Amirah is a committed educator with over fifteen years of experience in elementary education. Amirah believes that effective teacher development, as well as effective teaching, is critical to public education. Prior to joining the Lavinia Group, Amirah served as the Program Director for Relay GSE, New Jersey, providing direct instruction on general teaching pedagogy and led the Teacher Residency program, with 90-95% of her residents successfully completing the program and receiving offers of full-time teaching positions. Amirah has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Bloomfield College and Master’s degrees in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Scranton and School Leadership from Seton Hall University.