After School Matters
Gabrielle Avery currently serves as a Senior Program Specialist at After School Matters since October 2022 and has been an Associate Minister at the African Methodist Episcopal Church since March 2016, with a focus on itinerant ministry. Previous experience includes managing special programs at Legal Prep Charter Academy, where responsibilities included strategic planning, student mentoring initiatives, and external communications. Gabrielle also held the position of Family Engagement Director at the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and has experience as a Beauty Advisor at Ulta Beauty, a Behavior Therapist at Centria Healthcare, and an Administrative Assistant at Cornerstone Education Group. Additionally, work as a self-employed nanny involved tutoring. Educational background includes a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, an Associate's degree from Henry Ford College, and a undergraduate degree in Communications from the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
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After School Matters
Each year, After School Matters provides life-changing after-school and summer program opportunities to more than 17,000 Chicago high school teens. Our hands-on, project-based apprenticeship and internship programs – in the arts, communications and leadership, sports and STEM – allow teens to explore and develop their talents, while gaining critical skills for work, college and beyond. After School Matters full-time staff of approximately 85 supports the day-to-day operations and administration of the organization, as well as the provision of our signature programs across the city, while hundreds of individuals across Chicago work with us part-time as After School Matters instructors and program providers. We seek to serve our teens and achieve our mission by: • Advocating for teens and youth development • Building opportunities for teens through partnerships • Engaging teens in skills development for work and higher education • Showcasing teen accomplishments • Disseminating research and best practices about out-of-school time for teens