Principal; Master Teacher and Transformational School Leader; New Jersey State Teacher of the Year; Recipient of more than 100 awards including New Jersey Education Association Award of Excellence, the prestigious Milken National Educator Award and the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award; Author, "The Mental Balancing Act for School Leaders" (2021, Educational Leadership), The Assistant Principal 50 (2020), The Aspiring Principal 50 (2019), Is My School a Better School Because I Lead It? (2018), The Teacher 50 (2016), and Closing the Attitude Gap (2013)