Behind the Scenes

Interim Co-Leader, Chief Program Officer

B.A. Clark University, M.S. Simmons College
ewalsh-hagan@thecroftschool.org

Erin joined Croft in 2022. Erin is honored to be part of the collaborative, inclusive, and diverse Croft community. She believes strongly in Croft's commitment to ensuring all students are seen, challenged, loved and supported.

Before joining Croft, Erin co-led a national fellowship program where she coached leaders in designing, founding, and leading high-quality and equitable public schools in traditionally underrepresented communities. Prior to this, Erin coached and managed leaders at a highly-acclaimed non-profit organization focused on school turnaround. Before coaching leaders, she proudly served as the Head of School for a nationally recognized charter school. In the early years of her career, Erin taught students with diverse learning needs and spent time as reading specialist and instructional coach.

Outside of Croft, Erin loves spending time with her husband and two children, Aine and Aodhan. In her free time, you can find her reading, lifting weights, taking long walks, or at a soccer field!

Interim Co-Leader, Chief Operating Officer

B.A. George Washington University
M.S. Northeastern University
kmahoney@thecroftschool.org

Kate joined Croft in 2022. She values an educational experience where school is exciting, balanced, and has a strong sense of community. Croft is all of these things and more and she is grateful to be part of the team.

Before joining Croft Kate coached and managed school based operational leaders at a non-profit school turnaround organization in Massachusetts. Prior to this, Kate spent time in Baltimore, Maryland as the Regional Director of Operations for a nationally-recognized charter school network, where she coached operational leaders and streamlined operational functions across the organization. Prior to this, she served as Director of Operations for a high performing charter school in Boston where she was a founding team member and led the school through their expansion phase of growth. Kate began her career in education in Connecticut, on the founding teams of two charter schools.

Outside of Croft, Kate enjoys spending as much time as possible with her husband, daughter, and Yorkie. In her free time, she enjoys being outside, going on long walks/runs by the ocean, taking hot sculpt classes, and reading.