Porsche brings years of experience in school leadership, high school redesign, and improvement planning. She has worked in New York City Public Schools for two decades as a teacher, coach, school leader and consultant. Her passion for education started during middle school in Brooklyn, where she was met with high academic expectations, a strong school culture, and exploration of the arts. She began her career with the New York City Teaching Fellows program as a Special Education teacher in the citywide special education district, District 75. In 2008, she transitioned into the role of Special Education Coordinator, ensuring that services at her school were exceptional and equitable. She continued her career in leadership as an Assistant Principal and Principal at the only network of charter high schools in NYC.

Her expertise in supporting instructional leadership teams includes supporting sustainable implementation of HQIM in NYCDOE; leading schools across New England and D.C in a co-generative improvement process regarding a specific instructional problem of practice as they redesigning the high school experience; and coaching school leaders in both technical and adaptive skills.

Porsche holds an Ed.M in Educational Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University, a Master’s of Arts in Special Education from the City University of New York, and her undergraduate degree from The Florida State University.