Devon grew up in Wichita Ks, where he saw the power of high quality public education and economic opportunity to transform the story of families over multiple generations. The combination of being the first generation American son of a refugee, having two career educator parents, and attending the urban schools where they worked shaped his personal mission to ensure that all students have access to a high quality, empowering education. Even though he went to the University of Kansas to study Journalism, the call of serving his communities drew him to public education. Through his experiences, he realized that the common foundation of professionalism supporting any great learning experience, classroom, school or even district, is authenticity, empathy, and respect.
Devon moved to Kansas City, Ks during his student teaching and lives within the district to this day. During his time in KCKPS he spent his first years as a high school English teacher. He later served as an instructional coach for middle school math and science where he focused on supporting effective embedded disciplinary literacy.
In 2015 Devon began his work as school administrator within the charter systems of Kansas City. During his time as an administrator he worked with teachers to develop peer-coaching practices and teacher-created instructional playbooks. Devon was deeply involved with Real World Learning initiatives and worked to create meaningful community learning partnerships with organizations like MindDrive.
During this time Devon also completed the UnidosUS National Institute for Latino School Leaders Fellowship and the Relay Graduate School of Education National Principal Fellowship.
Devon has experience in implementing disciplinary literacy models, NGSS, National and State Standards, and articulating instructional models. He also has extensive experience in aligning operational leadership to support instructional priorities, such as master scheduling.
Devon is also an active community advocate and working musician. Each of these experiences inform his approach to education, community building, and aligning practice to desired outcomes.
Devon works as an consultant in the areas of:
