President of Families and Work Institute; Senior Research Advisor, The School Superintendents Association (AASA); Co-Lead of the October 2025 AASA Summit, Real Skills for Real Life, who is currently piloting modules she created on Real Skills for nationwide distribution to school districts; Partner with Johns Hopkins University's International Arts + Mind Lab on the Youth Voice on Arts and Thriving Project; Former Chief Science Officer at the Bezos Family Foundation; Past Faculty, Bank Street College; Author of the Award-Winning book, The Breakthrough Years: A New Scientific Framework for Raising Thriving Teens (2024) and the Best-Seller, Mind in the Making: The Seven Essential Life Skills Every Child Needs (2010)