Dana Center Role
Mary designs and delivers professional learning experiences and technical support for K–12 educators and administrators, driving school improvement initiatives that elevate student achievement in mathematics and promote college and career readiness.
Mary has been involved in a collaborative initiative to design a comprehensive K–8 educational toolkit for the Indiana Department of Education. She has also served as the lead for an in-house project focused on developing cutting-edge content modules embedded with research-based pedagogy.
Previously, Mary played a pivotal role with the Department of Defense Education Activity, advancing professional learning aligned with the department’s rigorous standards. Her extensive experience also includes partnering on statewide initiatives in Louisiana and New Mexico to cultivate content leadership and support educational innovation. Additionally, Mary contributed to the modernization of New Mexico's Algebra II curriculum, ensuring it met contemporary educational needs.
Before Joining the Dana Center
Prior to her current role, Mary was the implementation director for Think Through Math, an online math program for Texas public school students.
She also served as a math director and author for a small publishing company in Texas; successfully coached a high school in Sandy Springs, GA while supporting new standards implementation; and was part of a whole-school reform team with Pearson School Achievement Services in two School Improvement Grant (SIG) high schools in Dekalb County, GA.
In addition, Mary taught mathematics for Grades 6–12 in Garland Independent School District (ISD) and Judson ISD in Texas; she is still certified to return to the secondary math classroom.
Education
- B.B.A., Marketing, Texas A&M University
Presentations
- Understanding & Responding to the Impacts of Early vs. On-Time Access to Algebra I. Presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Research Conference, Washington, D.C. (October 2023).
- Supporting Students as Doers of Mathematics K–12. Presented at the INSPIRE 2023 Conference (Celebrating YOU!), Albuquerque, NM (June 2023).
- Contextualizing Formative Assessment With IC Maps and Video. Presented at the 54th National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM): Leadership in Mathematics Education Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA (September 2022).
- Navigating InsideMathematics.org [Grades 6–8]. Presented at the 2022 Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), San Antonio, TX (July 2022).
- Scaffolding Strategies for the Secondary Classroom [Grades 6–8]. Presented at the 2022 CAMT, San Antonio, TX (July 2022).
- Using Student Voice to Spur on Continuous Improvement. Presented at the 2021 National Learning Forward Conference (Online) (December 2021).
Professional Memberships
- NCSM: Leadership in Mathematics Education
- NCTM
- Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics
- Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics
- Texas Council of Teachers of Mathematics