Ellen Ridyard
Director, Collaborations and Partnerships @Philadelphia Education Fund
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WORK HISTORY
Director, Collaborations and Partnerships @Philadelphia Education Fund
Philadelphia, PA, US
Facilitation and Stakeholder Management: build, convene and cultivate higher education partnerships and steward college access and success ecosystem member engagement - Support Ecosystem Steering Committee and Workgroup meetings: provide direction and backbone support to partner access and success organizations in aligning their work to the common ecosystem agenda - Communications: communicating project objectives, leading data reporting, executing ecosystem communications strategy and tools, and designing systems for effective, engaging communication platforms- Shared Strategy and Measurement: oversee strategy development and implementation toward continuous on-time graduation outcome improvement for Philadelphia students-Team Leadership: serve on PEF\'s leadership team, support the collaborative work of stakeholders; manage the evaluator in informing program design, strategic approach and methods for data collection and analysis; collaborate with the communications manager to direct and inform the ecosystem communications work- Launched staff committees focused on Technology Resources and Professional Development; member of both staff committees
EDUCATION
The University of Edinburgh
Master's of Science
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Teaching Certification
Vassar College
Bachelor of Arts
ABOUT ELLEN RIDYARD
Dynamic and strategic-minded college access and success professional with over 15 years of experience seeking to build, direct and share national models and best practices for first-generation-to-college, low-income (FGLI) students. Dedicated educator who lends partnership cultivation, extensive student counseling, academic advising, program leadership to the team.
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