Flamboyan Foundation
Emily Garcia has extensive work experience spanning over several years. Emily began their career at TNTP, where they held roles such as Site Manager and Senior Program Operations Manager. In these positions, they managed program operations, oversaw recruitment campaigns, and tracked data to ensure program goals were met or exceeded. Emily later joined the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) as Coordinator, IMPACT, where they managed recruitment campaigns and administrative processes. Emily eventually became Manager, Teacher Recruitment & Selection, where they trained and mentored recruiters and implemented a teacher selection process. Emily also served as Director of Operations at DCPS, where they led a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion working group. Currently, Emily is working at the Flamboyan Foundation as the Managing Director, District and School Support and is responsible for developing and supervising a team focused on family engagement. Emily is also serving as Senior Managing Director, Programs at the Flamboyan Foundation, where they identify and cultivates partnerships to elevate effective family engagement. Overall, Emily has a wealth of experience in program management, recruitment, and education.
Emily Garcia has a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology and Spanish Literature & Language from the University of Maryland. Emily is also pursuing an Executive Masters in Leadership (EML) with a focus on Organizational Leadership at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business.
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Flamboyan Foundation
Many challenges surround efforts to improve outcomes for kids: systemic inequity, poverty, and scarce resources. In the face of such daunting barriers, it is difficult to find what works, let alone to influence wider change. Flamboyan believes that ultimately, people solve problems. To solve complex societal challenges, they need strategic support and impact-driven best practices and tools. At Flamboyan, we work at the intersection of education, government, strategic philanthropy and the non-profit sector, equipping leaders, teachers and community members to improve educational outcomes for kids through catalytic, results-driven collaboration. In D.C., we help educators transform student learning through partnership with families. Teachers report that family engagement work helps them feel more supported in the classroom and that students are more motivated to learn. Principals who work with us say that family engagement has improved their student achievement. For parents, Flamboyan's family engagement efforts create a renewed sense of hope and clarity on how to most effectively support their child's learning. In Puerto Rico, we are a leading foundation, paving the way for innovation in our sector and partnering with committed people in government, foundations, nonprofits, and schools. Collaboratively, we have overcome barriers to increase strategic, results-driven philanthropy and published critical research addressing deeply entrenched problems in our public schools. Moving forward, we will focus on identifying, replicating, and celebrating great teaching practices that impact student outcomes. The work of Flamboyan starts with people, listening and learning from parents, teachers, practitioners, and researchers. We refine, synthesize, and iterate upon their insights to create practical and effective trainings and tools and advocate for policies and system changes that help people help children succeed.