Paula has 20 plus years of K12 education industry experience in executive leadership, partnership/sales, marketing, strategic planning, and DEI. Currently, she is the Chief Strategic Officer with Teachstone, an education company that focuses on student engagement by supporting educators with CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System), coaching and PD.   She’s had leadership roles with other companies and spent many years as President & CEO of BizEducation Consulting, working with education start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, designing outreach sales strategies, developing marketing initiatives, building effective sales teams, creating thought leadership opportunities and a voice for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. She loves to read, travel, and lives in Atlanta with her husband, dog, cat and many fish.