Grace Maddox
Talent Strategist | Education Leader | Mom of 3 & Military Spouse
- Role
- Senior Managing Director at Teach For America
- Location
- Norfolk, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Grace Maddox
Working toward a future in which all children can thrive, first as an educator and now as an accomplished talent strategist in the non-profit space.
Experience
Senior Managing Director
Jun 2022 — Present
Scaled the Activate Fellowship from a 4-person pilot to a 70-member national program, securing resources to add a full-time co-leader in FY26 and building the infrastructure for sustainable growth-Designed and facilitated high-impact professional development experiences and provided individualized 1:1 coaching, strengthening fellows’ communication skills and leadership capacity-Partnered cross-functionally with Recruitment and Admissions teams to align fellowship strategy with 2026 corps goals, piloting innovative approaches to attract and retain high-potential early-career talent-Awarded the Recruitment Team’s “Act with Humility” Core Value Award, selected through peer nominations for seeking different points of view when making decisions and deeply valuing the contributions of others-Chosen from 120+ submissions as a 2025 Teach For All Network Breakthrough speaker, delivering a TED-style talk to a global audience of education leaders at the End-of-Year Gathering.
Education
Washington University in St. Louis
Bachelor's degree
2006 — 2010
Columbia University in the City of New York
Master’s Degree
2014 — 2015
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