Sonia Urban

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Design, Talent Development Secondary

Sonia serves to develop strategic partnerships with intermediary organizations and districts with the GRAD Partnership, facilitating design thinking experiences and integration of implementation and improvement strategies within the Talent Development Secondary portfolio of resources. She values curiosity and is passionate about customizing and co-creating opportunities to learn from and empower students, families, and systems, specifically in representative student voice and leadership and systems change.  Her experience spans over two decades in the public school system. Sonia is a licensed clinical social worker and holds a Masters in Social Work and Master of Divinity degrees. She also earned an Implementation Support Specialist, level 1 certification through The Center for Implementation.