Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Carol Tinsley currently serves as a Board Member and Development Committee Chair at Breakthrough Silicon Valley since May 2023, focusing on educational equity. Tinsley is also the Treasurer for the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, a role held since July 2019, and previously served as Director of Fundraising at LGHS New Millennium Foundation from June 2018 to June 2023, aiming to enrich student education. Additionally, Tinsley was the VP of Philanthropy at the NCL Saratoga-Los Gatos Chapter from 2015 to June 2017 and held various treasurer and board positions within the Los Gatos Union School District from 2004 to 2014. Tinsley's professional background includes pension consulting and administration roles with Trustar Retirement Services, Metro Benefits, Inc., Hewitt Associates, and a legal assistant position at Texas Instruments. Tinsley holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from The University of Texas at Dallas.
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Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Breakthrough Silicon Valley launches talented but underserved middle school students on the path to college, while at the same time inspiring high school and college students to become educators. While ambitious in our goals, BTSV works: a stunning 99% of BTSV graduates are accepted into four-year colleges and 74% of BTSV Teaching Fellows are inspired to pursue a career in education as a result of their summer experience. Breakthrough Silicon Valley’s tuition-free program provides year-round out of school time academic support, advising, and advocacy for a diverse group of talented students, most of whom come from under-resourced communities and are first in their family to go to college. Through our students-teaching-students model, BTSV also provides a consummate professional development experience in education by providing talented high school and college students the opportunity to design and teach classes under the direction of seasoned education professionals. Located in San Jose, California, Breakthrough Silicon Valley is an affiliate of The Breakthrough Collaborative, a leading national service organization that acts as the national voice for 24 Breakthrough sites across the country.