Driven by a deeply rooted determination to help students utilize public education as a means to help them improve their personal and economic position in society, Dr. Stanley Ellis has championed students’ to have access to a high-quality as a teacher, school principal, state and regional policy advisor, nonprofit leader and a director for the alliance for graduate education in Mississippi. Stanley previously served as the Coordinator for the Alliance for Graduate Education in Mississippi (STEM) at Jackson State University and the University of California at Santa Barbara. Stanley also has served as an adjunct professor at Northwest Mississippi Community College/the University of Mississippi, Southwest Tennessee Community College, Jackson State University, classroom teacher, assistant principal, principal, federal programs director, chief of district operations, director of curriculum assessment, and professional development, district test coordinator, Title IX coordinator, hearing office, human resource director and now assistant superintendent of district operations. Stanley has also served on the state-level advisory teams that help to shape policies and procedures with district accreditation bodies.Stanley was raised on a small farm in Mississippi, Stanley is the youngest of his siblings. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration and Supervision from Jackson State University; a Master of Arts in Sociology/Counseling from Jackson State University; a Master of Leadership in Human Resource Management from Belhaven University; Associate of Arts in Education from Coahoma Community College and a Bachelor of Social Science from Delta State University. Stanley has been recently excepted to law school. Stanely has served on the advisory board of Cognia formerly AdvancED, board chairman of Local Non-Profit JWCI, advisor to Howard University Capstone Institute, advisor for Boys & Girls Club, Toastmasters International advisor, and senior consultant for Future Farmers of America.