and charter school administrators, coaches and teachers with successful implementation of effective Pk-5 literacy practices to ensure increased student achievement outcomes.

Michelle most recently led the recruitment team at KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools to ensure that there is an effective educator in every classroom to educate and support the diverse students and families with an emphasis on hiring and retaining BIPOC teachers and leaders. Prior to her experience in talent, Michelle led the design and implementation of K-2 curriculum and assessments along with supporting professional development for teachers and leaders at 14 elementary schools across Philly and Camden as the Director of Early Elementary Teaching and Learning at Mastery Charter Schools. She began her leadership career at Mastery as a Founding Turn-Around Assistant Principal in 2010 and before that she was an elementary teacher in the School District of Philadelphia for 5 years. Michelle is a graduate from Cabrini College where she earned her B.S in Education, B.A in Spanish and later her M.S in Education with a focus on literacy.

Michelle is a Philadelphia native with a passion for dismantling white supremacy in K-12 education spaces and providing Black and Brown children with a liberating educational experience. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children, travelling, and attending Zumba classes.