DR. MARY-ELIZABETH PEARCE

Dr. Mary-Elizabeth Pearce joins KLIS with international educational experience in Nepal, Chile, Namibia, and most recently United Arab Emirates. In these countries, she worked on national development projects including English language development, technology use for students and staff, and preparing students with 21st century skills. Dr. Pearce received her Bachelor of Science from Boston University, and spent time working with Americorps and Citizen Schools in the United States. During this time, she was selected as a National Teaching Fellow and received her Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at Lesley University as part of the fellowship. As a Program Director in non-profit management, she had the opportunity to work with various community partners to offer educational programming for middle and high school students.

Her doctorate studies at Northeastern University focused on supporting teachers’ professional development to strengthen instruction leading to academic achievement for students. She is a licensed administrator for Elementary, Middle and High School. Personally, Dr. Pearce is very interested in learning about new cultures, foods, languages and traditions. She has traveled to over 60 countries on 4 continents and hopes to visit many more places in the future!