Michele Caracappa is the founder of Lead Learning where she provides coaching and consulting to education leaders to build their capacity to enact equity-focused instructional change to improve school and student outcomes. Previously, she was the Special Advisor to the CEO and Chief Program Officer at New Leaders, which helps school leaders of all levels build the capacity to advance equity and excellence for the school communities they serve. Prior to joining the New Leaders team in 2019, Ms. Caracappa was a founding team member at Success Academy Charter Schools in New York City, and served in various roles, including Assistant Principal, Principal, Principal Manager, and Chief Academic Officer. Ms. Caracappa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Master’s degree in Teaching from Pace University.