Margie joined BDEA in 2000. Her work with BDEA students and their families in Post-graduate planning includes visiting colleges, providing guidance and information on financial aid, the admissions process, and college applications, coordinating scholarships with colleges, and helping students with job placements, career counseling, and transition programs.

Previously, she was the producing director for the New Math Theater Company in New York City while working as an actor and voice-over artist. After moving to Washington, DC, Margie taught English as a Second Language at Pimmit Hills High School in Falls Church, VA, taught drama at H-B Woodlawn in Arlington, VA, and produced educational documentary films. Margie holds a B.A. in Theater from Emerson College and an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia. Margie is currently a James Bryant Conant Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Email Margie: msamp@bostonpublicschools.org