The Together Teacher: Plan Ahead, Get Organized, and Save Time!

Maia Heyck-Merlin, is the CEO of Brass Tacks, a training and consulting company for teachers, and is the chief talent officer at Achievement First, a non-profit educational organization which manages a network of high-performing, college-preparatory, K-12 public charter schools in Connecticut and New York. Heyck-Merlin began her teaching career in southern Louisiana teaching fourth grade and moved on to teach fifth grade. She served as executive director for Teach for America (TFA) in southern Louisiana, led TFA’s summer teacher preparation program, and then founded and led National Institute Operations team, which oversaw the operations for five summer training institutes. Heyck-Merlin has a Bachelor of Arts in child development from Tufts University. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her husband and daughter.