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to college and full participation in democratic society. Since its incorporation in 2004, Internationals Network has substantially increased the number of affiliated International High Schools while sustaining and deepening a dynamic collaborative network based on a quarter of a century of excellence and school based practice. Currently, there are ten International High Schools in NYC, an eleventh school in Oakland, California, and a twelfth school to open in San Francisco in Fall 2009.

A nationally recognized expert and practitioner in both school reform and the education of immigrant and English language learners, Claire is passionate about providing all students but particularly immigrant students, with personalized and cutting edge educational opportunities. Claire’s efforts at Internationals Network focus on the organization’s strategy, core values, partnerships, leadership development and fundraising.

Prior to founding Internationals Network for Public Schools, Claire worked in diverse roles and settings spanning public secondary education, teacher education and community/workplace organizing. She has provided guidance on broad school reform initiatives in New York City and State, as well as nationally. She has participated on local, state and national advisory boards, commissions and task forces providing leadership on topics including the development of state standards for English language learners, the benefits and challenges of NCLB for English learners and the opening of new small schools.

Claire has developed innovative programs and practices for diverse populations of new learners of English in various New York City public schools, led the Internationals Schools Partnership (the early network of International High Schools) and piloted the groundbreaking Early College Program at International High School at LaGuardia. She has also researched and published articles documenting the cross-section of educational reform and language development programs for immigrants and their children. Claire attended McGill University and Brooklyn College as an undergraduate and received masters and doctoral degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Currently she is an assistant in the Finance and Operations Department. She graduated from LaGuardia Community College with a Business Administration Degree and is currently attending Queens College pursuing a bachelor degree in Accounting.

with semi-autonomous entities in the for profit and not for profit sector. Ms. Lungrin’s previous employers include the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, the International Women’s Health Coalition, Axiom Venture Partners and Whirlpool Corporation. Sharon earned her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from Vassar College. She earned her MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Finance. She is fluent and literate in Spanish.

time management, note-taking, and test-taking skills. After receiving her B.B.A. in Business Management in the spring of 2007, she started working for a local nonprofit organization, Center for Houston’s Future, in the Development and Community Outreach areas. At the Center for Houston’s Future she learned the mechanics of fundraising, by having a major part in an individual campaign and coordinating fundraising events.

intervisitations, RFP projects, documentation, and curriculum collection and dissemination. As former Associate, Finance and Operations, Janine supported and/or spearheaded the development, maintenance and expansion of the business, financial and operational systems necessary to support Internationals’ mission. Immediately prior to joining Internationals, Janine served as a teaching fellow during the summer international education seminar at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and then spent 6 weeks in China teaching English in a University of Hong Kong/Harvard-affiliated program. At HGSE, where Janine earned her Masters in Education, Janine founded and co-chaired CRIOLE, a student group that focused on education in the Caribbean. Janine received her BSc from City University, London in Actuarial Science.

She worked for ten years in the Internationals High Schools: as a student teacher at The International High School at LaGuardia Community College, as a teacher at The Brooklyn International High School, and as a teacher and the founding assistant principal of International High School at Lafayette..

From 2007-2010, Megan served as the founding principal of a unique Massachusetts charter high school whose mission it is to recover high school students who have become disconnected from school and engage them in a college-preparatory school environment that couples high rigor with a range of intensive supports. Megan has a B.A. in Psychology from Boston College, an M.S. in Education from the New School University, an Administration and Supervision degree from Hunter College, and an M.A. in American Studies from Columbia University.

alumni relations, as well as cross-departmental collaboration with parent programs and planned giving, she has worked for diverse organizations such as Brown University, Columbia University and the Hudson Valley Land Trust. In addition, she has served a variety of education, environmental, social justice and health-focused non-profits as a private practice consultant and volunteer. Suzanne holds a masters degree in Curriculum and Teaching from Columbia University’s Teacher College with a second concentration in Education Policy. She is currently pursuing a post-masters professional certificate in Leadership & Organizational Development at New York University.

International High School at LaGuardia Community College for six years prior to relocating to the West Coast, including serving as the Chair of its Board of the Directors during the period of its charter status. As the Director of California New School Development for Internationals, Liliana facilitated the national expansion of Internationals schools with the openings of Oakland International High School and San Francisco International High School. She received her BA in Political Science and Spanish from Amherst College and an MA in Teaching Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University.

These materials include curriculum, toolkits, resources, professional development workshops and other resources that will help practitioners and others to learn and deepen their understanding of the Internationals Model for educating ELLs. Daria transitioned into this position after serving for 5 years as the Director of Academic Affairs for Internationals. Prior to working at Internationals, Daria was a Humanities teacher at the Brooklyn International High School for four years and a teacher for six. Before teaching, Daria worked as a Research Associate for Professor Kenji Hakuta at Stanford University and for the Stanford Center for the Study on Race and Ethnicity on a variety of projects related to the educational needs of language and racial minority students. Prior to her work at Stanford, Daria was a Project Coordinator for the New York Immigration Coalition, an advocacy organization for immigrants. She received her BA in Social Anthropology from Harvard University and an MA in Education from Stanford University. Daria is fluent in French and Spanish and conversant in Italian.