Constance, “Dr. CiCi”, is a native New Yorker, hailing from “Money Earnin’ Mt. Vernon.” She has spent her adult life learning and living in the “Boogie Down Bronx.”

After leaving a small technology firm in the private sector, Constance embarked on a journey into education and entrepreneurship. Her diverse experiences range from classroom teaching to school leadership and influencing policy at the state level. She’s led programs for the South Carolina Dept. of Education, Stride.com, the nation’s largest virtual education company, and the City University of New York (CUNY).

In 2018, at the urging of her former Executive Director, Constance utilized entrepreneurial skills she developed at 4pt0 Schools to launch UnmaskEDU, LLC. She understood that school leaders often lacked understanding of special programs, and would fail to meet federal compliance, and she began providing leadership coaching and professional development to charter schools and organizations in Atlanta, GA.

Upon returning to NY, she plunged headfirst into her first love, technology, and began coaching budding software engineers to post-secondary roles in tech. 

Dr. CiCi is a proud graduate of the City University of New York’s (CUNY) system and earned her Doctor of Education degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include persistence for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIWOC) in tech, utilizing the Community Cultural Wealth Framework.