Sam Aleinikoff

About Sam Aleinikoff

Sam began his career in education teaching math at Towers High School in 2011. His students mastered academic content, but too often they graduated from high school without postsecondary plans. In partnership school faculty, Sam founded College AIM in 2013 to help his students forge paths to and through college.​College AIM has now grown to support more than incredible students each year. As the Executive Director of the organization, Sam works with community partners to expand College AIM\'s reach and direct the vision of the organization and leads College AIM\'s advocacy efforts.​Sam holds a Bachelor\'s Degree from Cornell University. He was a 2018 Civic Innovation Resident and 2017 Civic Innovation Fellow at the Center for Civic Innovation, was named to the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Atlanta\'s 30 under 30 in 2018, was a member of the Class of 2016 with New Leaders Council in Atlanta and was named Towers High School Teacher of the Year in 2015.

Experience

1. Founder & Executive Director

   College Aim

   Jan 2013 — Present · Atlanta, GA, US

   College AIM works within school communities in Metro Atlanta, serving as a resource to support students on their individual postsecondary paths — including technical colleges, two-year and four-year institutions. College AIM collaborates with partner schools and districts to provide college and financial aid guidance and exposure, and continued counseling through college graduation to ensure that Greater Atlanta students achieve their ambitions, regardless of systemic racial and economic barriers.Since College AIM’s inception, more than 700 students have completed the high school program. Over that time, more than 80% of College AIM students have continued onto college, collectively earning more than $60 million in grants and scholarships. College AIM has now seen four classes graduate from college, with students emerging as educators, engineers, artists, business people, astrophysicists and so much more.

Education

• Cornell University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Human Development

  2007 — 2011

Skills

• Video Editing
• Data Analysis
• Editing
• Research
• Public Speaking
• Social Networking
• Teaching
• Mathematics Education
• Special Education
• College Prep
• Social Media
• Sports Writing
• Fundraising
• Final Cut Pro
• Broadcast Journalism
• Video Production
• Community Outreach