Dr. Bonnie Lo’s journey in education leadership includes: elementary teacher in a Spanish bilingual district through a partnership focused on social justice with University of California, Los Angeles; school teacher turned principal in Bogotá, Colombia in a PK-12 school; Instructional Reform Facilitator focused on shifting teacher practices to increase student learning; and principal in San Francisco public schools, where she inspired her “Community of Life-long, Joyful Learners” to close the achievement gap. While serving as the Director of Principal Leadership in San Francisco public schools, her work with school leaders was girded in the principles of University of California, Berkeley’s Principal Leadership Institute, which is focused on equity in urban education. She has led networks of schools in building their Instructional Leadership Teams, facilitated the leadership development for school system administrators, and worked with school system leaders across the nation to build whole-child based learning experiences. As an alumna of the Doctoral Candidate in Education Leadership at Harvard University, Bonnie believes in transforming PreK-12 education through the power of collaboration amongst all community stakeholders. She is also on the teaching team for various Harvard GSE modules and East Carolina University’s International Ed.D. program to further equip equity leaders.
