Adam leads the Academics, Special Education, Social-Emotional Learning and Mental Health, and Extended Learning and Enrichment teams in setting the vision and implementation of DREAM’s coherent, whole child learning program. Adam also leads DREAM’s innovative, human-centered generative Artificial Intelligence strategy, increasing workflow efficiency, staff sustainability, acceleration of student learning, and AI literacy and career-connected readiness for DREAM’s students.

A Teach for America alum, Adam was a 4th grade teacher and instructional leader in Newark, NJ before becoming a Dean of Curriculum and Instruction in two elementary schools. Adam then served for five years as the Director of K-4 Curriculum and Assessment at Uncommon Schools, where he led the network’s 20 elementary schools to reverse the opportunity gap.

Before becoming Deputy Chief of Learning, Adam was DREAM’s founding Managing Director of Curriculum and Instruction, where he developed a 5-year transformation of DREAM’s K-12 curriculum and developed leader and teacher professional learning programming. Before his journey in education, Adam worked in politics as an organizer on the Obama 2008 presidential campaign and as a pollster for members of Congress. Adam loves collaborating with other educators to share best practices to meet the needs of all learners, and has led training for district and charter school leaders and teachers in 10 states.

Adam has a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, an MS in Education Policy from Johns Hopkins University, and was an Adjunct Professor in the Master of Arts in Teaching program at the Relay Graduate School of Education.