by Claire McGovern, Strategic Initiatives Associate, Pipeline

Laina Vlasnik is the EPIC (Effective Practice Incentive Community) Partnerships Manager at New Leaders for New Schools, a national educational nonprofit organization that ensures outstanding leadership for urban public schools in the United States. Laina and I sat down to discuss her career pipeline. Thanks to her passion for equality in education coupled with her go-getter attitude, she continues to blossom as a woman innovator. As a participant in the TBL Mastermind program (formerly the NYWSE’s Mastermind-Mentoring Initiative), Laina experienced firsthand the power of female collaboration and co-mentorship:

I was fascinated to hear about the important work that New Leaders for New Schools is doing. Laina radiates an air of security in her work, confident in her organization’s ability to correct the achievement gap in schools. “It’s thinking about the future and what’s possible for our kids,” she said. “If it’s innovation to work hard and want that every day, then I’m proud to be an innovator.” 
 

Claire McGovern is Pipeline’s Strategic Initiatives Associate. Her responsibilites include managing Pipeline’s social media presence, content creation, and producing the #womaninnovator series. Claire’s posts will document her summer at Pipeline and her observatinos as she navigates through her own personal pipeline.