Big Thought
Melissa Monaco Phillips is a seasoned educational consultant with extensive experience in school design and leadership development. Currently serving as a Big Thought Institute Consultant, Melissa collaborates with Texas education leaders to implement various planning and design services. Previous roles include Professional Development Facilitator for The National Summer School Initiative, where Melissa focused on enhancing summer school reading programs, and Consulting School Design Partner at Transcend, where significant academic improvements were achieved. As Managing Director at Teaching Trust, Melissa led initiatives to enhance student achievement through principal coaching. With a strong academic background from Harvard Graduate School of Education, Chicago State University, and Wheaton College, Melissa possesses a profound commitment to fostering educational excellence and equity.
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Big Thought
Closing the opportunity gap. Big Thought equips youth in marginalized communities to imagine and create their best lives and world. They have become a national model in arts education, out of school time systems, summer learning and juvenile justice intervention.