Ellen Ridyard
College Access/Success Leader: Director of Collaborations and Partnerships at PEF
- Role
- Director, Collaborations and Partnerships at Philadelphia Education Fund
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ellen Ridyard
As a backbone leader in a citywide college access and success ecosystem, I believe deeply…
Experience
Director, Collaborations and Partnerships
Mar 2023 — Present · 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
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Teaching Certification
Vassar College
Bachelor of Arts
The University of Edinburgh
Master's of Science
Skills
- Career Counseling
- Tutoring
- Psychology
- Resume Writing
- Student Financial Aid
- Public Speaking
- Creative Writing
- Community Outreach
- Editing
- Powerpoint
- Staff Development
- Higher Education
- Student Counseling
- Youth Mentoring
- University Teaching
- Literacy
- Classroom Management
- Curriculum Design
- K-12
- Youth Development
- Curriculum Development
- Event Planning
- Teaching
- Blogging
- Secondary Education
- Research
- Classroom
- Orientation Programs
- Blackboard
- Educational Leadership
- Program Evaluation
- Fundraising
- Youth Engagement
- Academic Advising
- Lesson Planning
- Educational Technology
- Microsoft Office
- Differentiated Instruction
- Financial Literacy Training
- Social Media
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