![]() Over the last 8 years, she helped build a Houston-based non-profit organization called EMERGE, which empowers & prepares high-performing students from underserved communities to attend and graduate from selective colleges & universities across the nation. She has leveraged her passion for equity by supporting non-profits, districts, and colleges with strategic planning, leadership development, and creating systems that are more conducive to equitable practices. As Senior Director of Academic Programs & Initiatives, Mary leads a team that provides centralized support for cross division programs, managing special projects that impact the Academic Programs team as well as partnering closely with cross functional teams to improve workflows, processes, and integration of a division-wide lens into all programs.įelicia joins JED with over 20 years of experience in serving organizations focused on supporting BIPOC students, specifically as it relates to equity and access to education. She possesses a genuine passion for fostering mental health literacy, breaking down the stigma surrounding mental illness, enhancing accessibility to mental health services in schools and communities, and creating positive and inclusive school cultures that prioritize relationships and connectedness. In these different roles, she’s seen how important it is to have robust systems in place to support youth mental health and wellbeing. ![]() Mary joins JED with years of experience and after she has had a fulfilling and varied journey in education, including time as a classroom teacher, curriculum developer, program director, and nonprofit leader she’s currently an elected school board member in Arlington, Virginia, where she lives with her family.
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