Jonathan Peele Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, Nc, Us

• Executing a national expansion of the Coolidge Speech & Debate program by hosting 10-12 high-quality, in-person tournaments annually in cities across America. Building and elevating the profile of two national championship-level tournaments: the Coolidge Cup in Plymouth Notch, VT, and the Presidents' Cup in Washington, DC.• Cultivating grassroots growth among interested students, coaches, and parents nationwide by distributing marketing and instructional materials, advising new partners, and assisting in the launch of regional hubs for Coolidge Debate.• Maintaining strong relationships with key program constituencies, including members of the 1890 Society (the Foundation’s honors society for young alumni of the speech and debate program), debate coaches, parents, and students. Recruiting, training, and supporting a volunteer network of citizen judges across the country.• Representing the Coolidge Speech and Debate program before prospective donors and leading fundraising efforts to support the program.• Selecting debate topics, preparing content-rich issue briefs, and securing topic experts to serve as guest speakers at tournaments.• Collaborating with the Foundation's leadership team to develop an annual program budget and ensure programming aligns with financial parameters.

Remote

• Evaluated instructional design of 51 online public speaking and debate lessons for LearningMate to revise or author original content for their client, Commonwealth Charter Academy• Collaborated with a full development team at LearningMate (directors, project managers, instructional designers, and media creators) to ensure high quality, on time deliverables that exceed clients' specifications• Directed entrepreneurial education programs for Centner Academy by guiding 41 student businesses through product development, to a pitch day, to soft launch at the school’s community marketplace event• Recruited a network of Miami-area entrepreneurs and small business partners to support students by participating in Centner Academy’s pitch day and providing $11,875.00 of seed-round funding to students in grades 4-8• Providing communications consultations for individual clients’ public speaking and messaging

8036 Providence Road Suite 1100, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States 28277-0257

• Curated curriculum resources to support faculty in serving students from grades K-12 in core subjects and Advanced Placement courses• Maintained relationships with 129 active families through concierge-level client management• Led eight direct reports in the operation of a premium service test preparation, academic tutoring, and college counseling center• Grew same store year-over-year sales by 48%, or $299,336, in 2023• Improved profitability by raising student:teacher ratio from 1.8:1 to surpass the company goal of 2.25:1

227 West 4Th Street Floor 1, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1545 & Remote

• Bootstrapped the company from startup to annually grossing $1,200,000+, enrolling 400+ students, and employing 50+ independent contractors with Florida and North Carolina locations• Delivered operational excellence by managing $250,000+ in contracts yearly with host universities for 150–200 dorm rooms/classrooms, daily catering, transportation providers, theme park group ticketing, and event planning• Co-designed instruction for 113 adult learners nationwide, including a contract for 83 teachers from Broward County Schools, to meet district, state, and national standards via a coaches’ clinic product• Drove sales conversion by tracking contacts, accounts, and service requests of 2,000+ prospective customers yearly in educational summer program-specific customer relationship management software (Campsite CRM)• Hired the nation’s leading debate summer program faculty each year by conducting 80+ interviews, managing the onboarding process, processing ADP payroll, and conducting performance reviews• Acquired all summer program assets of a south Florida competitor in 2019 after due diligence, financial analysis, and negotiation• Developed the Institute for Speech and Debate brand by creating viral content and paid advertising on social media, coordinating distribution of branded materials, producing commercials, and contracting with a developer for website redesign• Pivoted to a virtual camp experience for 2020 and 2021 while maintaining quality instruction and social opportunities remotely• Lectured at high school debate summer programs since 2002, including positions at the University of Kentucky, Harvard University, and University of California, Berkeley• Sold equity in the Institute for Speech and Debate in October 2021 for 330x after nine consecutive years of profitable operation

9502 Providence Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28277-8695

• Produced 2016 & 2020 voter education forums for audiences of 1,300 whereby students discussed major-party national platforms in partnership with the school’s Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice and its Director of the McIntosh Leadership Center• Recruited former NC Governor, Pat McCrory, Charlotte City Council Member, Braxton Wilson, and an ideologically diverse range of experts as partners in preparing students for debate• Organized more than 50 alumni, parent, and community volunteers annually to provide more than 1,000 hours of service as tournament judges and hosts• Modeled research skills, information literacy, and evidence-based argumentation by evaluating dozens of public policy, international relations, and political issues each academic year• Grew participation 318% in the upper school program from 11 to 46 students and restarted the school’s middle school program which then grew to 30 students annually• Won approval for doubling the program’s budget and secured four part-time assistant coaching positions by presenting a four-year plan and curriculum redesign in 2013• Continued two decades of orchestrating 25–30 student trips annually, including flights, ground transportation, hotel stays, large restaurant reservations, and in 2015 an 11-day expedition to Shanghai and Beijing, China• Launched of North Carolina’s first statewide middle school speech and debate contests as a member of the ad hoc project committee convened by the North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities• Partnered with the school’s Leadership Center to encourage, prepare, and mentor more than three dozen student political campaign volunteers as part of their leadership or debate coursework• Coached the 2018 NSDA national champion in Congressional Debate – Senate, lead eight students to individual North Carolina State Championships, and earned School of Honor or Excellence awards at NSDA Nationals in 2018, 2019, and 2021 (top 5% of schools)

500 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, California 95129-1361

• Revised critical communications to prospective donors and applicant families by consulting internally for the Office of Admissions, Office of Philanthropy, and administrators• Steered cross-functional strategic planning and goal setting as an Information Literacy and “What’s Next” innovation committee member• Elevated schools’ publicity by highlighting competition results through student television interviews and weekly press releases• Trained the 2013 NSDA national runner-up and 2011 4th place student in Dramatic Interpretation, the 2013 NCFL national 4th place student in Original Oratory, and earned a School of Excellence award at NSDA Nationals in 2013 (top 5% of schools)• Launched initiatives to highlight the program to the community through an annual showcase event• Taught six sections of forensics courses daily and served as an advisor• Served as President of the Coast Forensic League and on the California Coast NSDA District Committee

36 Lincoln Street, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Massachusetts 01944-1123

• Fundraised $35,000 each fall via a grassroots, direct mail campaign allowing extensive tournament travel scholarships• Strengthened the community for local, under-resourced programs by hosting a series of free monthly after-school scrimmages in partnership with Lexington HS• Broadened subject-matter teaching abilities by updating curricula and instructing history through film, current events, and civics courses• Assured continuity by collaborating with the past two directors to maintain position as one of the 50 largest NSDA chapters• Coached various Public Forum teams to elimination rounds at national-circuit tournaments, the TOC, and NSDA Nationals• Hosted two major tournaments each year, one featuring TOC bids in Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Congressional Debate• Served as the Massachusetts Forensic League’s Chair of Debate and on the New England NSDA District Committee

500 Weaver Dairy Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514-1721

• Hired as Director (a part-time position) while still a college junior thanks to lobbying efforts by supportive parents, then grew the team from rag-tag meetings of five to a nationally prominent program with 82 members• Secured dozens of volunteer judges and financial support by facilitating the creation of a parent/community booster organization• Built a support network for the program by onboarding five assistant coaches attending area universities• Coached the 2007 NCFL national runner-up in Congressional Debate, lead nine students to individual North Carolina State Championships, and earned a School of Excellence award at NSDA Nationals in 2005 (top 5% of schools)• Qualified 28 students to NSDA Nationals from 2002–2007 and won the team 2007 North Carolina state championship• Taught as a substitute including long-term assignments for Civics and AP US Government and Politics

Doctor Of Education - Edd, Organizational Learning And Leadership

Master Of Education - Med, Learning, Design, And Technology - Training And Development Track

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society • Specialized in instructional design to support structured argumentation.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Carolina Athletic Association Executive Cabinet (student government), Carolina Fever, APPLES program • Completed.