JMG
Kara Boone has extensive experience in education and support services, currently serving as the JMG HOPE/PaS Program Director at JMG since August 2015. In this role, Kara builds upon JMG's support systems for Maine's students and collaborates with the Department of Health and Human Services to help students achieve valuable credentials and college degrees. Previous positions include Pathway Training Manager, where responsibilities involved coordinating training opportunities, and Pathway Navigator and LEAP College Success Specialist, providing support to youth transitioning from the Maine Foster Care System into post-secondary education. Kara's career began at Jobs for Maine's Graduates from August 2005 to June 2015 as a Specialist/Teacher. Kara holds a Bachelor's Degree in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Maine at Farmington (1998-2000).
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JMG
JMG partners with public education and private businesses to offer results-driven solutions to ensure all Maine students graduate, attain post-secondary credentials and pursue meaningful careers. JMG is the only nonprofit in Maine offering a continuum of support to help students transition from middle school through high school graduation, onto post-secondary education through degree attainment and connections to successful career pathways. JMG increases high school graduation rates, college retention, and degree attainment and prepares students for successful careers after graduation by helping them overcome academic, financial, and social barriers. It empowers Maine students and models Maine’s next generation of young leaders, providing them with a toolbox of skills, knowledge and best practices they can use throughout their lives to achieve self-sufficiency, pursue their aspirations and attain success. Each JMG student leaves the classroom with pride, direction, and a clearer sense of what they want out of life and how they are going to achieve it.