Nadja Hussey currently serves as the Associate Director of Instructional Support and Content Lead for Early Literacy at Instruction Partners since July 2022. Previously, Nadja held the position of PYP Dean (Assistant Principal) at Uplift Education from June 2018 to July 2022 and worked as an Elementary Teacher and After School Coordinator at Dallas ISD from August 2013 to June 2018. Earlier experience includes serving as an Elementary Teacher and Teacher Team Leader at Uplift Education from July 2011 to June 2013, as well as being a Corps Member with Teach For America from June 2011 to June 2013. Nadja earned a Master of Education in Educational Leadership and Administration from Southern Methodist University in 2015 and a Bachelor of Arts in African-American/Black Studies from Howard University in 2011.