Higher Ground a Resource Center
William Pearson, M.Ed, currently serves as the Director of Operations and Director of Quality and Interns at Higher Ground a Resource Center since July 2023. Previously, Pearson held the position of Customer Success Manager at ChargePoint, focusing on EV solutions for businesses from January 2021 to April 2022. Additional experience includes roles as Compliance Manager at GUGLIELMO & ASSOCIATES, PLLC, Executive Escalations Leader at Dun & Bradstreet, and Compliance Manager for Desegregation at Tucson Unified School District. Pearson's extensive background in the banking industry includes positions such as Vice President and Assistant Vice President at Bank of America. Educational credentials include a B.S. in Business Administration with a focus on Industrial Relations from Rider University and M.Ed degrees from Wilmington University, along with a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification from Villanova University.
Higher Ground a Resource Center
Higher Ground a Resource Center (HGRC), is a non-profit 501c3 organization whose mission is to empower one life at a time to reach, transform and elevate the community through love and building character. For 10 years, Higher Ground has specialized in comprehensive support to critically at-risk students suffering from the effects of childhood trauma and poverty. Higher Ground provides behavioral health and social-emotional learning to critically at-risk youth suffering from the effects of childhood trauma and poverty. In addition to our location at Wakefield Middle School, services are provided in the Tucson and Sunnyside Unified School Districts and the Pima County Juvenile Court Center.