Leadership & Faculty

Our Leadership

Diana M. Sierra, M.Ed.

Executive Director / Head of School

Ms. Sierra realized at a young age that her passion is to serve others. Her mission was to give back to her community and by doing so she found an affinity towards working with children. This ultimately guided her to pursue her passion through the field of education. She believes that all children should have access to high-quality educational opportunities.

At the start of her career in education 18 years ago, Ms. Sierra became a high school reading and business education teacher in a national charter school organization. Throughout her years as a high school teacher, she learned the importance of building relationships with others including colleagues, students and their families as well as community stakeholders.

While leading the school’s executive internship program for seniors, her passion expanded outside of the school and into the community where she led her high school students in various philanthropic and volunteerism opportunities. As her career progressed, she became equally passionate about leadership and pursued her master’s degree in educational leadership, ultimately transitioning to an administrative role as Assistant Principal and then Principal. While serving as an administrator, Ms. Sierra discovered the true meaning of data-driven instruction through the use of NWEA’s MAP Growth assessments. As a Principal, she was responsible for ensuring that students received the high-quality education she was so passionate and worked closely with teachers to support them in understanding, interpreting, and analyzing their data to inform their instruction through data coaching. In collaboration with teachers, a school-wide intervention plan was created and implemented by using NWEA MAP Growth assessment data, ultimately resulting in increased growth and learning gains. In addition to serving in the field of education, Diana has grown equally passionate about educational research and is pursuing her PhD in educational leadership in the hopes to impact future and aspiring school leaders as well.

Mrs. Tara Goldberg is a seasoned educator serving as the Business Manager with over 20 years of experience in the fields of education and administration. Her former positions include Director of Finance, Media Specialist, Teacher, Office Manager and Volunteer Coordinator. Tara is able to tailor her skills to adapt to her surroundings and meet the needs of the community that she serves.

She graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s of science in exercise and sports science. Additionally, she holds a Professional Teaching Certificate, is a certified Google Educator and is certified in CPR/first aid. These varied certifications enable Mrs. Goldberg to be an asset in the school environment and provide aligned expertise and training.

Mrs. Goldberg is an active member of her community and volunteers her time with various organizations. She helped to facilitate the March of Dimes Annual Walk, served as the Carnival Chair for St. Andrew School, and has served as a Board Member for Coral Springs Mothers of Multiples and Saving Sage Animal Rescue.

Tara Goldberg

Director of Operations and Advancement

Christine Smalley

Office Manager and Community Outreach

Ms. Christine comes to BSA with 6 years of school administration experience in the Early Childhood setting. She has served as an Assistant Director for 4 of those years, in the midst of COVID closures and new safety protocols. Ms. Christine is well versed in safety protocols, fundraising, event coordination, team management and conflict resolution. She is often nicknamed the "chaos coordinator" as she can handle multiple tasks, coordinate events and oversee multiple projects, volunteers, and staff.

Ms. Christine has a long history of serving the community. She is a proud lifetime girl scout and acted as Volunteer coordinator of area girl scout troops for over 4 years. In this role she planned multiple events, trained leaders and handled the area business matters. She is also an active member of her church and volunteers in multiple roles.