Cheryl Lundy Swift is a graduate of the University of Virginia, where she double majored in Sociology and Rhetoric & Communication Studies. She received a Master of Education in Administration & Supervision from Virginia Commonwealth University. Cheryl is currently pursuing her doctorate in Educational Leadership from Kean University in Union, NJ.
Cheryl is the founder and CEO of EduPower, an education consulting firm that empowers school and business leaders, teachers, parents, and students to reach their fullest potential through professional development, coaching and curriculum. Cheryl is an award-winning educational leader, curriculum developer, motivational speaker and trainer. She has developed and delivered leadership, team building, and a variety of instructional topics to help transform leadership teams and instructional practices to improve culture and climate, instructional effectiveness, parent involvement and student outcomes for thousands of school leaders, teachers and students across the country.
Cheryl has been a dedicated educator for over 20 years. Cheryl has worked in leadership and executive roles for various educational organizations including public schools, post-secondary institutions, and education companies. She has designed, developed and delivered literacy and math curriculum to benefit thousands of students, teachers and parents across the country. She served as the Lead Curriculum Developer for Get Set for School’s Language and Literacy curriculum, which received an AEP Distinguished Achievement award. She is most proud of EduPower’s PowerUp Reading and Math Curriculum that serves children from Pre-K to 8th grade. In 2017, Cheryl was awarded the Investor Bank’s Educator of the Year Award.
Most recently, Cheryl completed her tenure as a principal for one of her clients, Summit Academy Charter School in Brooklyn, New York. She led turnaround efforts to improve the overall school culture, parental involvement and state assessment scores. Summit Academy Charter School has received national attention on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart awarded the school $25,000 and the biggest award ever given by the Ellen DeGeneres Show- 4 year scholarships for the entire senior Class of 2017. Cheryl has appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show five times.
Cheryl enjoys singing, dancing, reading, traveling and spending quality time with her family and friends. Cheryl resides in Westfield, NJ with her husband, Hassan. They are proud parents of their nephew, Sid and their calico cat, Dashboard.
Key areas of expertise
• Educational Leadership & Consulting
• Equitable Student Success Initiatives
• Institutional Effectiveness
• Curriculum Development