Building a Culture of Growth and Trust Through Effective Feedback

Tanveer Alibhai has worked in education for over 25 years in diverse roles, including school administrator, teacher, parent educator, and consultant. She holds a B.Ed. and a B.S. in elementary education from McGill University, an M.Ed. from Notre Dame de Namur University in California, and a certificate in Pedagogical Coordination in the Reggio Emilia Approach from Webster University.  She began her teaching career, working in elementary schools across Canada and the U.S as a classroom teacher. Her leadership roles include Head of Lower School, Head of Early Childhood Education, and Director of Extended Day at The Seven Hills School in Walnut Creek, as well as Head of Lower School at St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Oakland.  Currently, she serves as the Head of Lower School at Black Pine Circle School in Berkeley.. As a consultant, Tanveer has supported schools locally and abroad through teacher and leadership coaching, professional development, parent education, and K–8 distance learning design, inquiry learning, values-based leadership, and more. Her Bay Area consulting partners include Prospect Sierra, Bentley School, Marin Preparatory School, Imagination Lab School, The San Francisco School and Presidio Hill. Tanveer has served on the boards of People of Color in Independent Schools, Pact, An Adoption Alliance, and the Bay Area Teacher Training Institute (BATTI)..Born in Nairobi and raised in Canada, she now lives in the East Bay with her family, including her husband, son, daughter and dog. Deeply committed to equity, inclusion, and grounded in the needs of the best interests of children, she also enjoys reading, painting, photography, gardening, yoga, biking, spending time in nature and international travel, and time with her family.