Sarah Harlow

Sarah Harlow

Director of Educaiton

Brooklyn, NY
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Summary

I have over 12 years of experience in nonprofit administration, education, program operations, partnership development, relationship-building, and staff learning & development.

Experience

2016 Jan - Present
Director of Education
NIA Community Services Network / Brooklyn, NY

• Develop new remote learning systems, guidelines, resources, and webinars

• Design and lead orientation and training for over 800 staff each year

• Develop new initiatives and manage special projects

• Collaborate with CEO and Director of Operations to strategize and build new school and community partnerships

• Lead Education team in supervision of academic and enrichment programming for over 40 after-school programs

• Supervise Marketing & Communication, including newsletter, website, social media, and print publications

• Participate in interviewing candidates for leadership positions


2011 Jun - 2016 Jan
Director of Leadership and Support Services
NIA Community Services Network / Brooklyn, NY

• Led recruitment, interviewing, and on-boarding for after-school staff

• Conducted site visits to observe classroom instruction

• Identified potential funding, wrote grant applications, met with funders

• Oversaw the design and implementation of parent workshops and tutoring services

• Project manager for all CASA arts programming, including budget management and funder reports

Served as point of contact for all subcontracted vendors and community partners

2009 Jun - 2011 Jun
Program Director, PS 204
NIA Community Services Network / Brooklyn, NY

• Supervise all aspects of after-school program serving 200 students

• Collaborated with principal to align program with school goals

• Supervised 20 teaching staff, led staff meetings, observed instruction and wrote staff evaluations

2008 Sep - 2009 Jun
Program Coordinator and Artworks Educator
Learning Leaders / New York, NY

• Led parent education workshops related to literacy, math, and child development

• Led museum tours and art education classes; assisted with Artworks program management

2006 Jul - 2008 Jul
Teacher
Metropolitan Montessori School / New York, NY
• Taught math, language arts, science, and social studies in a combined age classroom

Education

2003 - 2008
DePaul University
M.Ed. / Elementary Education, Urban Education
1998 - 2002
Wesleyan University
B.A. / Art History, Architectural History
1994 - 1998
Durham Academy

Skills