Board of Directors
Lindsey Wander
Founder and CEO of WorldWise Tutoring LLC
Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, DrPH, MPH
Public Health expert with over 15 years addressing health disparities and inequalities
Ramsey Merritt, M. A. T
Educator with experience in bilingual, ESL, and Special Education classrooms
America Hernandez
Senior Social Services Coordinator for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Edward Prentice III
President and Founder of YEP NATION, INC. and Chairman of Concerned Christian Men
Dr. Sarah Anderson, PT
Physical Therapist
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 Psychology and Minor in Child and Family Studies from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Bachelor's in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Master's in Sociology from the University of Illinois - Chicago, Master's in Educational Leadership from the University of Illinois – 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 Civil Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s in Engineering from University of Iowa and Bachelor’s in Health Information Management from Indiana University Northwest
Bachelor's in Biology from Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and Master's in Biology from Grand Canyon University
Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University and Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University
Bachelor's in Elementary Education, Bachelor's in Business, and Minor in English from St Xavier; Master's in Reading from St Xavier; Master's in TESOL from NEIU
Bachelor’s in Biology with Minors in Spanish and Neuroscience from Lake Forest College
Bachelor’s in Mathematics with a specialization in Computer Science from the University of Chicago
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
Bachelors in Elementary Education from Paul Quinn College and pursuing Masters in Adult Education from Capella 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?
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
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.
Public Disclosure
- IRS Form 990
- Privacy Statement
