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Serena is a teacher and coach at heart, and has dedicated her career to improving equity in public schools. Before joining The Management Center, she was an Assistant Superintendent with Uncommon Schools for eight years, managing middle and high schools in Brooklyn and Newark. In this role, she coached instructional leaders and principals to strengthen teacher development and improve student outcomes. Also at Uncommon, Serena was the founding principal of North Star Academy Vailsburg Middle School. She began her career as a classroom teacher, first as a 5th grade teacher in Paterson, NJ and then as a middle school English teacher at Uncommon Newark. She has been an adjunct instructor and Leverage Leadership Coach at Relay Graduate School of Education since 2013. She loves spending time with her family, great food, and pop culture!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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