Dr. Carey Hawkins Ash, Ph.D., J.D. Email & Phone Number

United States

New Britain, Connecticut, US

• Developed diversity programming, messaging, and policy revisions emphasizing inclusivity and equity across 6 functional areas (recruitment, hiring, retention, performance management, promotion, & culture) for a.
• Customized diversity scorecards, metrics, KPIs, surveys, and analytics for tracking the progress of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives based on organizational need, leading to one client experiencing a 15%.
• Leveraged robust community and stakeholder engagement experience to establish and facilitate diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) advisory committees, implementation committees, and employee resource groups for a.
• Utilized education policy and legal expertise in partnership with school administrators to revise student discipline policies resulting in a 20% reduction in racial disparities in alignment with state and federal.
• Developed inclusive curriculum policies and teaching templates, resulting in the inclusion of diverse perspectives in instructional materials and differentiated teaching practices, positively impacting the educational.
• Developed and advised the implementation of a comprehensive, 3-year DEI strategic plan for the California Community Colleges' System, the largest system of public higher education in the United States, serving 1.8.

Richmond, California, US

• Strategically advised and supported partnership cultivation for the launch of a 24/7, artificial intelligence-powered, “college knowledge” tool to provide unrestricted access to college-going information for the 56,000.
• Designed and implemented high-impact engagement plans for college access and success programming for high-need students in the greater San Francisco Bay Area leading to 50 underserved students being sent to graduate.
• Collaborated with Cisco Academy, the non-profit arm of one of the world's largest technology conglomerates, to ideate a full-scale program framework to offer coding education to nearly 500 ninth-through-twelfth grade.
• Envisioned and presented legal talent pipeline partnerships for a leading California law firm to diversify the legal profession and its 5 offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Orange County, and Century.
• Rallied school leaders and community stakeholders to design and coordinate a civics education curriculum and voter registration mobilization initiative for 2,000+ students and families in West Contra Costa Unified.
• Executed a $2 million college access and support partnership agreement with Pittsburg (CA) Unified School District to support their high school students' graduation from college with no debt burden.

Richmond, CA, US

• Secured political approvals to build new public charter school campuses and sports recreation facilities for low-income and minority students across three San Francisco Bay Area cities leading to the offering of 21st.
• Initiated the Educator Career Pathway partnership with Montalvin Manor (K-8) to provide students with insight into the teaching profession and address poor literacy rates among vulnerable student populations in a.
• Produced the most ethnically diverse entering class in the Academy's 30-year history through strategic partnerships with corporations, foundations, and faith-based community leaders.Key Contributions:
• Successfully navigated the facilities approval and permitting process for $400 million in public charter school campuses by cultivating key partnerships and trust-based relationships with state, county, and local.
• Facilitated the organizing of Contra Costa County's 23 charter schools to successfully achieve positive changes to California's Charter School Reform Bills (ABs 1505 & 1507) in the State Legislature and in the.

Oakland, California, US

• Managed an $800 million unit in service of 50,000 students across 118 schools by directing planning and execution of priority initiatives across 7 departments and 24 subdivisions (facilities, nutrition services.
• Designed the $5.3 million initiative replacing the District-wide technology system with upgraded dashboards tracking enrollment, staffing, funding sources, and student success measures.Created equal opportunity by.
• Established partnerships with Oakland's minority chambers of commerce (African American, Hispanic, and Asian) to diversify administration of the District's local business policy.
• Cultivated multi-million dollar partnerships to develop multi-unit, rent-controlled educator housing in partnership with the City of Oakland and members of the California General Assembly.Key Contributions:
• Negotiated a 78% reduction in the $2.25 million cost to subsidize student bus fares for their transportation to and from school as charged by the City of Oakland's public transit system.
• Implemented the "Breakfast After The Bell" program to provide additional nutrition to 25,000 elementary school students to reduce hunger, increase attentiveness, and create the optimal physical conditions needed for.

Fresno, California, US

• Served as strategic policy advisor to K-12 and higher education leaders regarding state and federal legislative, political, budgetary, and programmatic matters. (Prevented a $2.3 million compliance loss for one client.
• Litigated labor and employment law; students’ constitutional and civil rights; vendor, partner, and facilities contracts and disputes; workforce development matters, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and disability.
• Monitored state and federal legislation for potential impact on clients. Liaised with multiple governmental agencies, including California's Education Department, the Department of General Services, and the state's.
• Conducted in-depth legal, policy research, and trend analysis to develop guidelines for enhancing governance, administrative operations, workforce and economic development, and finance and facilities.

Champaign, IL, US

• Taught 25 pre-service teachers per semester to critically analyze the relationship between schools and American society from a socio-historical perspective.
• Lectured on equity-related topics, such as "Growth and Diversity in Schools and Students", "Civil Rights and School Reform", and "Schooling in the Progressive Era".

Champaign, IL, US

• Crafted multi-year strategic plans and budgets to identify and tackle obstacles hindering minority student success.
• Implemented evidence-based programs that improved retention and promoted community while acknowledging culturally significant traditions.
• Conducted intersectional campus-wide initiatives to expand students' awareness of race, gender, equity, inclusion, culture, and heritage.

US

• Achieved a $19 million increase in state appropriations for need-based college grants and honored by Governor Patrick Quinn in his State of the State address for organizing a 500-person Lobby Day at the State Capitol.
• Generated $5.5 million in new infrastructure and programmatic funding for the African American Cultural Center at the University of Illinois.
• Eliminated discrimination against students seeking to serve on the University of Illinois Board of Trustees by super-majority passage of House Bill 4284 in the Illinois General Assembly.

Los Angeles, California, US

• Conducted 50-state analysis on school board laws regarding finance, governance, personnel, and charters, identifying best practices, and presented findings to the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Education and Los Angeles.

• Oversaw the development and passage of legislation to resolve pre- and post-Hurricane Katrina housing, healthcare, business, and education issues in support of 115,372 New Orleans' constituents.
• Cultivated renewed philanthropic interest in New Orleans’ restoration post Hurricane Katrina. Secured record-levels of funding through strategic partnerships with government, business, and community leaders.
• Managed all facets of the legislative process, including brokering bi-partisan agreement through negotiations with opposing legislators.
• Passed the "Student Scholarships for Education Excellence Act" to provide financial resources to low-income students to ensure quality education.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Education Policy & Organizational Leadership

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Constitution, Education, And Civil & Human Rights Law

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science & History