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Leadership Team

Folio Collaborative was founded by a team of educators committed to the mission of developing the best possible system for enhancing faculty and staff growth and learning in schools. Our leadership team is ready to work with you to implement a comprehensive plan designed to meet your unique needs.

Meredith Monk Ford
Executive Director

Meredith Monk Ford

Meredith is the Executive Director of Folio Collaborative and guides the organization’s support for its 150+ member schools.

Meredith was an independent school classroom teacher and coach, first at the Bryn Mawr School (her alma mater) and then at McDonogh School, both in Baltimore. At McDonogh, Meredith was also a grade level administrator and chaired a task force to enhance professional growth opportunities for faculty. When McDonogh received a grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation to develop a professional growth and learning process that additional schools could use, Folio Collaborative was created and Meredith transitioned to become Executive Director.

Meredith’s passion for school leadership and managing the process of change in educational institutions shows through her Folio management. She visits and meets virtually with Folio members around the country to lead seminars, train administrators and teachers, and facilitate conversations around professional growth, leadership and feedback.

Meredith received her BA from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in Liberal Arts from the Johns Hopkins University. She earned a second master’s degree in School Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

Contact Meredith: mford@foliocollaborative.org

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Lissa Caltrider
Director of Membership

Lissa Caltrider

Lissa is a school’s principal contact as they explore how to harness the power of Folio for their school. Lissa provides the introduction and guides the process as Folio members become acquainted with our services and benefits.

Lissa has a passion for creating new ventures. Most notably, she built a 30-person team offering computer consulting services for Interim Technology. She also has a passion for the independent school experience. Besides being an independent school alumna and parent, she has worked in development at schools in Baltimore and New York. She understands how independent schools work and what the people who work there need, and she skillfully connects schools to the Folio platform.

Lissa is a graduate of the University of Maryland.

Contact Lissa: lcaltrider@foliocollaborative.org

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Sean Flaherty
Director of Technology and Software Evolution

Sean Flaherty

Sean leads the process of developing and enhancing myFolio, from initial design and specification development to final testing and deployment. He is the “go-to” guy for myFolio users – consistently providing introduction, training and assistance about myFolio functionality. Through this, he identifies the additional features that members need and then guides their implementation.

Sean has more than 25 years of experience in all facets of the software development lifecycle across a broad range of environments. Well-versed in open-source web technologies, he most recently worked in the Ruby programming language and the Ruby on Rails framework.

Sean holds a Bachelor of Science from the George Washington University School of Business.

Contact Sean: sflaherty@foliocollaborative.org

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Liz Kornheiser
Vice President of Strategy and Operations

Liz Kornheiser

Liz leads Folio’s E.E. Ford Foundation work, and manages the day-to-day operations of the Collaborative. 

Liz initially joined Folio in 2018 as the project manager for the E.E. Ford Leadership Grant. She supported the design team of administrators and teachers from Folio member schools as they researched best practices around collaboration, prototyped updates for the myFolio platform, and developed the release of the new features. 

In her previous position as Partner and Director of Consulting Services at Greenwich Leadership Partners, Liz consulted and coached school leaders and executives around strategic planning and organizational design, facilitation and professional development. Liz helped design and deliver GLP’s Strategic Planning Institute, an innovative program bringing together schools to create and implement strategic plans to drive institutional growth and develop high functioning leadership teams.

Liz is an Emmy Award winning producer of ESPN’s highest rated daily sports show, Pardon the Interruption. She left the world of television production in 2012 to pursue her passion for education and public sector work — she is no stranger to education as the daughter of a boarding school headmaster. 

Liz graduated Phi Beta Kappa and received her BA in Cultural Anthropology from Duke University, and a M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. 

Contact Liz: liz@foliocollaborative.org

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Andy Shaw
Director of Professional Learning

Andy Shaw

Andy develops and coordinates Folio’s programs for members, including leading workshops and webinars, and crafting the guides and thought-leadership pieces that help school leaders guide their teams.

Prior to joining Folio, Andy has spent the last decade working as an independent school leader as well as a consultant to both independent and public schools across the country. He began his career as a high school math teacher, then served in a series of leadership roles, including 10th Grade Dean, Academic Dean, and Dean of Curriculum and Innovation. As a senior academic leader, Andy led a host of initiatives designed to increase opportunity for students and teachers to engage in interdisciplinary, experiential, and project-based learning.

Andy served as a Design Principal and then Senior Design Principal at Education Elements, a nationally-recognized consulting firm supporting schools and school districts with strategic planning and design, leadership development, and instructional innovation.

Andy holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Bowdoin College and a master’s degree in school leadership from the Klingenstein Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College.

Contact Andy: ashaw@foliocollaborative.org

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