Mike Di Marco Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

In this role, I create and monitor our organization’s Key Performance Indicators and Strategic Plan Priorities—working side by side with our National Executive Team, affiliate Executive Directors, and department heads. I advise our senior leaders on program implementation and evaluation, oversee our core mentoring program, monitor progress on our.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Ensure high quality program implementation of Higher Achievement’s curriculum and program operations across five cities, 30 full-time staff members, and 1000 Higher Achievement scholars (grades 5-8) during Summer and.
• Update and revise Higher Achievement’s hand-on, social justice-based curriculum to confirm that it is relevant and engaging and correlated to Common Core State Standards
• Design and run data reports to ensure high quality program implementation and develop strategy when data does not meet expectations
• Created tools aligned to Common Core State Standards for using data proactively to identify early warning signs of academic decline and preemptively address them across all Higher Achievement Centers.
• Lead trainings and webinars for full-time and part-time staff, summer teachers, and volunteer mentors on teaching techniques, youth development, behavior management, differentiating instruction, and youth engagement

Washington, DC/Richmond, VA

• Manage over $1 million funding portfolio of over 50 Richmond foundation and corporate funders
• Research and develop proposals to fund Higher Achievement operations in Washington, DC, Richmond, and Baltimore
• Provide periodic reports to funders on program outcomes and impact of funding
• Manage multiple deadlines and ensure that all proposals are complete before submission
• Research and cultivate new funding prospects utilizing Raiser’s Edge

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• CENTER MANAGEMENT
• Develop and cultivate Center-wide behavior management system implemented by staff and over 60 volunteer mentors
• Develop individual Scholar Achievement Plans taking into account scholars’ strengths to overcome current challenges
• Implement systems for orderly transitions between arrival, meals, classes, study hall, mentoring sessions, and dismissal
• Manage and support part-time staff and summer teachers to ensure that they are running high quality, achievement-based classrooms
• Incorporate scholars’ voices into daily activities to achieve student buy-in to the program

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Recruit and train over 60 volunteer mentors by the start of Afterschool Academy 07-08
• Support mentors throughout the year with ongoing mentor trainings, observations, and consistent check-ins
• Co-lead service learning project with 7th grade scholars around Pedestrian Safety
• Plan and execute five Center special events that include scholars, mentors, staff, parents, and community members
• Facilitate large group meetings of scholars and mentors and manage scholar behavior
• Work with Center Director to develop systems to improve the performance of academic decliners in Study Hall and mentoring sessions

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

Certificate, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management