Manya C. Bouteneff, EdD; Better Outcomes, LLC

Manya’s greatest passion is in beating the odds: creating high-performing environments so that students in traditionally under-performing demographic groups can succeed. This passion has brought her to her current work as a researcher and consultant.

Manya earned her doctorate from Columbia University’s Teachers College in Educational Administrative Practice. Her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction is from the University of Vermont.

Apart from her research, Manya’s experience includes 18 years of regional, district, and building leadership positions PK-12. She was Executive Director of the Hudson Valley Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network, serving a region of 144 districts; led district-wide School Restructuring, Curriculum and Instruction, and Personnel Departments; and turned around two struggling schools.

Prior to this, Manya taught French in grades 4-12 and Russian in grades 9-12, and taught English as a New Language for two years to adults in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa.