Meet Dr. Antoinette Bradley

Founder, CEO & Lead Education Consultant

Dr. Antoinette Bradley, Ed.D., is the Founder, CEO, and Lead Consultant of Empowire, LLC. Empowire is an education consulting firm dedicated to helping K–12 schools transform professional development into a catalyst for purposeful, measurable change.

She partners with school and district leaders to move beyond one-size-fits-all training and build sustainable professional learning systems that strengthen teacher leadership, reduce burnout, and align technology to instructional priorities. Her work sits at the intersection of instructional leadership, technology integration, and systems design, ensuring initiatives don’t just launch. They last.

Why Dr. Bradley Founded Empowire

Dr. Bradley’s career began in Human Resources and workforce development, where she coached adults in professional growth, leadership readiness, and long-term career success. In that work, she identified a recurring challenge: individuals often entered the workforce underprepared, not due to lack of ability, but due to gaps in systems, training, and support.

That realization led her into education.

As a secondary educator and instructional coach, Dr. Bradley saw the same pattern mirrored in schools: educators were committed and capable, yet overwhelmed by disconnected initiatives, rapid technology adoption, and professional development that lacked follow-through.

Empowire was founded to close that gap. By helping school leaders design cohesive, human-centered PD systems that translate vision into classroom practice.

Professional Expertise & Leadership Experience

Dr. Bradley brings more than a decade of experience across education, coaching, and leadership development, including:

Instructional Coach & PD Systems Designer

Designing and facilitating professional learning aligned to schoolwide priorities

Coaching teachers through implementation and reflection

Supporting administrators in building scalable PD models

Secondary Educator (Grades 6–12)

Teaching Business, Technology, Web Design, Mobile App Development, and IT Programming

Serving in public, charter, and International Baccalaureate (IB) learning environments

Consultant, Presenter & District Partner

Leading workshops and coaching cycles focused on instructional technology and student-centered learning

Presenting at conferences and district events on PD design, LMS integration, and purposeful tech use

Supporting leadership teams during periods of change, including pandemic-era instructional shifts

This blend of classroom credibility and systems-level strategy uniquely positions Dr. Bradley to help schools move from initiative overload to instructional clarity.

Leadership Philosophy: How Dr. Bradley Works With Schools

Dr. Bradley’s consulting approach is guided by four core principles that shape every partnership:

Empowerment Over Compliance

Professional learning should build confidence, honor teacher expertise, and develop leadership capacity not compliance.

Clarity With Purpose

Every strategy, tool, and session must align to instructional goals and measurable outcomes.

Innovation That Serves Learning

Technology should simplify, enhance, and support instruction, never distract from it.

Partnership, Not Prescription

Sustainable systems are co-designed with leaders to reflect school culture, priorities, and capacity.

These principles form the foundation of Empowire’s LEAP + SPARK Framework™, ensuring professional learning is both strategic and human-centered.

Community-Rooted Leadership

Dr. Bradley’s work is deeply informed by her commitment to community and service. Beyond her professional roles, she has served as:

Girl Scout Leader and youth mentor

PTA Vice President

Community leader with Les Meres et Débutantes Club of Greater Lansing

These experiences reinforce her belief that schools thrive when professional learning strengthens not just instruction, but the people and communities behind it.

Partner With Dr. Bradley

As Founder and Lead Consultant, Dr. Bradley works directly with school and district leaders to:

Design aligned, sustainable professional development systems

Build confident teacher-leaders and instructional coherence

Reduce burnout by simplifying systems and strengthening follow-through

Align technology initiatives with instructional vision and outcomes

Professional development should never feel like another item on a checklist. It should move your school forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose.

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