Stacey’s passion for progressive education came from her time spent as an elementary school teacher in New Orleans, as part of her work with Teach for America from 2002 to 2004. Since then, Stacey has been constantly engaged in the study and practice of project-based learning as a vehicle for equity, across all grades. Stacey has been the founding teacher and director at two different HTH schools, K-8.

Stacey has had a long history working with the High Tech High GSE. From 2007 to 2010, she was one of the founding members of High Tech High’s Teacher Leadership and School Leadership graduate programs, earning a Master’s degree in School Leadership. Since then, Stacey has been part of the adjunct faculty at the GSE, facilitating the Design and Leadership for Deeper Learning course.

Much of Stacey’s work in education has centered around supporting school transformation. Stacey spent two years working as a School Development Coach for New Tech Network, where she worked with several elementary schools around the country,  helping them reimagine the scope of their work. She currently works as the Co-Director of the GSE’s New School Creation Fellowship.