Sandi O. Richards

Cultivated and sustained robust, grassroots partnerships with local nonprofit organizations where young people meaningfully volunteered and found their agency.

Worked with institutions of higher education to help transform teacher preparation practices. Created, facilitated, and revised a program of professional development for classroom mentors of pre-service teachers.

Served as a mentor to secondary education graduate students and a liaison between their academic theory and urban fieldwork experience.

Led initiatives for students, staff, and families to experience an inclusive, caring, and equitable school community

Taught literacy, writing, reading comprehension. and critical thinking skills to 8th through 12th grade students.