In her current role as founder and principal consultant of Asiento Consulting, Mabel partners with educational networks, school systems, and nonprofit organizations to navigate complex transitions while staying true to their mission and values. The firm's name — Asiento, Spanish for "seat" — reflects its foundational belief that impactful outcomes are achieved by ensuring every essential voice has a place at the table, combining operational and academic expertise with strategic vision through a lens of collaborative, people-centered leadership.
Previously, as a vice president on the Seed team at Charter School Growth Fund, Mabel worked to identify and support school leaders in the early stages of creating, expanding, or replicating high-performing schools. Before CSGF, she was the senior leader at TenSquare, where she partnered with school leaders and school boards to improve performance in academics, leadership, and school culture. Prior to TenSquare, Mabel was the founding principal of Bedford Stuyvesant Collegiate Charter School, an Uncommon School. She has experience teaching Head Start through college students in a variety of settings, including several founding teams.
As a first-generation college student, she is deeply committed to ensuring that all students have access to an excellent education. Mabel holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and theater and dance from Amherst College, Dual Master of Arts Degrees in educational theater and English education from New York University,a Principal Administrative Certification in school leadership from Boston University, and a Non-profit Executive Leadership Certificate from Kellogg Business School. She brings over 25 years of experience as an educational leader, having served as a teacher, founding principal, network advisor, funder, and strategic consultant. Mabel is currently based in Madrid, Spain.