Patricia Melton
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Kate Simon
I had the pleasure of working at New Haven Promise as the Events & Program Coordinator for the summer. I have been unbelievably lucky to have had the opportunity to work at such an impactful organization and be a part of such a stellar team. Patricia's guidance, patience, and feedback along the way was unparalleled. The culture of the office is phenomenal and I have learned so much from being surrounded by such committed people. I really couldn't have asked for a more engaging, stimulating and dynamic internship experience. The skills and perspective I've gained this summer are invaluable. Interacting with Promise scholars, their families, and other community members has been a definite highlight of my summer and has helped me understand the value that Promise, and Patricia, adds to the Greater New Haven Community.
Jorgieliz Casanova
Few people have had the opportunity to report to an Executive Director who is a mentor and a coach – but when I began working for Patricia Melton, the Executive Director of New Haven Promise, I got that opportunity. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Patricia as the Program Assistant at New Haven Promise for nearly 2 years now (December, 2013). This position has given me an array of opportunities and infinite room for growth, which is one of the goals of Promise. As Program Assistant for an organization like New Haven Promise, it has allowed me to be prepared to enter a very competitive career marketplace with a strong set of skills. As a New Haven Promise scholar and now campus Ambassador at Albertus Magnus College, I have benefited from Patricia’s vision and leadership. Patricia has various important traits that I believe an effective leader must have. Patricia knows how to manage failure and setbacks. She follows her intuition and displays confidence in all that she does. Patricia commands a following and gets people on board and has made Promise the leading College Access program for students in the city if not the state of Connecticut. Patricia can juggle multiple projects and roles all of which have increased the productivity and impact of Promise. Additionally, Patricia has expanded New Haven Promise from citywide to statewide and now to national prominence. She can handle the toughest situations effortlessly and stays on track with big goals. Patricia is selfless and is not afraid to make tough decisions in building a supportive organization for students on their developmental trajectory. Patricia has it all - ambition, leadership, a positive attitude and most importantly, the results to deliver impact that is transformational in everything she does. She has been an ideal leader for New Haven Promise and will be an asset in her next position wherever that may be. If you want big results, Patricia is the right person for the job!
Kate Simon
I had the pleasure of working at New Haven Promise as the Events & Program Coordinator for the summer. I have been unbelievably lucky to have had the opportunity to work at such an impactful organization and be a part of such a stellar team. Patricia's guidance, patience, and feedback along the way was unparalleled. The culture of the office is phenomenal and I have learned so much from being surrounded by such committed people. I really couldn't have asked for a more engaging, stimulating and dynamic internship experience. The skills and perspective I've gained this summer are invaluable. Interacting with Promise scholars, their families, and other community members has been a definite highlight of my summer and has helped me understand the value that Promise, and Patricia, adds to the Greater New Haven Community.
Jorgieliz Casanova
Few people have had the opportunity to report to an Executive Director who is a mentor and a coach – but when I began working for Patricia Melton, the Executive Director of New Haven Promise, I got that opportunity. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Patricia as the Program Assistant at New Haven Promise for nearly 2 years now (December, 2013). This position has given me an array of opportunities and infinite room for growth, which is one of the goals of Promise. As Program Assistant for an organization like New Haven Promise, it has allowed me to be prepared to enter a very competitive career marketplace with a strong set of skills. As a New Haven Promise scholar and now campus Ambassador at Albertus Magnus College, I have benefited from Patricia’s vision and leadership. Patricia has various important traits that I believe an effective leader must have. Patricia knows how to manage failure and setbacks. She follows her intuition and displays confidence in all that she does. Patricia commands a following and gets people on board and has made Promise the leading College Access program for students in the city if not the state of Connecticut. Patricia can juggle multiple projects and roles all of which have increased the productivity and impact of Promise. Additionally, Patricia has expanded New Haven Promise from citywide to statewide and now to national prominence. She can handle the toughest situations effortlessly and stays on track with big goals. Patricia is selfless and is not afraid to make tough decisions in building a supportive organization for students on their developmental trajectory. Patricia has it all - ambition, leadership, a positive attitude and most importantly, the results to deliver impact that is transformational in everything she does. She has been an ideal leader for New Haven Promise and will be an asset in her next position wherever that may be. If you want big results, Patricia is the right person for the job!
Kate Simon
I had the pleasure of working at New Haven Promise as the Events & Program Coordinator for the summer. I have been unbelievably lucky to have had the opportunity to work at such an impactful organization and be a part of such a stellar team. Patricia's guidance, patience, and feedback along the way was unparalleled. The culture of the office is phenomenal and I have learned so much from being surrounded by such committed people. I really couldn't have asked for a more engaging, stimulating and dynamic internship experience. The skills and perspective I've gained this summer are invaluable. Interacting with Promise scholars, their families, and other community members has been a definite highlight of my summer and has helped me understand the value that Promise, and Patricia, adds to the Greater New Haven Community.
Jorgieliz Casanova
Few people have had the opportunity to report to an Executive Director who is a mentor and a coach – but when I began working for Patricia Melton, the Executive Director of New Haven Promise, I got that opportunity. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Patricia as the Program Assistant at New Haven Promise for nearly 2 years now (December, 2013). This position has given me an array of opportunities and infinite room for growth, which is one of the goals of Promise. As Program Assistant for an organization like New Haven Promise, it has allowed me to be prepared to enter a very competitive career marketplace with a strong set of skills. As a New Haven Promise scholar and now campus Ambassador at Albertus Magnus College, I have benefited from Patricia’s vision and leadership. Patricia has various important traits that I believe an effective leader must have. Patricia knows how to manage failure and setbacks. She follows her intuition and displays confidence in all that she does. Patricia commands a following and gets people on board and has made Promise the leading College Access program for students in the city if not the state of Connecticut. Patricia can juggle multiple projects and roles all of which have increased the productivity and impact of Promise. Additionally, Patricia has expanded New Haven Promise from citywide to statewide and now to national prominence. She can handle the toughest situations effortlessly and stays on track with big goals. Patricia is selfless and is not afraid to make tough decisions in building a supportive organization for students on their developmental trajectory. Patricia has it all - ambition, leadership, a positive attitude and most importantly, the results to deliver impact that is transformational in everything she does. She has been an ideal leader for New Haven Promise and will be an asset in her next position wherever that may be. If you want big results, Patricia is the right person for the job!
Kate Simon
I had the pleasure of working at New Haven Promise as the Events & Program Coordinator for the summer. I have been unbelievably lucky to have had the opportunity to work at such an impactful organization and be a part of such a stellar team. Patricia's guidance, patience, and feedback along the way was unparalleled. The culture of the office is phenomenal and I have learned so much from being surrounded by such committed people. I really couldn't have asked for a more engaging, stimulating and dynamic internship experience. The skills and perspective I've gained this summer are invaluable. Interacting with Promise scholars, their families, and other community members has been a definite highlight of my summer and has helped me understand the value that Promise, and Patricia, adds to the Greater New Haven Community.
Jorgieliz Casanova
Few people have had the opportunity to report to an Executive Director who is a mentor and a coach – but when I began working for Patricia Melton, the Executive Director of New Haven Promise, I got that opportunity. I’ve had the pleasure of working with Patricia as the Program Assistant at New Haven Promise for nearly 2 years now (December, 2013). This position has given me an array of opportunities and infinite room for growth, which is one of the goals of Promise. As Program Assistant for an organization like New Haven Promise, it has allowed me to be prepared to enter a very competitive career marketplace with a strong set of skills. As a New Haven Promise scholar and now campus Ambassador at Albertus Magnus College, I have benefited from Patricia’s vision and leadership. Patricia has various important traits that I believe an effective leader must have. Patricia knows how to manage failure and setbacks. She follows her intuition and displays confidence in all that she does. Patricia commands a following and gets people on board and has made Promise the leading College Access program for students in the city if not the state of Connecticut. Patricia can juggle multiple projects and roles all of which have increased the productivity and impact of Promise. Additionally, Patricia has expanded New Haven Promise from citywide to statewide and now to national prominence. She can handle the toughest situations effortlessly and stays on track with big goals. Patricia is selfless and is not afraid to make tough decisions in building a supportive organization for students on their developmental trajectory. Patricia has it all - ambition, leadership, a positive attitude and most importantly, the results to deliver impact that is transformational in everything she does. She has been an ideal leader for New Haven Promise and will be an asset in her next position wherever that may be. If you want big results, Patricia is the right person for the job!
Experience
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New Haven Promise
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Aug 2012 - Present
Strategic leader for a visionary, comprehensive economic development intervention through scholarship, support and career launch (traditional jobs and entrepreneurship) programming whose mission is to promote college education and workforce pathway development for 24,000+ resident New Haven public school students. New Haven Promise supports 1,000 active university scholars ‘To, Through, And Back’ from college to career and civic launch in the Elm city. Promise strengthens the economic ecology of the city by stabilizing and growing enrollment in the city’s Public Schools (50-year high in 8 years) and Charter Schools that educate the next generation of leaders in the Greater New Haven region. Show less
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Vincennes University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Dean of Instruction
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Sep 2009 - Aug 2012
Oversaw top-performing Indiana early college partnership that informed state policy for replication of model. Stabilized the academic and administrative management of three early stage Indianapolis-based early college high schools for Vincennes University. As consultant, and eventually Dean, responsible for all university operations at Vincennes University's Ben Davis University High School Led technical assistance and strategy for statewide growth and expansion to several new early college district partnership sites throughout Indiana. Show less
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EVANSVILLE-VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORPORATION
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Chief Academic Officer and Consultant
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Sep 2007 - Mar 2009
Managed all academic instruction, including 44 principals responsible for 23,000 students. Reorganized district academic team, implemented coaching model and contributed to transformational district-wide plan. Managed all academic instruction, including 44 principals responsible for 23,000 students. Reorganized district academic team, implemented coaching model and contributed to transformational district-wide plan.
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University of Indianapolis
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Lead Consultant of Early College High Schools at CELL
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2005 - 2007
Seeded the early college high school model throughout the state of Indiana. Contributed to policy framework and provided technical assistance to more than 20 early colleges in various stages of development. Seeded the early college high school model throughout the state of Indiana. Contributed to policy framework and provided technical assistance to more than 20 early colleges in various stages of development.
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KnowledgeWorks
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United States
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Program Officer
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Aug 2003 - Nov 2004
Supported the design, development and implementation of Ohio's Early College High School network, a group of small schools in traditional districts designed to serve first generation to college students and students of color with attaining their high school diploma and up to two years of college credit. Managed the monetary grant and awarding process from RFP to selection of the grantees. Coached the start-up teams of six such Early College High School and university partnerships throughout Ohio. Show less
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City on a Hill Charter Public Schools
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United States
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Vice President of Charter High School & Administrative Director of Community Teacher Institute
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2000 - 2003
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Association of Independent Schools in New England
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director AISNE Diversity Services
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1994 - 1998
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Education
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Yale University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) -
Arizona State University
M.A., Educational Administration & Supervision/Business -
University of Pennsylvania
ABD, Educational Leadership and Administration, General -
Middlesex School
High School Diploma
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