Kennette Banks
Chief Impact Officer at oneTILT- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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oneTILT
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Impact Officer
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Nov 2020 - Present
Responsible for creating and implementing impact vision and strategy for DEI leadership development organization as founding CIO; directly manage team of 3 Senior Directors and Operations Director; created and manage Impact Working Group; designed and set organization-wide data collection systems to ensure streamlined and consistent organizational impact data; led regular organization-wide meetings to review and analysis data and drive programmatic decisions and practices, resulting in more aligned program delivery. Led backend development on on-demand online inclusive leadership assessment to prepare for successful launch and data storage for the assessment. Show less
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Uncommon Schools
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United States
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Primary and Secondary Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Director of Operations
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2013 - 2019
Managed strategic planning and business operations through designing and maintaining financial, safety, facilities, and technology systems at high-performing charter school, serving 450 students and their families. Directly managed 3 operations associates and 44 instructional staff; managed co-location partnerships as well as school safety, health, and facilities personnel. Developed and managed $6M budget with average yearly surplus of 18% due effective systems and close financial management; Conceived and oversaw $1M physical space renovation, including contractor management, design and material approval, abatement planning and supervision and contract management with the district. Show less
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First Graduate
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United States
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Manager, College Access
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Feb 2010 - Aug 2012
Responsible for implementation and improvement of First Graduate's College Access program; including providing strategic guidance to College Access team to increase student success and managing a caseload college-bounds students and families - 100% of caseload went to college and 90% attended and graduated from 4-year schools. Provided strategic support and insight to college access team to increase effectiveness of program. Fostered strategic partnerships with non-profit and corporate partners to secure financial aid and investment in students and support of First Graduate's programming; designed and implemented volunteer-mentorship program, including recruitment, selection and training of working professionals to support students during high school and creation of program curricula Show less
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Summer Search
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Program Associate
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2008 - 2010
Directly coached caseload of low-income high school students in academic success, leadership, and socio-emotional development. 100% of my students enrolled in college upon graduation - compared to 55% nationally. Responsible for designing and managing application process for prospective students for San Francisco Program; including application creation, decision-making guidelines for staff and all supporting systems. Responsible for producing signature bi-annual fundraising event for board members and strategic partners with 500+ attendees. Show less
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Swarthmore College
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Admissions Counselor, Regional Director for the South
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Aug 2006 - Sep 2008
Reviewed over 700 applications annually for admission, ensuring a balanced and diverse class; included coordination and recruitment of students from southern states and facilitating workshops on admissions case studies, essay writing and interviews; coordinated Student Ambassador Program with direct recruitment, hiring and supervision of current Swarthmore students to do admissions outreach. Member of the Student of Color Recruitment Team, facilitating programming to attract, yield and retain students of color; included facilitating the connection between students of color and the college, providing insight into the admissions process for students, and a better understanding of challenges experienced by students of color for the office. Show less
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Education
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University of Pennsylvania
MSEd, Policy and Evaluation -
Swarthmore College
BA, Linguistics, Education