Evan Decker Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, CA, US

San Pablo, California, United States

Initiates, plans and implements College partnerships with business and industry to support workplace learning, plans the development, and implementation of all courses and programs to ensure high quality learning opportunities are provided to meet the needs of the community at a cost effective level.Develops, manages and monitors the department budget.

San Francisco Bay Area

Oversee current and developing career pathways K-12 and business partnerships @ CCC. Foster and expand work-based learning opportunities for students. Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including faculty, students, K-12 partners, and community-based organizations. Identifying appropriate metrics to.

Berkeley, CA

Independent education consultant focused on developing and enhancing CBO/Corporate - school partnernships. Areas of interest: College and Career Readiness, Workforce Readiness, Career Academies, Dual/Concurrent Enrollment, Career Technical Education, Education Product Development

San Francisco Bay Area

• Project team manager in support of the MPICT, San Francisco (ICT) Pathways Project, a collaboration with WestEd, SFUSD, CCSF and SF Office of Economic and Workforce Development
• Addressed the need within San Francisco County to identify clear and coherent Information Communication and Technology Pathways that lead to post-secondary success and career readiness
• Performed environmental scan of courses, programs and opportunities within and connected to San Francisco Unified School District
• Identified a series of Access Barriers, validated by research and compared with best practices, that have resulted in a series of targeted projects
• Increased the number of students receiving employability certificates in Dual Enrollment at CCSF, doubled the number of articulation agreements between SFUSD and CCSF, and increased ICT sector awareness for high school.

Oakland, CA

Entrepreneur and Business advisor for small startup company. Provided advice and expertise in Marketing, Product Development, Micro-Financing, Budgeting, Growth Strategies and Business Planning.

Oakland

Teach for America, Business Systems Analyst in the Technology Solutions Department responsible for evaluating and developing a strategy for meeting the self-certification/credentialing related needs of the diverse set of TFA regions.

San Francisco Bay Area

• District wide CTE coordinator working with 60 teachers and 1500 primarily underserved students and parent populations, across seven industry sectors (Arts, Media & Entertainment, Hospitality, Construction Trades.
• Worked collaboratively with city government, school district and higher education institutions, and business professionals to develop integrated CTE pathways and programs of study. Increased total number of students.
• Focused on Dual Enrollment, work-based learning (internships) opportunities, teacher professional development (externships), coordinating educational and community resources and course/program expansion to meet the.
• Increased total number of students receiving compensated internships
• Increased total number of socio-economically disadvantaged youth participating in CTE programs
• Increased total number of CTE course offerings within SFUSD

Brooklyn, New York

• Created and implemented comprehensive literacy focused curriculum that enhanced students Life Skills and College Readiness including SAT & PSAT Prep
• Concentrated on specific industries of student interest, planned work based learning opportunities, (field trips, job shadows, internships) and fostered a college-going culture by organizing college trips and.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed College & Career Discovery office
• Organized monthly field trips
• Organized and implemented SAT Prep, Financial Aid seminars
• Directly responsible for developed annual College Fair for students and their parents, with over 600 students from various high schools in the area attending
• Maintained caseload of 65 seniors
• Instituted program model to assist graduating students in the college application and financial aid processThis was a great entry into the world of College and Career Readiness.

New York, New York

• Direct Supervisor to staff of three, focused on college and career readiness workshops, SAT and PSAT prep-classes and career themed workshops. Program results documented and archived for presentation to funders.
• Created and implemented programming to meet the workforce needs of the Lower Eastside community. Through New York State grant funded program, managed a calendar of events and activities in accordance with program goals.
• Built sustainable relationships with, students, families and the surrounding community.

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