Erin Rice
Twenty years leading complex, multi-site organizations — most recently a $15M+ portfolio of technology, enrollment, and leadership programs across 20 schools and 6,000+ students.
Senior organizational leader directing complex, multi-site programs across a regional school system. As Regional Superintendent for the Diocese of Pittsburgh, manages a $15M+ portfolio across 20 schools — bringing structure to ambiguous environments, aligning vendors and stakeholders, and turning strategy into measurable execution. PMP candidate (expected August 2026) and Loyola University–trained executive coach.
Clarity
Clear expectations remove ambiguity. Every initiative starts with a plainly stated goal and a defined measure of success.
Consistency
Sustainable improvement comes from steady, repeated execution — not a single announcement, but the follow-through after it.
Care
Genuine care for people sustains change long after the initial rollout excitement fades. Systems should serve people, not the reverse.
Program & Portfolio Management
End-to-end leadership of multi-site, multi-vendor programs — initiating, planning, executing, and closing across concurrent initiatives.
Data-Informed Decision Making
Building executive dashboards, cost-per-pupil financial models, and academic trend analysis to drive strategic decisions.
Stakeholder Management
Building trust across boards, vendors, frontline staff, and families — translating complex priorities into aligned action.
Organizational Change Management
Designing communication plans, training programs, and feedback loops that drive adoption and reduce implementation risk at scale.
Strategic Planning & Execution
Connecting organizational vision to operational roadmaps — defining success criteria, governance, and measurable milestones.
Executive Coaching & Leadership Development
Loyola University–trained coach developing leaders through reflective questioning and structured, coaching-first frameworks.
Enterprise Technology Modernization
20 SCHOOLS · 200+ STAFF · 6,000+ STUDENTSLed the coordinated rollout of FACTS SIS, FACTS Enrollment, IXL, FastBridge, and GoGuardian across the full regional network — replacing fragmented, school-by-school systems with a single modern technology stack. Built phased implementation plans, managed vendor relationships, and drove staff adoption at every school.
Enrollment & Family Experience Transformation
REGIONAL · ALL 20 SCHOOLSRedesigned enrollment, application, and family onboarding workflows in partnership with school leaders and the FACTS vendor. Built marketing strategy, summer enrollment campaigns, and standardized family communications to reduce friction for prospective families.
Principal Leadership Development Program
AGILE · COHORT-BASEDDesigned and facilitated a leadership development program for principals and assistant principals across 20 schools — including a structured onboarding curriculum, executive coaching cadence, annual leadership conference, and summer leadership institute grounded in the Clarity, Consistency, Care framework.
Regional Funding Model & Financial Sustainability Initiative
EXECUTIVE DECISION TOOLPartnered with executive leadership to build a standardized cost-per-pupil financial model — replacing ad hoc, school-by-school budgeting with a data-driven decision-making tool. Collected and validated school-level financial data and developed executive-ready presentations.
Technology Adoption & Change Management Program
HYBRID · CROSS-CUTTINGLed communication planning, training design, and stakeholder engagement across multiple concurrent technology rollouts — including COVID-era policy transitions. Built scalable adoption resources, feedback loops, and a reusable change-management playbook for the region.
"Leadership, at its best, is the work of making complicated things clear and difficult changes feel possible. Across two decades in education — from the classroom to the boardroom — the throughline has been the same: build systems that serve people, coach leaders rather than command them, and let data and relationships inform every decision together."