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About
A world class team assembled to reimagine outcome-oriented community outreach.
Vision
Our vision is to empower individuals to tailor their digital world around the people and products they care about the most.
Mission
Our mission is to revolutionize public engagement by making decision making processes accessible to stakeholders in real time.
Values
Authenticity
Having the bravery to walk to the beat of your own drum while respecting those walking next to you
Purpose
Keeping your compass set on your north star, regardless of where everyone else is heading
Autonomy
Empowering the individual to take ahold of their destiny, with the belief that you have the power to change the world
Core Team
Samuel Austin Evans
Co-Founder
Samuel is currently a Ph.D student in Educational Technology at Texas A&M. He also received a M.A in Higher Education and a B.A in Marketing Analytics from Texas A&M.
Samuel has consulted several public school districts and large public universities, focused on equitable policy creation and school safety.
Samuel currently leads a community curriculum for inner city youth as an Adidas National Black Excellence Honoree (L.E.A.D. Community curriculum) https://community.adidas.com/.
Jonathan Collins, PhD
Chair of Advisory Board
Dr. Collins received a Ph.D. in political science and an M.A. in African American Studies from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), and he received a B.A. in English from Morehouse College.
Collins's research focuses on improving the American education system through democratic innovation.
Collins serves as the Associate Director of the Teachers College, Columbia University Center for Educational Equity, where he founded and currently directs the School Board and Youth Engagement (S-BYE) Lab.
Shawn Filer
Co-Founder
Shawn received a M.A in Policy Leadership and Organization Studies from the Stanford Graduate School of Education as well as a B.S in Managment Science and Engineering from the Stanford School of Engineering.
Shawn has consulted for several public school districts all over the country, focusing on budget efficiency and synthesizing community voice.
This is the fourth AI product that Shawn has built and launched, as he is passionate about human centered design and cutting the guess work out of leadership.
Columbia University Teacher’s College Research Fellows
The Outreach Advisory Board is an opportunity for sitting school board members to shape what will be the premier research-based platform for turning democracy into results. The technology platform aims to accomplish three goals:
1) Ease the process of community engagement
2) Turn engagement into large-scale problem solving
3) Allow local governments to easily communicate their community-derived solutions.
Board members will convene for four workshop meetings, where they will evaluate the features, recommend new features, and assess the usability.
Ultimately, The Outreach advisory board will ensure that the tool is built around the nuances of how local leaders operate on a daily basis.
Fellows access materials here
Our vision is to empower individuals to tailor their digital world around the people and products they care about the most.
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