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Construct Foundation
President & Founder
Company NameConstruct Foundation
Dates EmployedAug 2013 – Present Employment Duration4 yrs 9 mos
LocationPortland, OR
Construct Foundation champions the student experience from Pre-K to 16 by spearheading and supporting innovative projects, initiatives, schools, and edupreneurs that elevate 21st Century skills as foundational knowledge. As founder and president, I handle all aspects of corporate governance, fundraising, budget administration, partner relations, and operations management while concurrently identifying and supporting new models for teaching and learning, continuously striving to ensure that they reach underserved communities.
An expanding portfolio of partners mutually reinforces education initiatives to achieve the mission: “to rebuild education from incubation though integration."
Select accomplishments:
→ Founded Construct in 2013.
→ Partnered with Innovate Oregon on the first Innovate Initiative roll-out in Oregon’s mid-valley.
→ Brought Breaker to Oregon and funded an inaugural two-week summer challenge program.
→ Identified and secured multi-year partnerships: Concordia University 3toPhD and KairsoPDX.
→ Co-produce an annual industry-supported student design challenge with College Possible.
→ Worked with Stanford University’s d.school K12 Lab to become Oregon's School Retool partner.
Featured initiatives:
→ Breaker: Design and entrepreneurial experiences in Portland-area schools.
→ 3 to PhD: Concordia University, Portland Public Schools and Trillium Family Services partnership.
→ KairosPDX: An education non-profit attacking Portland's persistent achievement gap through innovative pedagogy, community collaboration, and family partnerships. |