Ben Mitchell
The Foundation for Tacoma Students is a cradle-to-career intermediary that helps align organizations, institutions and individuals around positive outcomes for students
- Role
- Director of Policy & Advocacy at The Edcollaborative
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ben Mitchell
An education policy specialist with a focus on postsecondary pathways with more than 20 years of social sector experience in funding strategy design and implementation, organizational operations and capacity building, and partner engagement domestically and internationally.Leads all aspects of policy and advocacy strategy development and implementation at a regional education intermediary organization, with demonstrated skills in policy research, communications, advocacy, and lobbying.Strong technical knowledge of the early learning, early childhood development, K-12 education, youth development and post- secondary landscapes in the Puget Sound region.More than ten years of experience in grant program design, administration, and reporting across the local philanthropic and international aid sectors; as well as deep knowledge of the social sector landscape throughout King and Pierce Counties.Excellent project management skills as demonstrated through the oversight of the operational performance, budgetary, contractual, and procurement compliance of the Local Development Program, a $27 million U.S. Government-funded foreign aid program.Demonstrated supervisory skills through the oversight of a 15-person cross-functional team, including managing employee recruitment, hiring and on-boarding, performance review processes, and continuous performance improvement.
Experience
Director of Policy & Advocacy
Jan 2022 — Present · Tacoma, WA, US
Leads the policy and advocacy work of the Foundation for Tacoma Students. Focused on policy change and implementation that addresses the structural barriers and disconnects between high school, higher education, and our workforce systems.
Education
Middlebury College
Non-degree Summer Progam, Arabic language
2008 — 2008
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
MAIPS, Conflict Resolution, peacebuilding, development, Arabic language
2008 — 2010
The College of Wooster
BA, Urban Studies, Education
1999 — 2003
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