Timothy Herron Email & Phone Number

Washington, United States

• With only 50% of Washington students pursuing postsecondary credentials, the Washington State Initiative (WSI) focuses on supporting the transitional point in a student’s education journey: enrollment after high school.
• Data, focused on strengthening the data capacity of regional partners and addressing the statewide need to strengthen the P20W data ecosystem, with a particular focus on the high school to workforce part of the.
• Regional Partnerships, focused on investing in building the capacity of cross-sector partnerships in our focus regions to lead and implement collaborative efforts and innovative solutions to drive postsecondary.

Tacoma, WA

• The culmination of several years of deliberate and thoughtful succession planning, I moved into a new role focused on building and expanding innovative programs and technology to accelerate Degrees of Change's mission.
• Led program innovation efforts to evolve and design new program offerings to advance the organization mission amidst rapidly shifting higher education and workforce development ecosystems.
• Led the design, implementation and continued enhancement of a comprehensive program data and technology platform to engage with stakeholders, manage day-to-day operations, evaluate impact and make data-driven strategic.

Tacoma, WA

• Founded and grew organization from inception to $3.5 million annual operating budget with 30 staff supporting seven program sites across the Northwest and Midwest, serving more than 500 low-income, first-generation.
• Conceived, secured executive commitments, and launched Seed Teachers, an innovative partnership with Tacoma Public Schools and Pacific Lutheran University to recruit and prepare diverse cohorts of public-school teachers.
• Designed, developed and sold a commercial cloud-based software service to enable school districts to identify and address racial equity gaps by automating the analysis and visualization of postsecondary enrollment.
• Continue leadership of the Act Six network, maintaining 80% graduation rates while launching three new program sites in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Chicago and Indianapolis, adding eight new partner colleges, and doubling.
• Launched and expanded Seed Internships to enhance the ecosystem for diverse professional talent across the Puget Sound by consolidating and improving recruitment, application, matching and professional development.
• Conceived and secured $3.8 million, six-year grant to launch cohort-based Ready to Rise program to support 1,000 underrepresented students on the journey through public two- and four-year colleges and return to.

Tacoma, WA

• Created and directed comprehensive college access and leadership development program sending multicultural cadres of underrepresented students from Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Spokane, and the Yakima Valley to eight.
• Designed and delivered seven months of leadership curriculum to scholars each year, focusing on intercultural communication, service, community development, college writing, time management, and academic skills.
• Initiated replication of the model in other US cities and created Central Office to support new affiliate programs, developing scholar training curriculum, staff development program, operations manual, and a.
• Secured and managed over $2 million in private program grants and donations since inception of program.

Tacoma, WA

• Managed daily operations for organization with $2.5 million annual budget.
• Developed improved financial, information technology and communications systems.
• Successfully led organization through first federal A-133 audit.

Tacoma, WA

• Created 7th Street Learning Center in converted garage behind our Hilltop home, providing free academic tutoring, computer lab, and in-school advocacy to K-12 neighborhood youth.
• Formed partnerships with other local learning centers to promote innovative model of high-quality neighborhood-based academic support centers in urban communities.

Tacoma, WA

• Provided comprehensive college advocacy services to Lincoln HS students including college tours, SAT prep classes, individual counseling, application assistance, family financial aid workshops, and post-graduation.

Tacoma, WA

• Supervised wide range of community-based K-16 educational support programs including after-school enrichment, academic tutoring, college advocacy, and college scholarship.
• Developed innovative, responsible partnerships between faith- and community-based organizations and public schools to serve urban youth.

Tacoma, WA

• Planned and delivered practical, interactive, standards-based secondary mathematics methods workshops to adult students in Alternative Routes to Certification program.

Tacoma, WA

• Developed Tacoma Public Schools’ first AP Statistics course, tripling number of Lincoln students studying college-level mathematics. Taught additional AP Calculus and freshmen-level mathematics courses.
• Motivated AP students to commit over 75 additional morning and weekend class hours each year, resulting in an average AP exam pass rate of 60%, compared to overall Lincoln AP exam pass rate of less than 20%.
• Collaborated with administration and staff as AP Coordinator to significantly increase AP course offerings and double student participation in AP courses

Tacoma, WA

• Taught eighth grade algebra, pre-algebra and science.
• Selected by Washington State Mathematics Council as one of 30 teacher-leaders to participate in year-long Making the EALRs a Reality study group.

Doctor Of Education (Ed.D.), Higher Education Leadership And Policy

Master Of Arts In Teaching (M.A.T.), Mathematics And Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics And Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Summa Cum Laude