Educational Leadership
Ryan Fedoroff brings more than 15 years of academic leadership and classroom experience to her role at Newport Academy. As an educator, she is passionate about working with high-risk adolescents and is trained in restorative practices. Ryan has also worked with the Marin County (California) Youth Court and is a member of various community organizations working to combat youth substance abuse.
In her current role and in her previous role as Newport’s National Director of Education, Ryan works alongside clinicians to create interventions to assist students dealing with anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues. She also collaborates with special education teams to create protocols for managing classroom challenges for students dealing with auditory processing and executive functioning deficits.
Academic Achievement
Prior to joining Newport Academy in 2014, Ryan was a student activities director, leadership teacher, and mathematics teacher at Tamalpais Union High School District in Mill Valley, California. She also served as secondary summer school principal, mathematics teacher, and student activities director for the Novato (California) Unified School District.
Newport Academy…in her own words
“I strongly believe in Newport Academy’s approach. I see the benefits every day in the classroom. I have always felt frustrated by the lack of intervention on the part of schools to combat the substance abuse epidemic, and I am passionate about offering a safe, sober, recovery-centered environment in which my students can learn and thrive. Although the work we do can be challenging, it is incredibly rewarding to see our adolescents’ joy and investment in learning return and grow as they recover.”
Contact
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Credentials
- Master of Arts degree in Education Administration, San Francisco State University
- California Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, San Francisco State University
- California Single-Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics, Dominican University of California
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of California at Davis
Select Achievements
- Served on state licensing and Joint Commission initial accreditation teams for Newport
- Conceived and created the Newport Academy Learning Lab
- Grew Newport education department from four to 60+ staff, developing internal candidates into leaders
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