“I have been fortunate that my career journey has taken me from the tree view to the full forest view of ways to serve students, families, and communities—not only throughout Philadelphia, but now across the country. Whether in my role as teacher, postsecondary advisor, administrator, or in talent and recruitment, I have learned that there is nothing more important than forging relationships with people and organizations that are mission-driven and equity-focused. Over the past several years at Edgility Search, I have been able to continue this journey by partnering with schools and organizations nationwide to support their work in serving communities.” Bio Before joining Edgility Search, Mara helped to build the Talent Outreach and Marketing function at Mastery Schools of Philadelphia and Camden. Mara began her career at Mastery Schools in 2002 as a Humanities teacher, was a Postsecondary Advisor, and then the Assistant Director of Postsecondary Initiatives, supporting Postsecondary advising teams at six of Mastery’s Philadelphia high schools. Mara holds a BA from Penn State University in Comparative Literature and a M.Ed. in Secondary Literature from Temple University. Mara lives in Philadelphia, PA with her wife, twins, 2 dogs and an unknown quantity of fish. She spends her free time walking the dogs in Philadelphia’s Wissahickon Park, reading copious amounts of SciFi and Fantasy novels and shuffling kids to theater rehearsal.