Simone is a trained and licensed K–12 theatre educator with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from the University of Kent and an MA in Theatre Education and Theatre and Community from Emerson College, Boston. After working as a travelling teaching artist in Boston, where she engaged over 1,000 students, she pursued further studies in Sociology of Education and Educational Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University. With a deep commitment to improving educational spaces, Simone supports teachers in building inclusive, trusting, and student-centered classrooms. She brings extensive expertise in teacher and adult training, instructional and curriculum design, educational policy, research and data analysis, socio-emotional learning, and culturally responsive pedagogy.