Melissa currently works at DC International School (DCI), a tuition-free public charter that offers a traditionally selective curriculum accessible to every student with strong support, including continuous language learning for students in Chinese, French, and Spanish starting as early as PK3. At DCI, Ms. Martin serves as the Director of Data Strategy and EdTEch. Melissa previously worked at School Leader Lab (SLL), an organization that supports schools and their networks in sustaining and growing high-quality schools through one of their most important assets: leaders.  At SLL, Ms. Martin led the coaching model and provided support on program design. Ms. Martin came to SLL from Lynch Leadership Academy at Boston College where she coached aspiring principals and current principals from the district, charter and independent school sectors.  Prior to Lynch, Ms. Martin served as the Director of School Partnerships at Flamboyan Foundation in DC. She is an experienced principal, having led both Scott Montgomery Elementary and Walker Jones Education Campus in DCPS as a New Leader for New Schools. She is a DC native and graduate of DCPS’s Wilson High School, Bowdoin College, Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (EdM), and Trinity College, where she earned an MSA in Educational Administration.