The Sam Check™ · Voice Card · v1.0

Samantha Heckler.

Education Sector Partner at A&I. Special programs, career pathways, and the language administrators actually use. Twelve years across Ohio special education — Intervention Specialist, Special Education Coordinator, liaison for thirteen partner districts. The receipts are real.

The Sam Check™ — A&I voice card for Samantha Heckler, Education Sector Partner. Identity, credentials, signature work, and the receipts behind the bench.
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The bench, briefly

What Sam actually does.

The Practice

Sam runs the education-sector practice at A&I. Twelve years across Ohio special education — Intervention Specialist, then Special Education Coordinator at Vantage Career Center.

The Credentials

2021 Principal Licensure from Concordia University Chicago. Dual Master's-level certifications in K-12 Mild-to-Moderate, Orton-Gillingham, and Math/Science HQT. ESC-level liaison for thirteen partner districts.

The Language

Fluent in IDEA compliance, Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51, Pre-ETS, ITP, multi-agency collaboration. The vocabulary administrators actually use, not the version the textbook teaches.

The Receipts

Came to A&I as a ShortList client in spring 2026. Walked into a regional Transition Coordinator interview with the brief, the framework, and the language. Result: an $85K offer — $25K over market.

"I walked in with a ShortList brief and walked out with an $85K offer — $25K over market. The brief is the reason I knew what to ask for."
— Sam, on the work that became the partnership
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Work with Sam.

For clients in education, special programs, and career-pathway leadership transitions. Inquiries route through A&I.

My craft becomes my coin.
My coin becomes my house.
My hands that build also receive. So I cast. So it is.