Coach Toni is an educational equity warrior from Harlem, New York, committed to honoring children’s intellectual capacity from birth through adulthood.

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She attended Hunter College, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Pure Mathematics and a master’s degree in Adolescent Mathematics Education.

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After spending over 13 years in the hospitality management industry, Coach Toni transitioned into education, teaching fourth through twelfth grade physical education and sixth through twelfth grade mathematics in New York and New Jersey. Today, she is a nationally traveling K–12 instructional coach and consultant, partnering with public and private schools to strengthen classroom systems, school culture, instructional rigor, and students’ conceptual understanding of mathematics. Her recent work focuses on reimagining elementary mathematics through application, acceleration, and innovation in an era shaped by AI and emerging technologies. She also tutors mathematics from the elementary level through university coursework.

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Coach Toni is the creator of Trap Tables, a music album designed to support multiplication fluency through rhythm and culture. She is also the founder of Virtual Senior Trip, an innovative program launched during the pandemic that offered live, math-standards-based virtual field trips where students could “choose their own adventure” while engaging with entrepreneurs and professionals across industries.

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At the core of Coach Toni’s work is Parententionality: a philosophy she developed that emphasizes intentional observation, responsive guidance, and deep trust in children’s innate capacity to reason and make meaning. This philosophy grounds Cards on the Table, her holistic parent coaching practice supporting families during the critical 0–5 year old developmental window. Through courses, workshops, and digital content, Coach Toni helps parents nurture early literacy, numeracy, and critical thinking long before formal schooling begins.

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Coach Toni is the author of Don’t Throw the Baby Out With the Mathwater, a completed work that challenges overly simplified approaches to K–12 mathematics education and critiques the tendency to discard conceptual depth in the name of “developmental appropriateness.” The book affirms that young children are capable of sophisticated mathematical thinking when supported with sound theory, intentional scaffolding, and respect for their intellectual agency. Alongside her writing, Coach Toni designs curriculum resources including math readers for elementary schoolers that center discourse, reasoning, and joy.

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She currently serves as the Director of Hospitality for SKATEROBICS, a New York City–based roller skating organization. In her spare time, Coach Toni enjoys playing the piano, roller skating, dancing, and spending time with her husband and children.