Meet the Team
Alicia Peletz
Owner
Alicia's work centers around progressive education, helping districts and schools to reimagine ways that will help them to serve students and families more equitably. Her work has helped to establish and maintain learner-centered school environments that emphasize constructivist pedagogy to shift education towards the needs of all learners. Alicia's areas of expertise include adult and online learning, instructional coaching, Restorative Practices, Project Based Learning, culturally relevant curriculum design, and facilitation. Alicia is based in Rochester, NY and loves the Finger Lake region, particularly in the summer. In her free time, she enjoys being with family, remodeling, and playing Kickstarter board games with her husband.
Gina Olabuenaga, Ed.D
Partner Consultant
Gina is driven by this question, “How can we make education, and learning broadly, about practicing success not reinforcing failure?” In service of this quest, her work focuses on developing effective professional learning for educators on student-centered practices and 21st-century learning in service of educational equity. She previously oversaw the development of project-based learning content and professional learning services for teachers, leaders, and coaches at an industry-leading non-profit. When she isn’t wearing her educator hat, she enjoys poet things and art projects with her kids. Journaling, hummingbird watching, and podcast listening are snuck in when they can be.
Kristy Lathrop
Partner Consultant
Kristy’s journey started in the middle school science classroom. Her passion to help and equip has led her into educational consulting where she develops and facilitates professional development for educators in the United States and internationally. Kristy’s areas of expertise include adult learning, science, STEM, constructivism, inquiry, coaching, and Project Based Learning. She believes that school should empower every learner to be successful in life. Kristy lives in Colorado with her family, and enjoys traveling (when there’s not a pandemic), biking, skiing, and convincing her family to join her on outdoor adventures.