After School Matters
Michael Pope currently serves as Associate Counsel at After School Matters, a position held since September 2018, where responsibilities include risk management, corporate governance, and employment law. Previous experiences encompass roles as Contract Attorney at Smith & Brink, P.C. and DebtX, and earlier associate counsel at After School Matters. Michael's legal internships include positions at Suffolk County Superior Court, Suffolk County District Attorney's Office, and McGrath & Browne, focusing on various aspects of law and legal research. Educational credentials include a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Boston College. Michael also has experience in tutoring inmates in preparation for GED testing and leading a service trip to Ghana.
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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