Mikva Challenge
Heather J. Davis has a diverse work experience spanning over 25 years. Their most recent role was as the Operations Director at Mikva Challenge starting in April 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Director of Community Engagement & New Ventures at the Lawndale Christian Development Corporation from July 2020 to February 2022. From August 2018 to September 2019, they worked as the Local Program Director for Turnaround Arts: Chicago at the Kennedy Center's Turnaround Arts National. Heather also held the position of Manager, Curricular Enhancements at AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership) from December 2015 to September 2019. Before that, they were the Program Manager at Lions Clubs International from August 2011 to November 2015, where they managed logistics and collaborated with various agencies and organizations. Heather's earlier work experiences include roles such as Stewardship Program Resources at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America from February 2002 to December 2007, and Human Resources Executive at Marriott Vacations Worldwide from February 1998 to July 2001.
Heather J. Davis completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Music at DePaul University in 2010. The start year is not specified.
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Mikva Challenge
Mikva Challenge develops youth to be informed, empowered, and active citizens and community leaders. We do this by engaging youth in action civics, an authentic and transformative learning process built on youth voice and youth expertise. Core Values: Our values challenge the status quo. Traditional schooling emphasizes adult lectures and students as passive learners. Mikva Challenges adheres to the following core values when implementing our mission: We believe that by providing high quality programming in under-resourced communities and schools, we can eliminate the civic achievement gap. We believe that if youth voice is included in decision-making that policy makers will make more informed decisions. We believe that the best way to learn democracy is to do democracy. We believe action civics is an essential tool to help young people develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes to be informed, empowered, and active citizens. We believe youth are not apathetic, and that by inviting them into the political process they will become powerful and thoughtful citizens. We believe that Mikva Challenge always needs to be nonpartisan to allow young people to formulate their own opinions and choose the candidates and issues they want to support. Vision: Mikva Challenge envisions a world where: Citizens are informed, empowered, and active Youth voice is valued in decision making Civic leaders reflect the nation’s diversity Action civics is prioritized in education