As Vice President, of Scholarship Programs, Ms. Jansorn oversees the conception, development, and implementation of the Foundation’s scholar and alumni programming and communications.
Ms. Jansorn began working with the Foundation in 2005 as co-manager of the Young Scholars Program where she led a team of educational advisers and program staff in partnership with the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. She went on to direct the Foundation’s grantmaking and higher education programs. She has worked with the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program to develop resources for community college leaders to transform their institutions for improved student outcomes.
Before joining the Foundation, Ms. Jansorn served as Director of Program Development for the Johns Hopkins University National Network of Partnership Schools, assisting schools, districts, and state departments of education to establish school, family, and community partnership programs to support students' success.
Ms. Jansorn earned her B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and her M.A. in Instructional Systems Design as a Shriver Peaceworker Fellow from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
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