Victoria Van Cleef

As Vice President of Staffing Initiatives for The New Teacher Project, Victoria is charged with growing this new business line. She oversees projects that focus on building school-level capacity to make effective hires and staffing chronically low-performing schools. In her previous role as Vice President of Business Development & Communications, she oversaw the establishment of TNTP's partnerships with school districts, state departments of education and other educational organizations, and managed the organization's marketing strategy and goals. Prior to joining The New Teacher Project, Victoria served as a consultant to the Stupski Foundation, identifying best practices to support whole district reform efforts, and as Senior Research Associate and Special Assistant to the Dean of New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, coordinating projects devoted to strengthening the teacher force in high-need districts. She has served as Special Assistant to the Chancellor for the New York City public schools under two administrations, working on both instructional and operational initiatives. Victoria has also worked in curriculum and product development for The Efficacy Institute, a national non-profit educational consulting firm. She holds a BA in Classical Civilizations from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master's in Public Policy Analysis from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the YWCA of Memphis, TN.