Fehmi Damkaci
Global Education Non-Profit Executive I Entrepreneurial Leader in Building Scalable Platforms for Global Youth Innovation
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer at Terra Science and Education
- Location
- Syracuse, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Fehmi Damkaci
Experienced full professor with demonstrated collaborative leadership in higher education. Skilled in Grant Writing, STEM Retention programs, Undergraduate and Graduate Program Development and Management, Teaching, and Educational Leadership. Received several awards in teaching, research, grant writing, and faculty service. Social Enterprise Initiative and Leadership from Harvard Business School, Higher Education Leadership from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and Public Diplomacy, Leadership, and Management from Syracuse University Maxwell School of Management.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer
Oct 2025 — Present · Syracuse, NY, US
Leads a 15+ person core team and 200+ volunteers to design, fund, and deliver K–16 initiatives at global, national, and regional scale. Signature programs include: • GENIUS Olympiad — An international, environment-focused, project-based fair spanning STEM, arts, music, robotics, coding, business, creative writing, and short film; serves students from 100+ countries annually (geniusolympiad.org). • Capacity-Building Grants (Central NY) — $110K/year in support to 25+ schools, reaching students annually, supporting long lasting programming in schools. • ISEF-Affiliated STEM Fairs — Organized in New York City, Rochester, Buffalo, North Jersey, and Potsdam, impacting 1,500+ students annually (terrafairs.org). • Terra Journals — Three peer-reviewed, EBSCO and Google Scholar-indexed, open-access journals engaging 1,200+ students and educators annually (terrajournals.org). • Invention Convention New York State — State affiliate of Invention Convention Worldwide (by The Henry Ford), educating K-12 teachers in Invention Curriculum and providing platforms to showcase K-12 student inventions throughout NY State. • Marine Biology Research Experience — In partnership with a Bahamas research center, this program includes a teacher training, curriculum, and a field trip to the Bahamas; 30+ students and multiple teachers from 3+ schools participate annually. • Terra Educational Data Solutions — K–16 software (e.g, Schoolia.com, ExamTree.com) serving students each year. • ACASU (American Council for Accrediting Schools & Universities) — supporting international K–12 schools in aligning with U.S. standards, quality assurance, and continuous improvement. • MakerHall — free on-site Maker Experience to K-16 students by engaging them on-hands activities.• Consulting — higher education (program development, retention, faculty programs, etc), charter school (new school development, expansion, board development, enrollment, etc),
Education
University of Maryland
PhD, Organic Chemistry
2000 — 2004
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Executive Leadership Program, Organizational Leadership
2019 — 2019
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Certificate, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
2012 — 2012
University of Maryland
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Organic Chemistry
1998 — 2000
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