Belinda-Kisiwaa Adefope

Senior Director of Instruction, AP for All Initiative, New York City Department of Education

Belinda-Kisiwaa Adefope, PhD, is a senior director of instruction, AP for All Initiative, with the New York City Department of Education. Adefope has worked in education for more than a decade as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, regional professional development specialist, adjunct instructor, and administrator. She taught mathematics to students with learning disabilities in a self-contained learning environment. Adefope earned a PhD in urban education from the City University of New York (CUNY), Graduate Center.