Michele Godwin

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT MICHELE GODWIN

Mission-centric educator with extensive training and experience who has employed wisdom garnered from 18+ years working with 1,500+ students, the majority of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and were the first in their families to go to college. Passion for inspiring and motivating young people to reach their educational and life goals. Reputation for being a woman of action, adaptable, and a relationship builder. Areas of Expertise: GENERATING AWARENESS: Champions causes. Storyteller that enacts positive change. Skilled cross-cultural facilitator who smoothly engages different people in a room with distinctive backgrounds and experiences. Public speaker, teacher, instructor, and performer who builds and facilitates workshops that work towards closing the achievement gap for young people of color. COMMUNITY CULTIVATION & COLLABORATION: Believes in collective goals. Fosters relationships with a range of stakeholders with distinctive values. Connects diverse groups of people from varying backgrounds, including schools, communities, and companies. Listens with empathy. Mobilizes people to act. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGN: Establishes programs for companies, so they are prepared to accept diverse students for employment. Conceptualizes, designs, and creates curriculum and content. Formulates lesson plans and strategies to facilitate learning goals and objectives. Evaluates performance and makes recommendations to increase performance. SPECIALTIES: Educational Equality, Cultural Competency, Racial Justice, and Income Disparity. CORE COMPETENCIES: Diversity & Inclusion, Evangelism & Storytelling, Open Communication Facilitation, Partnership Building, Research & Writing, Social Change Mobilization, Spokesperson, Stakeholder Engagement, and Workshop Design & Facilitation.