After School Matters
Mallory Zapata is an experienced communications professional currently serving as Communications Manager at After School Matters since March 2018 and as a Strategic Communications Consultant at Public Communications Inc. since February 2013. Previously, Mallory held the position of Summer Fellow Intern at Big Shoulders Fund, where marketing materials were designed to promote Catholic education, and worked as a Brand Ambassador for Banana Republic, achieving significant customer satisfaction and sales targets. Additionally, Mallory began a career as a Promoter with OnSite Promotions, engaging the Hispanic community through targeted marketing campaigns. Mallory graduated with a BA in Public Relations and Advertising from Loyola University Chicago in 2011.
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