PIVOTAL
Priya Mistry is an experienced professional with a robust background in community initiatives, non-profit leadership, and child welfare services. Currently serving as the Director of Community Initiatives at PIVOTAL while also working as an Independent Consultant for the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services, Priya Mistry focuses on improving education and life outcomes for foster youth. Past roles include Associate Director and Interim Executive Director at Embrace, where fundraising strategies were developed to support innovative healthcare solutions, and Executive Director at the José Valdés Math Foundation, where substantial growth and sustainability plans were implemented. Additional experience includes roles in public relations and program coordination, alongside a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UC San Diego.
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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