Mrs. Patel has been at Laurel School since 2003. She spent 13 years as a First Grade teacher before moving out of the classroom to work on the Leadership Team. While teaching First Grade, Mrs. Patel received two teaching awards and presented about curriculum at local and state conferences.

Mrs. Patel has also served as Math Department Co-Chair and Director of Strategic Programming. In addition, she worked with Laurel’s Passport Program, the Capstone Experience, and on the Protégé team to provide out of the classroom and out of school experiences to Laurel’s students.

Mrs. Patel earned her B.A. from Vassar College and her M.A. from Teachers College at Columbia University.