Jenna Shapiro

Executive Coaching, Top Team Work, Leadership Development

Brooklyn, NY

Jenna Shapiro (she / her), MST/MEd, is an ICF Associate Certified Coach who works with leaders in the public and social sector to facilitate difficult conversations, solve complex problems, build better teams, and treat one another with more love and kindness.

Jenna began teaching in 2001 as a New York City Teaching Fellow and then served as a Fellow Advisor, mentoring incoming teaching fellows. Through those early professional experiences she discovered a love for adult learning and team facilitation. In 2005 Jenna joined the founding team of KIPP AMP Academy as the school’s founding writing teacher. The next year, as the staff and student body grew, she became KIPP AMP’s Dean of Teaching and Learning. She oversaw instruction and curriculum and created the school’s approach to professional development, collaboration and learning. She served as a School Director at Teach for America’s NYC Institute, and as an Education Pioneer Fellow with DREAM Charter School.

Jenna spent the last decade working with school districts and non-profits across the country on system-wide change initiatives, implementing broad reforms and balancing the priorities of diverse stakeholders. These days, much of Jenna’s work is with leadership teams in the social and public sectors who are looking to build stronger relationships with each other in order to do better work together. She coaches 1:1, helps her clients gather and examine feedback on their leadership, and facilitates otherwise scary conversations infused with as much love, joy, and humanity as possible.

Jenna holds a BA from Syracuse University, an MST from Pace University and an MEd in Policy and Management from Harvard Graduate School of Education.