I am an educator, professor, and strategic consultant who helps schools build instructional systems where adults feel supported and students feel seen. My work sits at the intersection of equity, belonging, mathematics, STEM, multilingual learning, and leadership is always grounded in the belief that when we care for the adults who care for our children, students can truly thrive.

WHO I AM & WHAT I BELIEVE

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I began my career as an NYC public school mathematics teacher, where I saw firsthand how systems, or the lack thereof, shape opportunity. Today, as a professor of educational leadership and the founder of B. Neil Solutions, I help schools create clear, coherent instructional structures that honor both student brilliance and adult expertise.

I believe strong schools are built on clarity, coherence, and care. Instruction improves when adults feel supported, aligned, and empowered to do their best work.

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PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND & SCHOLARSHIP​

I serve as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Educational Leadership at Montclair State University and hold a Ph.D. in Urban Education from the Graduate Center, CUNY.
My scholarship focuses on:

• Black women’s mathematics pedagogy

• QuantCrit and data justice

• Belonging-centered leadership

• Multilingual learner instruction

• Culturally grounded frameworks for family engagement

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I develop original theories that shape both my research and consulting practice:

• Ancestral Intelligent Technology (AIT)

  • A framework illuminating the embodied, communal, intergenerational wisdom that Black women educators hold forms of intelligence that are often extracted but rarely protected in schools.

• Parental Pedagogy

  • A theory and praxis that positions the Black family as a site of knowledge, healing, and instructional power, reframing parenting as an intellectual, cultural, and liberatory act.

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WHAT I BUILD WITH LEADERS ​

Through B. Neil Solutions, I partner with schools and districts to:

• Strengthen mathematics and STEM instruction

• Elevate multilingual learner practice

• Design coherent curriculum systems

• Clarify instructional expectations

• Build sustainable feedback and coaching structures

• Strengthen community and belonging across classrooms

• Create adult learning environments where teachers thrive

My work is grounded in strategy, humanity, precision, and deep respect for the communities I serve.

PUBLICATIONS & PROJECTS

My recent and current projects include:

• Listening to Our Mothers: Afro-Diasporic Lessons on Family, Love, Liberation, Legacy & Joy (book project)

• (Re)membering Black Women’s Mathematics Pedagogy: A Love Letter to the Spirit of Black Women Mathematics Educators (manuscript in preparation)

• Forthcoming scholarly work on AI, algorithmic harm, AIT, and Black futurity in STEM

• Presentations at NABE, CUNY, Montclair, and national leadership forums

These projects reflect my commitment to honoring Black family knowledge, advancing instructional equity, and building systems that support the flourishing of both adults and students.

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If your school is ready to strengthen instruction, elevate multilingual learners, or build coherent systems that support excellent teaching, I would love to partner with you. Together, we can create environments where adults feel supported — and students truly belong and become.