Jacksonville Advisory Board
Board Member Goals
- Work to create closer relationships and connections to the Teach For America network.
- Support a priority project and/or make a connection to the community that directly supports advancing towards our 2030 goal.
- Attend at least three out of the four board meetings.
- Attend at least two additional events/activities outside of the board meetings.
- Expand the Advisory Board by sharing two to three names of possible board candidates.
- Make a meaningful financial contribution to Teach For America and support in securing additional funding.
Board Member Qualifications
Having a regional board with a wide range of perspectives is critically important to achieving our mission. Our members possess the following qualities:
You are an executive leader in your organization who believes in the power of leaders in our communities to create meaningful change. You possess possible prior board and/or volunteer experience, fundraising experience, marketing and/or communications experience, and/or event planning experience that allows you to make a difference with Teach For America.
You believe in the power a strong education has to transform a student’s life and the lives of those around them. You believe that all children deserve an excellent education that sets them up for success in whatever they choose to do in life and recognize that the current education system is not meeting this expectation.
You believe that ability is distributed equally across all children, but that, sadly, opportunity is not. You are passionate about or have had experience supporting low-income communities. You believe in supporting students, teachers, schools, and communities to ensure that all children receive an excellent education.
You are connected to other leaders in the community, both in the corporate and philanthropic communities. You are willing to share Teach For America’s work with your personal community. You actively invest others in our work by showcasing our efforts on your social channels, bringing your connections to our events, encouraging others to give to our work, making direct connections, etc.
You believe that giving back financially to organizations like ours will make meaningful change in the community. You can commit to giving or getting up to $25,000 annually and making Teach For America one of the top three organizations you give to—ensuring that we are able to move our critical work forward.
Meet Our Regional Advisory Board
Board Chair
Associate Administrator Mayo Clinic
Josh Mattson
Board Member Emeritus
Education Advocate & Philanthropist
Holly Finchem
Senior Talent Consultant DRG
Emmanuel Fortune
Jacksonville
09
Bank Controller SoFi
Serina Hedrick
Jacksonville
09
Partner Foley & Lardner
Kevin Hyde
Vice President, Field Franchise Operations Coca Cola Beverages Florida
Jamaal Medley
Vice President, Fraud Strategy Bank of America
AliceSun Norman
Houston
06
VP, Enterprise Shared Services Guidewell
Greg Szkotnicki
President JAXUSA Partnership
Aundra Wallace
Chief Marketing Officer ORS Hair Care
Jolorie Williams
President, Homkor Florida, Inc. Founder, READ USA INC
Ellen Wiss
Vice President, Civic Leadership The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida
Wanda Willis
Vice President, External Affairs UF Health Jacksonville
Shamika Wright