Austin Deakins, M.Ed. Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Co-founded a charitable nonprofit organization that is committed to increasing community awareness, engagement, and support for the liberal arts and sciences throughout Oregon by promoting the values of friendship, morality, scholarship, cultural interests, and a love of learning.- Led a team of highly skilled professionals responsible for managing the complex processes of establishing a mission, adopting governance documents, building membership, expanding community engagement, creating a strategic plan, and developing reliable funding sources.- Developed strategic partnerships with Oregon colleges and universities to expand opportunities for statewide engagement in liberal arts and sciences activities and to provide support for high-achieving students in need of financial assistance.- Recruited, trained, and supported a growing and evolving group of passionate community leaders who serve as members of the organization's Board of Trustees.

Houston Area, Texas

- Selected to pilot a new leadership position accountable for accomplishing strategic projects that contributed to an overall retention of $8+ million in revenue, generation of $1+ million in new revenue, and over 25% growth in new program users.- Managed strategic relationships with high-priority partners, clients, community leaders, and advisory board members resulting in their increased interest and investment in accomplishing the organization’s mission and expansion goals.

Houston, Texas Area

- Led a department responsible for creating 60+ hours of unique content for training workshops that were presented to 4,000+ school administrators and teachers nationwide resulting in over 90% of attendees reporting satisfaction or high satisfaction with their overall course experiences and a reduction in overall budgeted expenditures by over 30%.- Accountable for a team of professional development specialists responsible for writing and facilitating 150+ workshop sessions each year designed to deepen teacher and administrator understanding of classroom best practices and curriculum associated with using the Reasoning Mind math program.

Houston, Texas Area

- Generated $6+ million in annual philanthropic revenue by guiding the department in influencing various types of donors to contribute funds in support of the organization’s mission and continued growth.- Directed a team of development associates responsible for writing and managing a growing portfolio of new funding proposals and regular status reports for donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and government entities.

Houston, Texas Area

- Facilitated negotiations with superintendents, deputy superintendents, and curriculum directors resulting in a 30% overall increase in program users at school districts interested in implementing the Reasoning Mind math program to integrate the use of technology to enhance classroom instruction.- Organized and delivered interactive demonstrations of the Reasoning Mind math program that engaged audiences of up to 40 school administrators and teachers through online and in-person information sessions.

Houston, Texas Area

- Designed and conducted recruitment efforts and an equitable evaluation process for student admission applications that resulted in the successful enrollment of a full cohort of 110 advanced elementary students for a new incoming 6th grade class in the school’s math, science, and technology magnet program.- Advised 8th grade students and organized 8 unique informational events to highlight the 30+ magnet program options available to them locally at the high school level.- Created differentiated lesson plans and individualized assignments by utilizing an interactive, web-based instructional program to teach a rigorous mathematics course for 90–100 gifted/talented and other advanced 6th grade students who excelled in elementary math.

Houston, Texas Area

- Developed unique and engaging lesson plans, assignments, and assessments to teach mathematics for a diverse group of 90–110 4th and 5th grade students with varied ability levels, including students with learning disabilities and limited English proficiency.- Provided after-school tutorials and extracurricular incentive activities for struggling students that contributed to over 90% of students achieving proficient or advanced scores on the state standardized math assessment.

Houston, Texas Area

- Chosen to serve in a highly selective branch of AmeriCorps that recruits recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools primarily composed of at-risk and economically disadvantaged student populations.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) With Distinction, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha

Master Of Education (M.Ed.)

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Pi

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Liberal Arts And Modern Foreign Languages

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude