From:                              National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity <nape@napequity.org>

Sent:                               Friday, May 09, 2014 9:34 AM

To:                                   Nancy Tuvesson

Subject:                          Rob Gira Joins NAPE Education Foundation Board

 

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Rob Gira Joins Board of National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Sperratore, Communications Manager
Phone: 717-407-5118
Email: nape@napequity.org
 

Gap, PA (05/07/14)-The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) Education Foundation announced today that Rob Gira, an Executive Vice President at AVID Center, has joined its Board of Directors. In this capacity, Mr. Gira will work with Foundation leadership to continue to grow the organization into a sustainable national nonprofit that provides public educators and policymakers with professional development, technical assistance, research, and advocacy on equity and diversity in education and career development.

"I am so pleased that Rob Gira has accepted the nomination to the NAPE Education Foundation Board of Directors," said Mimi Lufkin, NAPE Chief Executive Officer. "Rob's addition to the board will bring much needed organizational development expertise during a time of exceptional growth. We are looking forward to his leadership as we work to scale NAPE's professional development program nationwide."

Mr. Gira has served AVID Center since 2000, most recently as Executive Vice President for National Programs, where he was responsible for programmatic and financial objectives in its mission to support schools and districts as they prepare all students for college readiness. His areas have encompassed curriculum, professional development, accountability, research and development, public affairs and marketing, and divisional development.

Mr. Gira began his career as a principal at Vista High School, which was recognized as a California Distinguished School and as a Blue Ribbon School via the U.S. Department of Education. He received a B.A. in English from University of California, Santa Barbara, and an M.A. in educational administration from San Diego State University.


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NAPE is a national, nonprofit consortium of state and local agencies, corporations, and national organizations that collaborate to create equitable and diverse classrooms and workplaces where there are no barriers to opportunities. The NAPE Education Foundation has been involved in a number of initiatives to increase diversity in America's workforce and to increase opportunities in high-skill, high-wage, high-demand careers. Among these is the National Science Foundation-funded STEM Equity Pipeline Project, which works with educational systems to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM education. For more information, visit www.napequity.org.

 

The non-profit AVID Center (Advancement Via Individual Determination), in San Diego, California, oversees the AVID College Readiness System (ACRS).Designed for elementary through higher education, ACRS accelerates student learning, uses research-based methods of effective instruction, provides meaningful and motivational professional learning, and acts as a catalyst for systemic reform and schoolwide change. For more information about AVID Center, call (858) 380-4800 or visit its website at www.avid.org. 

 

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