Organizations Filed Purposes:
HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT CLOSES THE OPPORTUNITY GAP DURING THE PIVOTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS BY LEVERAGING THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT'S PROVEN MODEL PROVIDES A RIGOROUS YEAR-ROUND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, CARING ROLE MODELS, AND A CULTURE OF HIGH EXPECTATIONS, RESULTING IN COLLEGE-BOUND SCHOLARS WITH THE CHARACTER, CONFIDENCE, AND SKILLS TO SUCCEED.
PROVIDE AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT IN UNDER-SERVED AREAS OF DC, VA, PA & MD.
HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT OPERATES YEAR-ROUND ACHIEVEMENT CENTERS IN FOUR CITIES THAT OFFER OVER 650 HOURS ANNUALLY OF RIGOROUS ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO CHILDREN DURING THE MOST CRITICAL TIME IN A CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT: MIDDLE SCHOOL. CENTERS OPERATE YEAR-ROUND DURING CRITICAL "GAP" PERIODS WHEN CHILDREN ARE NOT IN SCHOOL: AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE SUMMER. CHILDREN ENROLL IN 5TH OR 6TH GRADE AND DEDICATE THREE TO FOUR YEARS AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER TO STAY ON TRACK FOR COLLEGE. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT CULTIVATES TALENT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOLARS AND CONNECTS THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND COLLEGE-PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS. ULTIMATELY, 95% OF ALUMNI GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL APPROXIMATELY TWICE THE RATES OF THEIR PEERS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Raj Kapur | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 45 | $196,043 |
| Lynsey Wood Jeffries | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 45 | $186,284 |
| Jessica Walbridge | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 45 | $175,790 |
| Michael Di Marco | CHIEF OF STRATEGY | 45 | $124,430 |
| Jennifer Niyangoda | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | 45 | $107,668 |
| Wendy Etheridge-Smith | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 45 | $102,596 |
| Tadesse Mewhay | CONTROLLER | 45 | $100,865 |
| Swata Ghandi | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Donatelli | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Gary Thompson | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jim Sciutto | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Ade Sawyer | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Christine Lattanzio | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Heather Harding | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Lamont Gordon | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle Gilliard | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Shane Mulhern | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Julie Herwig | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Rick England | BOARD CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| John Boochever | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Sherry Rhodes | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Mitchell Schear | VICE CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
| Chris Leech | BOARD CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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