Alicia Bowman is an Improvement Specialist at WestEd. She is part of the WestEd Education Leadership and Systems Design team, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center, and the Regional Education Laboratory Northwest. With almost 30 years working in and in support of K-12 public education, including leadership roles in continuous improvement and assessment and accountability, Alicia has deep experience as a leader, coach, supervisor, and facilitator. Her career has been dedicated to addressing educational inequities through system improvement work. Alicia’s current projects support the development of leadership capacity and systems at the state, county, and district levels. She is a co-author of the WestEd publications, "Getting Better at Getting More Equitable: Opportunities and Barriers for Using Continuous Improvement to Advance Educational Equity," and "Getting Better at Getting More Equitable: Addressing Racial Inequities in Education Using Equity-Driven Continuous Improvement.” Prior to joining WestEd, Alicia was a district administrator, principal supervisor, a principal, and a leadership coach. She is part of the WestEd Education Leadership and Systems Design team, the Region 15 Comprehensive Center, and the Regional Education Laboratory Northwest. Her current projects support the development of leadership capacity and systems at the state, county, and district levels. She is a co-author of the WestEd publications, "Getting Better at Getting More Equitable: Opportunities and Barriers for Using Continuous Improvement to Advance Educational Equity," and "Getting Better at Getting More Equitable: Addressing Racial Inequities in Education Using Equity-Driven Continuous Improvement.” Prior to joining WestEd, Alicia was a district administrator, principal supervisor, a principal, and a leadership coach.