Molly McCloskey

NELN Facilitator

Molly, founder and executive director of Strategic Questions Consulting, has worked in every level of education from early childhood through graduate school and in non-profit leadership from association management to public – private coalition building. With extensive experience in leading institutional change and whole child education initiatives, Ms. McCloskey’s work is rooted in equity, inclusion and sustainable improvement. Her clients include national organizations seeking to build shared accountability and strengths-based capacity among their staff, coalitions of diverse public service organizations focused on board development and education institutions building a shared vision across multiple constituencies.

Prior to founding her own company, Ms. McCloskey served as CEO of a non-profit which led anti-bullying efforts in the United States, Palestine, Japan, Ukraine, and Israel. Earlier, while co-chair of Governor Martin O’Malley’s Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland and Director of No Kid Hungry, Maryland, Molly increased access to federally funded meals for children in all 26 counties through a public-private partnership of state agencies and non-profit organizations. During her tenure as Managing Director, Whole Child Programs at ASCD, Molly co-developed and directed a multi-national education reform effort.

Her specialties include anti-bias and equity efforts in schools and other organizations, school/organizational climate and culture, social and emotional learning, a whole child approach to education, and evidence-based planning for sustainable change. Molly holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from The Catholic University of America and a Master of Education degree in school counseling from the University of Maryland (College Park.)

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