Bradley Leon Email & Phone Number

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Memphis, Tennessee

Directly responsible for the performance of seven divisions, supervise 500+ employees, and the achievement of more than 60 schools.

Directly responsible for annual fundraising, student achievement, leadership development, human resources, and regional operations for seven Teach For America locations in Appalachia, Tennessee, and Texas. Managed a team of 11 direct reports, supervised 150 full-time employees, and responsible for the performance of more than 1,700 teachers.• Led student achievement efforts through the development of strategy, management towards clear academic outcomes, and the development and support… Show more Directly responsible for annual fundraising, student achievement, leadership development, human resources, and regional operations for seven Teach For America locations in Appalachia, Tennessee, and Texas. Managed a team of 11 direct reports, supervised 150 full-time employees, and responsible for the performance of more than 1,700 teachers.• Led student achievement efforts through the development of strategy, management towards clear academic outcomes, and the development and support of targeted innovations designed to accelerate impact; the result was strong academic outcomes - Teach For America corps members exceeded teacher performance averages in both Texas and Tennessee.• Coordinated a $78m fundraising campaign over three years to recruit the largest teacher corps in our organization through the development of strategy, planning, execution, and ongoing management towards goals; cash collection results were strongest in the organization.• Negotiated a partnership with the state of Tennessee for a 4-year, $10.9m scale-up investment in Teach For America through the coordination of strategy with state officials, enabling the organization to grow its presence in the state 175%.• Managed a state funding campaign in Texas, resulting in an $8m biennial investment through the development of ongoing strategy, communications, and stakeholder management. Show less

Tennessee

Directly responsible for building a force of leaders to end educational inequity in Memphis and Nashville; managed a team of 15 employees and responsible for the performance of more than 150 corps members.• Launched Teach For America Memphis in 2006 and Nashville in 2009 by raising the necessary investments, hiring/managing a strong team, creating systems, building new relationships, and negotiating professional services agreements with government institutions.• Supervised a… Show more Directly responsible for building a force of leaders to end educational inequity in Memphis and Nashville; managed a team of 15 employees and responsible for the performance of more than 150 corps members.• Launched Teach For America Memphis in 2006 and Nashville in 2009 by raising the necessary investments, hiring/managing a strong team, creating systems, building new relationships, and negotiating professional services agreements with government institutions.• Supervised a project that led to Teach For America’s authorization as a teacher certifying body in Tennessee by managing a team to develop a curriculum for teacher development.• Led Teach For America in Memphis and Nashville to strongest institutional teacher results in the state of Tennessee in 2009-2010 through the design and implementation of strategic priorities for teacher development, ongoing analysis of data, and intervention in corps member classrooms.• Partnered with Memphis City Schools and the Gates Foundation to double Teach For America’s presence in Memphis by collaborating on critical components of the Teacher Effectiveness Initiative (TEI). Show less

Chicago, Illinois

Directly responsible for recruiting our nation’s top future leaders to join Teach For America; managed a team of 8 employees.• Increased application numbers 42% during tenure through the development of strategic priorities and the execution of more than 1,000 individual meetings with strong prospects.• Developed a marketing and communications plan that led to a 140% increase in attendance at information sessions on my campuses.

New Orleans, Louisiana

Directly responsible for student achievement as an 8th grade language arts teacher for 100 students over a two-year period.• Led 98% of students to pass the 8th-grade Language Arts section of the LEAP exam during both years of tenure through the development of a clear goal; instructional priorities; backwards design; daily execution of lessons and ongoing data analysis; and deep partnership with parents.• Voted Teacher of the Year by the faculty and staff in 2003.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Education record

Ba, Public Policy

Activities and Societies: Baseball • 4-year letterman & captain in 1999-2000 • Team MVP in 2000 • Elected to Hall of Fame in 2015