Turning Lived Experience Into Lasting Change

EduSolve emerged from lived experience navigating complex, often broken systems. After surviving those systems firsthand, our founder developed a relentless drive to understand how institutions function and why they fail. That curiosity became the foundation of our company. Today, we continuously scan the educational landscape, gather real-time intelligence, and design responsive, evidence-based solutions that succeed in practice, not just in theory.

How We Work

We start from a place of respect for your expertise. Rather than arriving with a prepackaged solution, we equip leaders with tools and frameworks designed around how your system operates. Our work strengthens existing structures, builds internal capacity, and leaves organizations better positioned to sustain improvement long after our engagement ends.

Core Beliefs

Our approach is grounded in three core beliefs:

  • Local expertise matters, and sustainable change builds on what systems already do well.
  • Tools over templates with practical solutions tailored to your context.
  • Capacity over dependency, so systems are stronger long after our work concludes.
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From Governance to the Classroom

Lasting improvement requires alignment across every level of a system.

We intentionally connect executive leadership governance and school-based practice, ensuring principals are as empowered as superintendents and state leaders. By bridging strategy and implementation, we provide leaders at every level with grounded, actionable solutions they can execute with confidence.

Our work combines:

  • Rigorous research and policy awareness.
  • Hands-on field-tested experience.
  • Forward-looking strategy that anticipates future challenges.

The result is capacity built from the central office to the classroom, ready for today and resilient for tomorrow.

More Than a Consultancy

EduSolve is a problem-solving partner. We work alongside school communities to align systems, culture, instruction, and people, helping organizations create durable change and expand opportunity. Our work is driven by urgency, optimism, and a belief that when systems improve, students gain real access to real options for thriving.

Meet the Team

Our team brings deep expertise across leadership, instruction, policy, safety, and system design.

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Vince Alessi, Chief Operating Officer

Leads day-to-day operations in support of the mission.

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Dr. Pamela Davis

Executive leadership coach supporting district leaders in sustained organizational change.

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Dr. Dana Godek, Chief Executive Officer

Leads national strategic impact for the organization.

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Dr. Nataki Gregory

Executive leadership developer and builder of collaborative learning ecosystems.

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Katy Kadree

Organizational strategist specializing in execution frameworks that convert vision into measurable results.

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Michael Moore

Veteran advisor with over two decades of experience strengthening resilient leadership systems.

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Dr. Kathy Pierandozi, Director of Student Outcomes

Leads the design, integration, and performance of student-centered systems to ensure measurable academic, developmental, and postsecondary outcomes for all learners.

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Dr. Jill Pittman

Instructional strategy expert focused on research-based frameworks that elevate teaching and learning.

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Dr. Kelly Dolan Sapp, Chief of Practice

Nationally recognized learning designer, author, and school improvement leader with extensive experience translating research into high-impact instructional systems.

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Dai Sierra-Jones

Seasoned project manager specializing in client services, events, and content management.

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Dr. Yiesha Thompson, Director of Resource Optimization

Leads the strategic alignment of financial, human, and operational resources to organizational goals. 

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Dr. Cherie Washington and Lewis Washington

Dual experts in school supervision and safety designing environments where students and staff thrive.

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Nicole Yarborough

Research and design lead, translating complex data into actionable, high-impact tools.

Your Consultation Awaits

Ready to get started? Reach out today. Our team is here for you.