Pat Finley
School Leader

Pat Finley has been an educator serving in a variety of roles and settings over the past twenty-five years. Before arriving at SEEQS, Pat was the co-founder and co-leader of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS), a nationally recognized EL Education 6-12 school in Queens, New York. As a school leader in the New York City Public School System, Pat was recognized nationally as a finalist for the Silverberg Leadership Award, served on the Deputy Chancellor's Principal Advisory Board, and mentored school leaders from across the country as one of only a handful of leaders of an EL Education Mentor School. Prior to his work in New York, he taught in the Baltimore City School System, Washington, D.C. Public Schools, and also in Concepcion, Chile. He earned his Master's in Educational Leadership at the Bank Street College of Education, where he also designed and taught a course for aspiring principals as part of the Progressive School Leaders Cohort at Bank Street College. He holds a Master's in English Education from the Ohio State University and a BA in English Literature with a minor in Political Science from Miami University. He is excited to learn and grow from the community and brings a passion for supporting students, staff, and families.

“I work at SEEQS because I believe in a progressive vision for education where students are at the center of learning and their work has meaning outside of the classroom."