Robin Willis Matthews Email & Phone Number

Beaufort, Sc, Us

South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Dc, Marryland, New York, Georgia

• Drive regional execution for Microsoft’s Technology Education & Learning Support (TEALS) program• Lead program activities in a 7-state territory: NC, SC, VA, NY, MD, Washington DC, and part of Georgia• Evangelize program benefits to principals, superintendents, school administrators, and other audiences • Manage software development and computer science training delivery across a 40+ school network• Recruit, train, mentor, and supervise the efforts of 50+ TEALS teachers and 70+ program volunteers• Manage partnerships with 20+ strategic partners including Code.org, CodeHS, and Project Lead the Way• Perform region-wide strategic planning, budget administration, and resource allocation functions• Develop/launch novel marketing, branding, and community outreach efforts to boost TEALS awareness• Routinely exceed all target metrics related to enrollment, volunteer recruitment, and school penetration

Charleston, South Carolina Area

• Recruited to drive growth, execution, and support for the Career Academies educational initiative• Successfully established the Career Academies program in 60 area high schools, starting from scratch• Crafted a sustainable joint educator/business leader model and formed a series of 12 advisory boards• Recruited and led Academy Partners in a 3-county area to advise youth on business/career subjects• Built key relationships with superintendents, district administrators, principals, counselors and teachers• Managed the AGC scholarship program, researching potential grant funders and writing grant descriptions• Served on the Zucker Family School of Education Department Advisory Council at The Citadel • Drove a comprehensive annual Regional College and Career Guide update for 3 local school districts• Championed diversity, including producing the first-ever Spanish language translation of the above guide• Identified/partnered with the Microsoft TEALS program to provide Computer Science & IT program support• Led regional growth of the Microsoft TEALS program over a 7-year span, growing it from 1 school to 10

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

• Took on role helping install/support an innovative software system for supporting philanthropy• Trained clients on how to use the application to track/manage grants, scholarships, and charitable giving • Managed Fortune 500 companies and large universities through multiple platform migrations

Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

• Led operations, fundraising, and community outreach activities for this top nationwide youth charity• Initiated an antimicrobial copper project that gained national acclaim by vastly reducing youth/staff illness• Raised $400k in donations to launch the above project, managing end-to-end project planning/execution• Tripled school participation in the Pop Tab program• Managed annual Day of Caring event, supervising ~65 volunteers• Generated extensive publicity through local radio/television stations and strategic business partnerships