Tom O'Connell Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

I'm an independent consultant specializing in program strategy, partnership development, communications, fundraising, and educator training. I love interesting projects like scaling nonprofit programs and building high growth partnerships within social impact programs. I'm a problem solver.Past projects include:- Founding the first ever Computer Science Education (CSForNY) State Summit and Coalition- Partnership and business development for education programs- Grant prospecting, writing, and team leadership for large scale projects, including state grants- Program & operations strategy nonprofit programs to assist with complex change management- Communication strategy and operations for community, advocacy, and social impact groups- Empire State STEM Learning Network Policy Workgroup

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Partnership Development: Cultivated relationships with school districts, corporate partners, and ecosystem organizations resulting in a 25% increase in schools served and a 51% increase in volunteers over two years.- People Management: Recruited, trained, and supported teachers and volunteers with professional development and coaching resulting in 55% YOY volunteer retention and 35% of schools expanding CS course options.- Community Affairs: Directed local outreach to increase employee volunteer hours by 18% over 2 years; designed and implemented internal operations to host 30+ nonprofit and school district events per year at Microsoft.- Advocacy: Coordinated statewide advocacy efforts with Microsoft policy team and community leaders, resulting in 4 state policy actions that will contribute to increased access to computer science education in New York.- Philanthropy: Directed individual giving for school programs through volunteer donation matching programs, helping to increase school donations by 54% to support computer science education courses and materials.

Greater New York City Area

I built strategic partnerships with school districts, corporations, and foundations to ensure that all students gain access to quality computer science, STEM, and design education.- Program Leadership: Managed quality educator and youth design & computer science education programs to instruct over 2000 teachers in 700+ schools annually.- Development & Earned Income Partnerships: Cultivated and managed $3MM in partnerships with districts, universities, government, & corporations, including Google, NSF, NYSED, and NYC DOE- Evaluation: Led internal education program development and cross-team collaboration efforts to analyze data and improve program outcomes- Communications: Managed communications team, including website content, email, and social media. - Outreach: Delivered 25+ trainings and presentations annually at conferences and tech industry events to education leaders and partners

Bronx, Ny

- 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: Collaborated with university leadership to advocate for and instruct the program’s first ever CS education courses for pre-service teachers- 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣: Won & oversaw a US Department of Education grant to create a microcredential course for pre-service STEM and CS teachers at Lehman- 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙘𝙮: Collaborated with CUNY to expand CS teacher education programs

Greater New York City Area

- 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥: Lead a team of 10 staff members to train 1000+ computer science teachers annually and advise district program implementation- 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: Raised over $1MM in funding from foundations, corporations, individuals, events, and by managing our board of directorsI lead Code/Interactive to merge with nonprofit Mouse in 2018 to help serve more students and expand our shared mission across the country. All programs, opportunities, and employees remained through the successful merger.

Greater New York City Area

- 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙘 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨: Expanded nonprofit impact from two to 600 schools in two years by building school, district, nonprofit, and corporate partnerships- 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: Led program strategy, development, data, and operations with a strong focus on creating quality outcomes for educators and students- 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜: Developed relationships in the local and national CS education communities through active collaboration with groups like CSTA

Bronx, Ny

- Strategic Planning: Pivoted program focus to a teacher professional development model to expand the number of students learning coding and computer science from 70 to 5000 in three years. - Team Management: Lead and coached staff members to develop curriculum, train and coach teachers, and develop student opportunities focused on computer science skills and career readiness. - Fundraising: Wrote grants and led fundraising events with government, corporate, and educational partners.

New York City Metropolitan Area

High school science & computer science teacher for grades 9-12

Houston, Texas, United States

B.S., Public Policy Analysis, Spanish, International Studies

M.Ed., Education

Activities and Societies: TFA Teacher Leader, Education ResearchCompleting M.Ed. while teaching full time in Houston Independent School.

Study Abroad In Madrid, Spanish Language, Literature, Art, And Business With An Ngo Internship

Activities and Societies: Internship with Club de Madrid, Private English as a Second Language Tutor, Bilingual Theater WorkshopWorked 15.