PIVOTAL
Brandy Wright has a robust background in education and advocacy, currently serving as a RISE Coach at Silicon Valley Children's Fund since November 2014 and as a Homeschool Educator. With experience as an Education Consultant since March 2013, Brandy has previously held roles such as Special Projects Coordinator at Family and Children's Services and Teaching Assistant at UCSC-Feminist Studies. Additional contributions include serving as Program Team Secretary and Workshop Facilitator for the Smith Renaissance Society, and as a Court Appointed Special Advocate with CASA of Santa Cruz County. Brandy's educational credentials include a Bachelor's degree in Feminist Studies with a focus on Law, Politics, and Social Change from the University of California Santa Cruz, along with two Associate's degrees in Women's Studies and Liberal Arts from West Valley Community College.
PIVOTAL
PIVOTAL, formerly called Silicon Valley Children's Fund and TeenForce is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit committed to improving educational and life outcomes for foster youth. PIVOTAL has provided over $3M in scholarship dollars to foster youth in Silicon Valley. Our persistent coaching model provides high school and college foster youth continuous mentor support, education planning, tutoring, career exploration and an unconditional commitment to help them define and achieve their life dreams! PIVOTAL scholars are 10x more likely to graduate from college, compared to only 3% of foster youth nationally. PIVOTAL helps foster youth acquire the skills, habits and work experience to fulfill their potential. Our staffing agency model makes it convenient and cost-effective for employers to hire teens and generates revenue to support our activities. Visit teenforce.org to learn more about our staffing model. For more information about our organization please email us: info@pivotalnow.org