Find, Hire, and Keep Leaders - A "How To" Session for Boards and Executives

Finding, hiring, and keeping quality talent, especially in the leadership ranks, is one of the biggest challenges for charter school organizations today.

This session will be led by Christina Greenberg, a talent expert with decades of experience recruiting, selecting, and supporting leaders for school/nonprofit orgs and a longtime CA charter school board member. Additional presenters will include leaders she has placed and board members with whom she has worked with to provide real world case studies and tangible action steps that can make a difference in a school's ability to attract and select quality talent that fits their needs, and then increase their retention once they are hired.

Presented by

Christina Greenberg

CEO
Edgility Search

Founder and CEO of Edgility, Christina has more than 20 years of experience recruiting and placing mission-driven leaders, leading searches for professionals serving in a range of executive leadership roles in education, youth development, and social justice organizations. Her work with Resources for Indispensable Schools and Educators (RISE) and New Leaders led her to launch her own talent firm in 2010, Redwood Circle Consulting. In 2016, Redwood Circle merged with another practice to create Edgility. At Edgility Search, Christina's focus is leading client engagements, managing and coaching the team, and overseeing the development and implementation of all search and board advisory services. She has personally led dozens of Executive Director/CEO searches. She also spent 12 years as a board member for two different charter schools and has developed Edgility’s CEO evaluation practice, which works with boards and leaders nationwide.

Kennedy Hilario

CEO
ACE Charter Schools

Mr. Hilario is currently the CEO of ACE Charter Schools, where he is responsible for managing the finances, operations, compliance and fundraising, as well as guiding the instructional recovery of the student community after the pandemic setback. Kennedy comes to ACE with a track record of leading growth, financial and academic achievement in several charter school networks in California and Massachusetts and has assisted in the turnaround of district schools. He is a native Spanish speaker and has extensive knowledge of the K-12 school space - including deep experience working with student populations from low-income communities.

Matt Taylor

Executive Director
California Montessori Project

Matt is an experienced executive leader in educational strategy, policy, and charter school management, with over two decades of expertise in data-driven decision-making, operational leadership, and public education governance. Matt previously served as Chief of Staff and Strategy at Gateway Community Charters. Previously, as Superintendent of River Charter Schools, he led multiple-site school operations, optimized budgets, and strengthened community partnerships to foster inclusive, high-quality learning environments. His statewide leadership roles include serving as a Commissioner on the State Board of Education’s Advisory Commission on Charter Schools, where he shapes charter school policies, and as Past President of the California Educational Research Association, where he advanced research-driven educational improvements. Matt served the community as an elected board member for 7 years on the Yolo County Board of Education and has served on 2 charter boards. Matt is proud dad to 3 amazing charter school students.

Serena Moy

Associate Partner
Edgility

Serena Moy’s career encompasses over 20 years of human resources experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. She served as the Director of Human Resources at the KIPP Foundation during an intense period of growth for the organization. Serena joined Edgility as one of its earliest employees ten years ago. She specializes in the areas of talent acquisition and developing strategic hiring initiatives to build strong leadership teams within organizations. Serena gains inspiration from matching thoughtful, anti-racist leaders with organizations focused on minimizing the systemic gaps that exist in their communities. It is this passion that drives her work at Edgility and makes her an exceptional leader when it comes to sourcing executive talent and supporting hiring committees and boards.