Adam Stumacher

Adam Stumacher is a consultant, coach, author, and educator with over twenty-five years of experience in public education. He began his career as a classroom teacher in Oakland and Boston before serving as Director of Instruction at Henderson K-12 Inclusion School, where he coached teachers, designed instructional systems, and helped design an innovative learning community committed to fully including students of all abilities and language backgrounds in every classroom. In senior leadership roles at Teach For America and Engaging Schools, Adam has partnered with superintendents and district leaders, designed programming for hundreds of school-based educators, and led coaching teams focused on equity and access for students with disabilities and multilingual learners. His consulting work centers on school climate and culture, restorative discipline, MTSS, and co-teaching models that support diverse learners in inclusive settings. Adam is a lecturer in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and teaches writing at Boston University, including through BU's prison education program. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, his storytelling has been televised on Stories from the Stage, and his commentaries have aired on NPR.