Carly Mecl is an experienced professional in youth development and education, currently serving as the Manager of Operations for Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® since September 2023. Previously, Carly worked with the Nashville After Zone Alliance (NAZA) as a Curriculum Advisor, where responsibilities included supporting the integration of holistic youth development initiatives. A long tenure with the YMCA of Middle Tennessee included roles such as Y-CAP Prevention Program Director, overseeing grant-funded programs and staff development, and various coordinator positions focusing on youth empowerment and program evaluation. Carly's early career featured diverse roles within the YMCA, Vanderbilt University, and other educational settings, emphasizing adaptive programming for children with unique needs. Carly holds degrees from Vanderbilt University, where formal training in youth development and curriculum creation was attained.
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Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools®
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® (UCS) is a strategy for schools Pre-K through university that intentionally promotes meaningful social inclusion by bringing together students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities to create accepting school environments. With sports as the foundation, UCS utilizes three interconnected components: Special Olympics Unified Sports®, Inclusive Youth Leadership, and Whole School Engagement. UCS programming supports students, athletes, teachers, school administrators, district officials, coaches, parents, and educators across grade-levels with resources that improve outcomes for students of all abilities. Since 2008, UCS has operated in the Special Olympics North America region of Special Olympics International. Our work has been generously supported by the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education. Globally, UCS engages over 1 million students in 30,000 schools across 148 countries with plans to reach over 2 million students in 150,000 schools in the next three years.