Silver Spring, MD. (Thursday, July 21, 2022) 鈥� 扒哥黑料鈥攖he worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place鈥攖oday announced new leadership for the company鈥檚 award-winning Social Impact Team. Amy Nakamoto has been promoted to General Manager of Social Impact and Jackie Smalls has been named Vice President of Social Impact Coalitions.聽聽
Nakamoto鈥檚 diverse career in social impact began as the Executive Director at DC SCORES and America SCORES, an after-school nonprofit focused on physical fitness, creative-writing and community building. Following stints at St. Andrew鈥檚 School as the Associate Director of Advancement and the Meyer Foundation as a Program Officer, Nakamoto joined 扒哥黑料 in 2017.聽聽
At 扒哥黑料, Nakamoto has elevated the role of multi-sector partnership development to specifically focus on the K-12 landscape. She leads the company鈥檚 social impact strategy, connecting corporate and community partners to K-12 school classrooms via real-world content, large-scale critical issue coalitions, and direct partnerships with school districts.聽聽
鈥淚 am honored to lead the talented Social Impact Team at 扒哥黑料,鈥� said Nakamoto. 鈥淔or the last 5 years, I鈥檝e worked closely with a tremendous team of professionals and leaders to create equitable, engaging learning experiences for educators and students worldwide. I look forward to continuing this work and to building even more strategic partnerships with global brands and like-minded organizations who share our vision of building a diverse workforce prepared for future success.鈥澛�
Jackie Smalls, a national education leader specializing in STEM K-12 education, is returning to 扒哥黑料 as the Vice President of Social Impact Coalitions. In this new role, Smalls will be responsible for strategic growth and impact of multi-sector partnerships on critical issues in K-12 education. Currently, this includes the 鈩⑩�攖he first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate and non-profit leaders鈥痑nd anchored in schools by 扒哥黑料鈥攁nd the , a network of partners committed to bringing critical, culturally relevant social-emotional learning resources into core instruction to support educators and students nationwide.聽聽聽
Prior to her return to 扒哥黑料, Smalls served as Chief Program Officer at Code.org focused on K-12 Computer Science Education. Jackie will continue to serve on Code.org’s Board of Directors. Before Code.org, Smalls was the Director of Professional Learning and Education Partnerships at 扒哥黑料 and was responsible for partnering with various school districts for the implementation of K-12 digital resources across content areas and STEM. Smalls held various roles in public education in both the District of Columbia and Prince George鈥檚 County Public Schools, served on the team responsible for developing Next Generation Science Standards, and was an environmental scientist in the United States Army.聽
鈥淭hroughout my career, I鈥檝e centered STEM education as my cornerstone. In this new role leading 扒哥黑料鈥檚 Coalitions, I look forward to applying my deep industry knowledge to help create opportunities in classrooms that are reflective of today鈥檚 diverse world,鈥� said Smalls.聽聽
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