Who we are
At Third Coast Education Partners, we are committed to providing excellent service rooted in our clients’ unique needs. Leveraging our experiences in PK-12 instruction, coaching, adult learning, administration, and leadership, we work to provide individualized solutions to support the growth of organizations, districts, and schools.
Lindsay McCrea, Founder and Managing Partner, has worked as a teacher, non-profit program specialist, and district-level curriculum director in the Washington, D.C. Area since 2013. She has led district-wide curriculum development initiatives, including the development of an interdisciplinary Project-Based Learning curriculum for DC Public Schools. She has served on standards writing committees for D.C.’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). As a professional learning designer and facilitator, Lindsay draws on her own experiences as a teacher and coach to design goal-driven professional learning experiences rooted in the science of learning for adults. Lindsay is a proud alumna of Georgetown University’s Master’s of Arts in Educational Transformation with a specialization in Advocacy and Policy.
Matt McCrea, Partner, is a nationally-recognized school and district leader with over a decade of experience leading high-performing schools in the DC region. For the last six years, Matt served as the Executive Director of Meridian Public Charter School, a two school charter school network located in Washington, DC. Under his leadership, Meridian grew student proficiency more than three times faster than the city, secured over $8 million in competitive grant funding, and maintained a teacher retention rate more than 15% higher than the city as a whole. Prior to Meridian, Matt was a principal, instructional coach, district-level data analyst, and middle school math teacher. Matt is also an alum of Teach for America, New Leaders, and the Cambiar Catalyst fellowship. Matt earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and public policy from the University of Chicago, a master of arts in teaching at American University, and is ABD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Matt is also accredited by the International Coaching Federation.