Bio

Driven by an unwavering belief in every child’s potential, Jane Henzerling has dedicated her career to improving K-12 education with a focus on quality, accountability, access, and results. She serves as a consultant to school systems and nonprofit organizations, providing services ranging from executive coaching and leadership development to strategic planning and initiative design. She is passionate about adult learning and building positive, high-functioning teams that enable organizations to advance their mission.

Previously, Jane served as the Managing Director for Professional Learning at Gradient Learning and as Assistant Secretary for Policy, Innovation, and Measurement at the New Mexico Public Education Department. She was the Founder and Head of School of Mission Preparatory, a K-8 college-prep public charter school in San Francisco, CA, which has consistently been recognized as a top school in the Bay Area. Her experiences have taken her from Phoenix, AZ, where she began her career as a bilingual teacher, to Miami, FL, where she led the Teach For America site, to Hartford, CT, where she honed nonprofit leadership skills at Real Art Ways.

Building on her interest in both national and local efforts to advance equity and excellence, Jane was a Fellow of the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Education Policy. She has served as a board member of the international NGO Atlas Corps and of DreamHouse, a 6-12 charter school in ‘Ewa Beach on Oahu, HI.

Jane graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Spanish from Skidmore College and earned her MEd in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. She was a 2017 Presidential Leadership Scholar and continues to engage with fellow alumni on cross-sector, bi-partisan initiatives to address society’s greatest challenges.