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    Tamara Eklof

    Tamara (she/her) grew up in a multilingual, multicultural family and brings experience as teacher in NYC, high school principal with 1,200 students, and current district coordinator of English learner- multilingual programs, federal grants, and McKinney-Vento services in Vermont.

    As the Educational Leadership and Policy consultant at Oakbridge, Tamara helps school districts strengthen their systems, with a focus on building systems that create equitable opportunities and improved educational outcomes for all.

    During her 15 years as a NYC public school teacher, she specialized in inclusive instruction, trauma-informed teaching, RTI systems, professional learning communities, and leadership development.

    She holds Vermont Curriculum Director and Administrator licenses, a NYC Superintendent certificate, and is pursuing her EdD in Educational Leadership and Policy at UVM.

    Contact: tamara@oakbridgeconsultingllc.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamaraparks/

    Recent Publications:

    A Seat at the Table: How Multilingual Advisory Councils are Changing Who Gets Heard in Vermont School Districts, published in Bread Loaf Teacher Network Journal Spring/Summer 2026.

    Lau Plans and Rural ML-EL Education: Self-Assessment as a Tool to Support Educational Equity, published in AASA, The School Superintendents Association Journal, Fall, 2025.

    Starting From Scratch: A Rural District's Path to Supporting New Multilingual Students Without State or Federal Support, published in JCEL.

  • Meg Audette

    Meghan "Meg" Audette is a mission-driven executive leader with more than two decades of experience helping organizations grow stronger, lead with purpose, and stay grounded in the people they serve. Through leadership roles at ChildFund International, Tetra Tech, and UNRWA, she has overseen multimillion-dollar portfolios, built the governance and performance systems that help organizations adapt and grow, and developed enterprise roadmaps for digital transformation and AI adoption. Her work has taken her from Washington, DC to Sierra Leone to the West Bank, partnering with leaders and communities to strengthen governance, mobilize resources, and manage risk in complex settings.

    As the Executive Leadership Consultant with Oakbridge Consulting, Meg helps executives strengthen their impact at scale, sharpen strategy execution, and develop healthy organizational cultures. Her work is rooted in peacebuilding and community building, and it sits at the intersection of equity, accountability, and systems change. As an Indigenous woman, she understands leadership as service, reciprocity, and intergenerational learning, an identity central to how she builds trust, shares power, and creates space for others to lead.

    Meg is an executive coach and mentor and a contributor to the Leadership for Social Impact Forum. She has served on the advisory council for the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business Women's Leadership Certificate Program and has delivered commencement addresses on two continents. For thirty years she has also volunteered as Buttercup the Clown, bringing joy and comfort to children facing difficult circumstances. Meg holds a Master of Arts in Sustainable Development from the School for International Training and a Bachelor of Arts in History and English from Wofford College.

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Building Bridges to Lasting Change

When we strengthen the systems behind an organization, we build bridges between diverse communities, innovative practices, and lasting change. Those bridges let organizations learn, grow, and become stronger, more resilient places where the people they serve can thrive.

The mission of Oakbridge Consulting LLC is to partner with mission-driven leaders, in education and across the nonprofit sector, to build systems that serve their people and communities well. We support organizations of all sizes, from school districts and state agencies to nonprofits and foundations, through consulting that goes far beyond compliance to create lasting, meaningful change.

Oakbridge is a collaborative of independent consultants, each bringing specialized expertise and partnering to serve the organizations we work with. Together, we pair deep expertise on two fronts: inclusive instruction, equity-centered programming, and family engagement on the education side, and strategy, governance, measurement, and organizational effectiveness on the nonprofit side. Whether you need targeted support in one area or a comprehensive transformation, we meet you where you are and work alongside you to reach your goals.

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