Elizabeth Imende is currently the Executive Director of the Association of International Schools in Africa.  Before that, she was the Assistant Head of School at Chadwick School in Palos Verdes, CA for four years and prior to that she served for nearly a decade as a staff developer with Research for Better Teaching in Massachusetts. In her various roles, Elizabeth has designed school-based professional development for Pre K-12 faculty; provided instructional coaching; developed a digital platform for school-wide curriculum; led the implementation of the strategic plan; and designed and facilitated customized adult-learning programs for the faculty of more than 60 schools across the country, including Brentwood School, Harvard-Westlake School and the Archer School for Girls, locally. In addition to her work in public and independent schools in the U.S., Elizabeth has consulted for schools in South America, East Asia, Europe, and Africa on topics such as school governance, diversity, equity and inclusion, strategic planning, backward design, curriculum planning, and observing and evaluating teaching. Elizabeth began her 25-year career in education in the classroom, teaching literature to high-schoolers in Boston, then English at an international school in Germany, and later freshman courses at Northeastern University. Elizabeth holds a Master's in Education, dual-focused on Teaching and Learning and Adult Development, from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education and a bachelor's degree in English from Wake Forest University. Elizabeth is a Pasadena native, avid arts enthusiast and long-time advocate of women in leadership.