Biography

Jeanie is joining PDK after two decades of leadership in nonprofit and mission driven work. She began her career in the classroom and has devoted her life to widening social and economic mobility for young people, especially those furthest from opportunity. She served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Teaching and Learning at DC Public Schools, where she focused on finance, talent, and performance management. At the DC Public Education Fund she raised seventy million dollars to advance innovation across the system, many of which have been adopted and implemented across the country. Most recently, she was Chief Program Officer at the XQ Institute, leading work across policy, school and state networks, and efforts to productize core offerings for scale. She has also advised districts, nonprofits, and funders on strategy, talent, and organizational growth.

Jeanie lives in Washington, DC with her twin boys, who will be rising ninth graders next year. In her free time, she runs, binge watches Kdrama, and daydreams of owning a corgi farm.