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Staff Spotlight with Onita Terrell, Senior Office Manager

Staff Spotlight with Onita Terrell, Senior Office Manager

For over 40 years, Onita Terrell has been a leader at Communities In Schools. Her responsibilities as Senior Office Manager include managing the entire National Office facility and daily operational activities, assisting Human Resources and the VP, and acting as a liaison to external management companies.

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Story | Oct. 25, 2022
Chris Murray, Senior Director of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives

Staff Spotlight with Chris Murray, Senior Director of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives

As our Senior Director of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, Chris works with the National Office and its network to find ways to make organizational operations more efficient as well as develop innovative ways to support our students across the country. Chris is also a passionate advocate and member of the LGBTQ+ community.

Read more of Staff Spotlight with Chris Murray, Senior Director of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives
Story | June 14, 2022
A headshot of our program manager of learning and practice, Jenelle Williams

Staff Spotlight with Jenelle Williams, Program Manager of Learning and Practice

As a Program Manager of Learning & Practice, Jenelle Williams works with a team to create and deliver resources and learning experiences to the CIS Network. Some of the projects she has hosted this year include “Race Equity Dialogues” and “Act Justly: Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Spaces”.

Read more of Staff Spotlight with Jenelle Williams, Program Manager of Learning and Practice
Story | May 13, 2022
Staff Spotlight with Jennifer Herrera, Senior Policy Specialist

Staff Spotlight with Jennifer Herrera, Senior Policy Specialist

Jennifer Herrera is our Senior Policy Specialist. She works on advocating for and raising awareness of policy that benefits our students on the federal level. Read her Q&A below to learn about her journey to CIS and her take on some important educational policy happening in Congress right now.

Read more of Staff Spotlight with Jennifer Herrera, Senior Policy Specialist
Story | April 19, 2022

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A Story About Believing in Yourself

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The Push is a short film that follows the inspirational relationship between Darrell Smith, a caring CIS site coordinator, and Ja-Mez, who is about to graduate from high school full of self-confidence and with the promise of a bright future — an event that seemed impossible just two years earlier. The moving film provides an inside look at one of the many stories unfolding in thousands of CIS schools across America.

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