Board of Directors
Lindsey Wander
Founder and CEO of WorldWise Tutoring LLC
In her two decades of experience as an educator, Lindsey focuses on bringing the fun back to learning as well as on “teaching the underlying learning and life skills so that students are in the powerful position to manage their own learning, find their exceptional voice, and forge a path that is uniquely theirs.” In her experience working with students of various backgrounds, she believes that “race and income are not destiny; large steps forward are possible.”
Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, DrPH, MPH
Public Health expert with over 15 years addressing health disparities and inequalities
"Growing up I had the opportunity to have amazing teachers and mentors who helped shape my academic career. If it was not for their guidance, I would not be where I am today. Unfortunately, many BIPOC students do not have those opportunities. Educate. Radiate. Elevate. provides students with the tools they need to be successful and reach their highest potential. I was drawn to serve on this board because I believe in its mission and I know the importance of education. It is an honor to serve on such a diverse board and it makes me proud to be part of an organization that is shaping the minds of BIPOC youth.”
Ramsey Merritt, M. A. T
Educator with experience in bilingual, ESL, and Special Education classrooms
“Educate. Radiate. Elevate.'s mission speaks directly to the reason I got into education in the first place. Systemic, institutional racism ensures that non-whites in this country are always at a disadvantage. Providing free, high-quality tutoring to BIPOC students is just one small, but powerful, way to help level the playing field for all.”
America Hernandez
Senior Social Services Coordinator for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
“Serving on the board of Educate. Radiate. Elevate. is a special honor to me. Having lived in Chicago for a number of years and seeing the disparities that exist amongst BIPOC youth and their more privileged counterparts was impactful to me. I am deeply invested in the mission of Educate. Radiate. Elevate. and to building capacity to serve youth and expand their educational opportunities.”
Edward Prentice III
President and Founder of YEP NATION, INC. and Chairman of Concerned Christian Men
“I have refocused my life to a service-based stance and with the Lord’s direction fulfilling the mission to reach many. Working with this organization provides an excellent vehicle to get that mission accomplished.”
Dr. Sarah Anderson, PT
Physical Therapist
“I believe that education is the key that unlocks opportunity and human potential. Acquiring the tools and confidence to learn allows the most rewarding paths in our life journey. At Educate. Radiate. Elevate., we push to equalize learning opportunities, access, and skills in underserved BIPOC communities. Even one student can have an impact and radiate greatness to their future relationships, professions, and communities. By reaching many students we can exponentially elevate our culture and entire nation.”
Organizational Demographics
Educate. Radiate. Elevate. is committed to maintaining a Board that is diverse in terms of race, background, field or expertise, etc. in order to best represent the students we are serving. Our Board currently includes representation from Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities. We are still in the process of potentially adding more board members to further diversify.
Board Leadership Practices
- Board orientation and education: The board conducts a formal orientation for new board members and requires all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
- Executive Director oversight: The board will conduct a formal, written assessment of the Executive Director each year.
- Ethics and transparency: The board has reviewed the conflict of interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year. The board will review the conflict of interest policy and bylaws on an annual basis, determining whether any updates are necessary based on changes in the nonprofit's corporate governance, programming, etc.
- Board composition: The board ensures an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership.
Our Tutors
Bachelor’s in Theatre from Northwestern University
Bachelor’s in Psychology from University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor's in Chemistry, Bachelor's in Statistics, and Minor in Biochemistry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst; Pursuing a Master's in Physician Assistant Studies at Rush University
Bachelor's in Economics and Applied Mathematics with a Minor in Political Science from The George Washington University; Master's in Teaching in Secondary Education with a specialization in Math and certification in Special Education from National Louis University; Pursuing a Doctorate in Teaching and Learning with a major of Curriculum, Advocacy and Policy from National Louis University
Bachelor's in Psychology and Minor in Art and Art History from Florida International University; Master's in Special Education with Autism Endorsement from Florida International University; Master's in Counseling: Art Therapy from Adler University
Bachelor's in Biology from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and Master's in Biology from Grand Canyon University
Bachelor’s in Neuroscience and Psychology from Loyola University of Chicago
Associates in teaching from Tarrant County College and pursuing Bachelors in Habilitation of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing from Texas Christian University
Bachelor's in Chemistry from Zhengzhou University and Master's in Chemistry from Illinois Institute of Technology
Our 50+ Instructors have:
- Diverse racial backgrounds, including: Asian, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, White, and Multiracial
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, and/or PhD’s in genres ranging from Education to Biomedical Engineering from universities such as IIT, UIC, Northwestern, University of Houston, University of Texas, and Georgetown
- Years of relevant experience teaching students 1-on-1, in small groups, and.or in classrooms
- Been thoroughly background checked
- Been trained by Lindsey Wander in best tutoring practices, including how to incorporate into their instruction lessons on metacognition, executive functions, and interpersonal skills
- Been trained by Lindsey Wander in best practices when working with culturally diverse and disadvantaged youth
- Experience with documenting detailed lesson notes which are sent to the students and their families after each session
Interested in becoming a tutor?
Tutor Job Description, including functions, responsibilities, desires skills and expertise, requirements, and perks.
Email the following to [email protected]:
- Your resume detailing tutoring/teaching experience and degree(s)/certification(s) received/pursuing
- Your preference for tutoring online, in-person, or both. If in-person or both, list the specific areas to which you can commute
- Grade levels you have experience tutoring/teaching
- Specific academic subjects, enrichment subjects, and/or standardized test prep that you have experience tutoring/teaching
- The names, email addresses, and phone numbers of two professional references who can attest to your teaching/tutoring skills and whom we have permission to contact
How We Listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is the organization collecting feedback?
Feedback will be collected through surveys, goal setting and achievement measurement tools (SMART goals), interview with family and/or school teachers, exit interviews.
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How is the organization using feedback?
Feedback will be used to make necessary adjustments and improvements to service delivery, measure youth success, drive organizational strategic planning.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Organization will share data with funders, peer support networks, policy makers.
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Feedback will need to have an anonymous component to obtain unbiased and objective feedback. We must also have tutor and participant buy-in for efficient data collection, and we must create a structured data collection methodology.
