Veteran Manager and NYC DOE Alum Will Oversee Organizational Strategy and Direction
May 20, 2014 (NY, NY) — Turnaround for Children, a nonprofit organization that partners with high-poverty, low-performing public schools, today welcomed Brigid Ganley as Chief External Affairs Officer. In this role, Ganley will serve as the driving force behind efforts to increase stakeholder awareness of Turnaround for Children to ensure its continued growth and expansion. Ganley comes to Turnaround from Uncommon Schools, a high-performing public charter school network, where she served as Director of Development for the past five years. She also served as a senior manager for Partnership Support Organizations in the NewYork City Department of Education and is an alumna of the Broad Residency, an intensive two-year management development program that trains emerging leaders for senior positions within large urban school districts.
“Brigid brings the experience, vision and most importantly passion for equity in the way we educate all children, including children attending schools in our low income communities,” said Turnaround for Children President and CEO Dr. Pamela Cantor. “She will be a key player in developing our organizational strategy for establishing Fortified Environments for Teaching and Learning as a central pillar of education reform and equity.”
“The momentum surrounding Turnaround’s work right now is thrilling,” said Ganley. “I am humbled to join a team with such deep expertise and excited about all of the work we can do together to create fortified environments for student learning.”
Turnaround for Children currently works in schools in New York City, Washington D.C. and Newark, N.J. and is building a movement to establish Fortified Environments for Teaching and Learning as an essential pillar of education reform, school design and equitable educational opportunity for all students.
For more information on Turnaround for Children, visit http://turnaroundusa.org/.
