Policy Development Experience

Vickery Education Consulting                         


Worked on a wide variety of educational projects for state and local governments and for non-profit organizations. Key projects included work for:


•State of Colorado – Facilitated partnerships and wrote successful grant application for the office of Governor Bill Owens to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on principal and superintendent leadership. ($1.3 million grant matched by $1.5 million legislative funding)

•Education Commission of the States

Future of Education Technology – Facilitated examination of and presented findings on education technology trends and their implications


Designing Second-Generation Accountability Systems – Assisted in development of school accountability models, specifically addressing technology’s impact on school culture and organization


Smart Desktop Report – Co-author of report, commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, examining education portals  (vendors, state agencies, and non-profits); developed framework for “ideal” virtual instructional space for teachers


•Auburn University Montgomery – Lead consultant on eLearning policy development, 2007- 2008 GO


  1. •United States Department of State  – Serbia - In cooperation with U. S. Embassy, the British Counsel, the NGO Civic Initiatives, and Serbian Ministry of Education, facilitated development of national anti-bullying policy for Serbia; Belgrade, Serbia, 2006 – 2007


  1. • United States Department of State - Estonia - In January 2011 and on behalf of the United States Department of State, Emily collaborated with students, representatives of the local Ministry of Education, Tallinn School Board, school principals and educators in tolerance, diversity, teacher cultural competence, and de-segregation efforts. Emily developed a collection of resources to share and support Estonian-American communication and collaboration. January 2011. Visit the Wiki - GO


She also shared the American experience in tolerance education at the International Conference: Tolerance in the Dialogue Between Nations, which was organized by the Estonian Ministry of Culture.