Carla Alvarez

I have seen a myriad of educational settings and have been called a true problem solver by the National Science Foundation Evaluators. I am a former math teacher, academic dean, principal and grant evaluator. I currently work as an assistant principal at a middle school with a magnet program that attracts students from all over the city. This environment has allowed me to work with all walks of life and with varied cultures and languages.  Additionally, I worked as the COO of Grants, Evaluations, Associates in Research which conducted background checks, data analysis, grant writing and grant evaluations. Our most frequent request at GEAR was data mining and data analysis assistance. 

I am a problem solver and systems manager. I am a former math teacher who became a federal grant evaluator, vice principal, principal, academic dean, and assistant principal. I have served as the COO of GEAR where we wrote grants, evaluated grants, conducted research, conducted background checks, assisted with data mining and analysis. 

My most relevant education came from the courses dedicated to research in my master course work. The root of all solutions whether people or work objectives all come from answers to questions springing from curiosity. I found that understanding root causes could lead to stable solutions that could be easily maintained by a group. I found that a clear definition of each of the responsibilities or working components was the key attribute to gain efficient functionality. 

I have a Bachelors in Psychology which has been wonderful for working with students, colleagues and staff along side my teaching career. My masters has been the catalyst to engage the responsibilities of working with others at systemic levels.  I have used the data analysis of all information both qualitative and quantitative to formulate next steps.