Team

Waseem joined EdOps in 2019. He previously served as a strategic adviser for British Ambassador in Tel Aviv and Chief of Staff for the first Palestinian woman elected to the Knesset. Also led several initiatives for human rights organizations, co-founded a non-profit, managed Youth Department for the National Democratic Assembly, planned and managed the informal social-media campaign for NDA – The Joint List in 2015. Completed LL.B. from the University of Haifa and became a certified Lawyer. Graduated in 2019 from McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University as an MBA.

Geoff Brown joined EdOps in November 2014. Prior to EdOps, he worked on the Corporate Strategy team at the Advisory Board Company, developing performance enhancement tools for healthcare organizations, and at LECG, LLC, conducting litigation-related market size and damage analyses. He holds a BA in Economics and Spanish from Amherst College and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Heidi joined EdOps in January 2019 after working in admissions and student finance at an international school in the Caribbean for four years. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from University of Maryland, College Park, a juris doctorate from American University, and a Master’s of Business Administration from Georgetown University.

Jenny joined EdOps in June 2014 after one year at GoldStar as an Accountant and Project Manager. At EdOps, Jenny as a finance lead, manages all aspects of full cycle accounting for clients: develop and monitor budget, prepare monthly financials, provide support for audits, conduct cash flow forecast for special projects, help with federal grant management and compliance, and assist clients to streamline accounting process. In addition, she has a vast amount of experience in facilities accounting and management. Jenny has an MS in Accountancy from the George Washington University and a BS in Economics from Fudan University.

Joel joined EdOps in July 2011 after completing his MBA at the University of Texas at Austin. He currently manages the DC/MD Finance Team. Prior to graduate school, Joel worked for five years as a community organizer and youth development program director in Kansas City, Kan. In this capacity, he spearheaded the effort to start a Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School and served as the school’s first director. Joel is an alumnus of Mennonite Voluntary Service, an affiliate of the AmeriCorps national service program, and was a 2010 Education Pioneers Fellow in Washington, D.C., serving with Communities in Schools of the Nation’s Capital. Joel has a BA from Bethel College (Kan.).

John joined EdOps in March 2018 after spending the last 10 years at Georgetown University, as an undergraduate student, graduate student and employee. As an employee, John worked in fundraising for Georgetown’s intercollegiate athletics program, and in public affairs in a strategic support role to the University President and Vice Presidents. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Government, an M.P.P. and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

Kim joined EdOps in 2017 from Breakthrough Charter Schools in Cleveland, OH. At Breakthrough – a high performing network of 11 charter schools – she was the Director of Operational Learning and Development and led a number of network-wide operations initiatives, including the development of a multi-year operations training program. Prior to working for the central office, Kim served as Director of Operations at one of Breakthrough’s elementary schools. She holds a BA in Economics from John Carroll University, and a Master’s in Economics from Cleveland State University.

Kristin joined EdOps in January 2015 after nine years in the education and non-profit fields. She taught Spanish K-8th and 4th grade prior to transitioning to non-profit programming and management with Horizons for Youth in Chicago. Upon moving to Kansas City in 2014, Kristin gained experience in human resources and school operations at KIPP KC. Kristin holds a B.S. in Elementary Education from DePaul University and a M.S. in Communication from Northwestern University.

Lexi joined EdOps in 2015. During her time at EdOps, she has provided finance and accounting services to several DC charter schools and education non-profits, as well as facility financing consulting to public charter schools in California. She has worked on a strategic planning project for a Tier 1 charter school in DC, and a compensation study for a $100M+ NYC charter network. Prior to EdOps, Lexi worked as a business development consultant for 2 years. Lexi is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and has passed all three levels of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Lexi holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, China and a Masters of Finance from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business.

Natalia joined EdOps in 2015 as a Finance Specialist, supporting five charter networks in DC and Maryland during her time in that position. She was then promoted to Consulting Manager, and ultimately, to Director of Consulting and Managing Principal. As part of the consulting practice, she has managed many strategic consulting projects for charter school clients. Prior to her work at EdOps, Natalia completed an Education Pioneers fellowship and managed the investment analyst team at Strategic Investment Group, an institutional investment management firm. Natalia has a BA in Economics and a BS in Public Relations from Boston University, and an M.Ed. from Harvard.

Pathik joined EdOps in January 2015. Pathik has worked with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse, where he helped plan a divestiture. He has also worked on a consulting assignment with Legrand Pass and Seymour, where he developed a go-to-market strategy for a new product. Pathik holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from North Gujarat University and an MBA in Finance from Syracuse University.

Shelley joined EdOps as a Finance Specialist in 2015 from DC Prep where she worked as Senior Manager of Operations and Extended Learning. Prior to working directly with charter schools, she was a Private Equity Associate at Huntsman Gay Global Capital in Palo Alto, California and an Investment Banking Analyst at Barclays Capital in New York. Shelley has a BS in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA and Masters in Education from Stanford University.

Stacy joined EdOps in July 2016 after serving as a Project Financial Analyst from Dixon Hughes Goodman on an NJ student enrollment project with client Alvarez & Marsal. Prior to that, she has been working as a Finance Assistant in Cash & Grant management team from International Relief and Development (Blumont) supporting international projects. Stacy holds a Bachelors of Economics from Wuhan University of Technology and a Master of Finance from University of Maryland College Park.

Vickie joined EdOps in May 2016. Vickie came from Explore Schools Incorporated where she served as Finance Manager and provided accounting and finance services to charter schools in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to working with charter schools, she was a Senior Accounts Receivable Professional for Computer Science Corporation. Vickie has her BS in Accounting from George Mason University.

Steven joined EdOps in September 2016 after teaching in Los Angeles for three years. Prior to joining EdOps, Steven developed math curricula and lead the School Site Council at his campus to represent teacher and student interests in the long-term planning. In Los Angeles, Steven served as a Teach For America corps member at Endeavor College Preparatory Charter School as well as earning a MA from Loyola Marymount University in Urban Education Policy & Administration.  Steven holds a BS in Finance and International Business from Auburn University.