I help organizations explore new initiatives and get them off the ground.

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You have bold ideas but limited bandwidth to execute them.

I'm a strategic initiative translator—I take the messy early stages of new ventures and create the structure, alignment, and decision frameworks that enable launch.

You're wrestling with a complex challenge and need fresh thinking to move forward.

I thrive in the space between idea and execution, helping organizations build new capabilities by managing competing priorities and getting diverse stakeholders aligned.

You're managing a critical gap—a sudden vacancy or capacity crunch—and need seasoned leadership fast.

I turn "what if" into "what's next" for organizations, particularly when the path forward isn't clear and multiple stakeholders need to buy in

Recent Engagements

  • Engaged by the CEO of a professional learning organization to explore partnerships with curriculum publishers, expanding access to high-quality instructional materials in target states. Developed publisher partnerships from pitch to contract, navigating intellectual property complexities to launch partnerships.

  • Hired by the President of a prominent graduate school of education as interim chief of staff. Led two senior executive searches, ran cabinet operations, and executed two high-stakes board meetings for 40+ trustees.

  • Engaged by the superintendent of a mid-sized CMO to solve an ambiguity problem: a new leader for a brand-new function but hadn't defined what success looked like. Coached the leader to build strategy, structure the role, and secure stakeholder alignment.

  • Advised the regional ED of a CMO facing a make-or-break moment: becoming an independent 501(c)(3) while keeping the team intact. Navigated reorganization and budget realities, then helped communicate the path forward —every leader he needed to keep stayed.

  • Hired by a venture philanthropy partner to answer a critical question for a newly formed portfolio: what does each venture actually need to succeed? Diagnosed gaps, vetted providers, and structured scopes of work to connect ventures with the right technical assistance.

  • Engaged by the Chief Strategist of a national non-profit facing a compensation dilemma: how to pay design contractors fairly without breaking the budget. Researched frameworks, interviewed past contractors, and facilitated a decision-making protocol that landed on a solution the team could stand behind—and leadership adopted.

  • Engaged by the CEO of a professional learning organization

    to explore partnerships with curriculum publishers, expanding access to high-quality instructional materials in target states. Developed publisher partnerships from pitch to contract, navigating intellectual property complexities to launch partnerships.

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Professional Background

Christina brings 20+ years leading education organizations through complex change—with a track record of turning bold ideas into operational reality.

She's worked with New School Venture Fund, Springpoint Schools, Center for Learner Equity, Bank Street College of Education, Instruction Partners, Uncommon Schools, Aspire Public Schools, and Ascend Public Schools on strategic initiatives, systems development, and change management.

Two signature strengths:

  • She engages stakeholders so authentically they become champions of change themselves.

  • She applies rigorous prioritization to identify the highest-leverage actions when time and resources are tight.

As Chief Program Officer at Achievement First, Christina led at the organization during 10+ years of rapid growth—from 11 to 41 schools serving 16,000 students. She orchestrated organization-wide transformations including COVID response, built new service verticals from scratch, and created the operational infrastructure needed to scale with excellence.

Her distinctive edge: The ability to step into ambiguity, listen hard, and synthesize what everyone else is thinking but can't quite name—then build the roadmap that gets people moving.

Christina started her career as a special educator, eventually leading special services across an entire network—experience that grounds her approach to inclusive organizational leadership. She lives in Washington Heights in a multigenerational household with her partner, two children, and mother, enjoys running, and is unapologetically introverted.

Get in touch.

If you’re stretched thin on a project that matters, let’s talk about what whether my capabilities align with your needs.