“We never know how our small activities will affect others through the invisible fabric of our connectedness. In this exquisitely connected world, it’s never a question of ‘critical’ mass. It’s always a question of critical connections.”
- Grace Lee Boggs
Jessica Wei Huang has twenty years of combined teaching and leadership experience. She believes that facilitating cross-cultural and diverse conversations around personal identity, cultural difference, and systemic inequities is a powerful way to build community and understanding in educational settings in order to drive systemic and dynamic change in school settings. She has co-facilitated professional development for school districts and non-profits in creating and sustaining a culture of equity and anti-racism and is also a certified coach for ACSA (Association of CA School Administrators).
Professional Experience and Qualifications
Experience
A classroom teacher who believes in equity-centered and liberating pedagogy, project-based/experiential learning, and culturally-responsive education .
A school leader who believes in relational-trust, dismantling systems of oppression in schools, and restorative and transformational justice.
A facilitator and coach who uses story-telling, active-listening, and mindfulness to disrupt the status-quo and co-construct the orientation, courage and skills to lead for equity. I work with a team to develop Brave Spaces for diversity, equity, inclusion and justice to thrive.
Certifications
Certified Leadership Coach, ACSA (Association of California School Administrators).
Certified Mindful Facilitator - 100 hours training Stir Fry Seminars Consulting.
Level 1 & 2 Supervision and Accountability: management through a community organizing lens, ENLACE Supervision and Leadership Training.
Equity Literacy Trained Facilitator, Equity Literacy Institute Facilitator Training.
Credentials/Education
Clear Administrative Services Credential, State of California
Single-Subject Secondary Science Credential, Stanford Teacher Education Program
Bachelor’s of Science, Foreign Service, Georgetown University, ‘00
Master’s of Education, Stanford University, ‘05
Doctoral Student, University of San Diego, projected ‘27