Breakthrough Greater Boston
Carrah Olive-Hall is an experienced educational leader currently serving as Chief of Staff at Breakthrough Greater Boston, where responsibilities include project management across departments, training and hiring for seasonal roles, and creating professional development opportunities. Previously, Carrah held several roles at Breakthrough Greater Boston, including Director of People Operations and Director of Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on recruitment, training, and curriculum development. Carrah’s experience also includes managing teacher leadership development at Teach For America, serving as a fourth-grade teacher and volleyball coach at The Lovett School, and teaching roles at KIPP NYC and Classical Charter Schools, as well as involvement with Covenant House Georgia as an Americorps member. Carrah's academic background includes a Master of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Master's degree from Relay Graduate School of Education, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from The University of Georgia.
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Breakthrough Greater Boston
This year marks Breakthrough Greater Boston's 30th Anniversary! Founded in 1992 by MacArthur Genius Awardee Dr. Angela Duckworth, Breakthrough Greater Boston (BTGB) transforms urban education for students and teachers through its unique Students Teaching Students model. Through six years of intensive, tuition-free out-of-school-time programming for traditionally underserved middle and high school students in Cambridge, Boston and Somerville. BTGB changes students’ academic trajectories and supports them along the path to college. At the same time, BTGB develops the next generation of urban educators by recruiting and training cohorts of diverse, high-achieving college students to serve as Teaching Fellows and near-peer role models to BTGB students. Since 1992, BTGB has supported the success of over 2,500 students and Teaching Fellows. 94% of our seniors have matriculated to college and 82% have persisted through their undergraduate years. On average, more than 75% of our graduating Teaching Fellows have continued in the field of education.