Carole Trone
Executive Director at Fair Opportunity Project Executive Director at the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt
- Role
- Executive Director at Fair Opportunity Project
- Location
- Madison, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Carole Trone
I connect resources and information with people to empower access and success. Knowledge: Non-Profit Leadership, Philanthropy and Education, Social Impact Initiatives, Project Management, Online Learning, College Access and Success, Higher Education Policy & Analysis, Education Reform.Skills: Writing, Communications strategies, Strategic Planning, Program Evaluation, Grant writing, Proposal development, Policy Analysis, Digital Learning Strategies, Social Media, Educational Research, Student Affairs, Curriculum Development.
Experience
Executive Director
Mar 2018 — Present · Madison, WI, US
Fair Opportunity Project serves students in every state with college, career and financial aid advising. In 2024, we guided 3,462 students at no cost for first generation and underrepresented students. In 2024, our team developed AI-driven FAFSA help, essay review college and career guidance tools to provide instant help for more students and support for our advisors. You can try these tools out yourself on our website.Featured in The New York Times, CNN, CNBC, Kiplinger Personal Finance, and the Harvard Gazette. We\'re a Grant Thornton Purple Paladin (2022)
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., Educational Policy Studies
1994 — 1998
Wesleyan University
BA, English Literature
1988 — 1990
University of East Anglia
English and American Studies
1987 — 1987
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ph.D., Educational Policy Studies
1998 — 2005
Villanova University
English and Honors Program
1984 — 1986
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