Rachel Mincey
Woodruff
Summary
Equity-driven educator and researcher with demonstrated success in team leadership, data-informed decision-making, and community leveraging. Skilled in productive communication, creative problem-solving, and analytical judgment. Currently finishing an MSEd in leadership and beginning an EdD in Organizational Leadership with a focus on both human-centered and systems-level strategy.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
High School Education
Pearson Education - Lowcountry Connections Academy
07.2023 - Current
- High school team lead, teacher manager, and teacher evaluator
- Contributed to key decisions as a member of the school leadership committee.
- National Honor Society representative
- Sectioning representative
- Managed testing site operations during standardized assessments
- Provided instructional support within an online learning platform serving diverse student needs
- Gifted and Talented coordinator
- Organized community engagement events to promote school initiatives
- Interim 504 coordinator
- Provided support for legislative initiatives affecting school programs
Algebra I Educator
Greenville County Schools
08.2019 - 06.2022
- Math department chair
- Led collaborative planning and data-driven instructional improvement
- Collaborated with school improvement team
Adolescent/Young Adult Psychosocial & Educational Support Specialist
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
01.2017 - 08.2019
- Developed programs addressing educational and mental health needs of adolescent and young adult cancer patients
- Directed the BRIDGE program, facilitating academic and career re-entry for adolescents and young adults
- Led program awareness initiatives, wrote grants, and collaborated with community stakeholders
- Created data-driven presentations to advocate for community, national, and international program funding
- Coordinated multi-faceted projects advancing AYA program development
- Conducted patient education
Program Facilitator
North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS)
08.2014 - 01.2017
- Supported teachers statewide in addressing the education gap for students with high needs.
- Developed instructional materials and programs to enhance high school mathematics proficiency
Corps Member
Teach For America / AmeriCorps
06.2011 - 06.2013
- Stationed in Hollandale, MS and Durham, NC
- Math and Science department chair
- Grade-level team lead
- Supported legislative initiatives to advance Teach For America mission
Education
Ed.D. - Organizational Leadership
South College
03.2028
M.S.Ed. - Leadership
Western Governors University
03.2026
Ed.M. - Prevention Science And Practice
Harvard University
05.2011
B.S. - Education
State University of New York College At Cortland
12.2009
Skills
- Data analysis
- Community outreach
- Community partnerships
- Instructional leadership
- Educational advocacy
- Educational problem identification
- Project management
- Team building
- Pattern recognition
- Systems-level thinking
- Problem-solving
- Creativity
- Adaptability
- Effective Communication
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
French
Limited
Timeline
High School Education
Pearson Education - Lowcountry Connections Academy
07.2023 - Current
Algebra I Educator
Greenville County Schools
08.2019 - 06.2022
Adolescent/Young Adult Psychosocial & Educational Support Specialist
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
01.2017 - 08.2019
Program Facilitator
North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS)
08.2014 - 01.2017
Corps Member
Teach For America / AmeriCorps
06.2011 - 06.2013
Ed.D. - Organizational Leadership
South College
M.S.Ed. - Leadership
Western Governors University
Ed.M. - Prevention Science And Practice
Harvard University
B.S. - Education
State University of New York College At Cortland