Join Reading Partners for a lively conversation with diverse leaders about identity, paving your career path, and serving in education
Interested in launching your career in service to others? Passionate about educational equity, but not sure what pathways lead to an education and social justice career? Join Reading Partners for a lively conversation with Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) servant leaders working within the education and social justice fields.
From teaching to public policy to edtech, hear from our diverse panelists about their academic and professional journeys, their experiences navigating their identity within the education field, and what they wished they had known as new graduates ready to make their mark on the world. You’ll walk away with actionable career guidance from seasoned leaders, have the chance to ask your own questions of panelists, and learn more about an AmeriCorps service term with Reading Partners.
Featuring:
- Prachi Naik - Founder and Executive Director, Counselors for America
- Rosemary Almazán - Math teacher, KIPP Prize Academy
- Ashlyn Thomas - M.Ed Education Policy Candidate, American Univerisity
- Akeem Anderson - Government Affairs Director, CityHealth
- Qasim Davis - Vice President of Training, The Management Center
Moderated by Reading Partners staff and AmeriCorps service year alum
About Reading Partners: Reading Partners is national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. We envision a future where all children in the US have the reading skills necessary to reach their full potential, and we believe in the power of educational equity to interrupt systemic racism, poverty, and social inequality.
About AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps is a network of local, state, and national service programs that connect Americans in intensive service to meet community needs in focus areas such as education. Serving with AmeriCorps at Reading Partners is a unique opportunity to immediately put your values to action after graduation and start your career journey in service to others. You’ll work alongside communities to connect volunteers to Reading Partners’ program, inspire and coach tutors, support families, and serve students as they progress on their path to reading on grade level. Learn more at https://readingpartners.org/americorps
Note: We are helping to promote this external event as it may be of value to the University community. However, this external event is not affiliated with the Career Center or the University of Maryland.
Event Type: Employer Events
Event Location: Virtual