John D’Anieri

John D’Anieri comes to HCA with extensive experience in start-up public schools. He was part of the founding faculty of Poland Regional High School, led the start-up of Casco Bay High School in Portland on behalf of Expeditionary Learning Schools and has worked as a consultant to public charter schools in Ohio, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. John also brings 12 years of work in professional development and school leadership to HCA working with schools affiliated with the Great Maine Schools Project, the National School Reform Faculty, and Expeditionary Learning Schools, with a particular interest in designing, developing, and maintaining strong professional learning communities. In addition to his school-based work, John’s been an independent facilitator and strategic planning consultant for businesses and non-profits. He’s a member of the Kappa class of the Institute for Civic Leadership, a trained mediator, and serves on the Steering Committee of Slow Money Maine. John received an Associates degree in Humanities and Social Sciences from Schenectady County Community College, Bachelor of Arts in Literature from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton, (Binghamton,N.Y.) and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Union College.