Melissa Connelly MAT 鈥08, MAEA 鈥13 named CEO of OneGoal
April 25, 2019
Melissa Connelly MAT 鈥08, MAEA 鈥13 has been promoted to CEO at Chicago-based , a nationwide coalition of teachers, students, school leaders and education advocates working to close the college degree divide. Melissa will take over May 24 for 糖心官网 alumnus , a co-founder of the organization and its only CEO to date.
Melissa joined OneGoal five years ago and for the past 2陆 has been chief program officer. OneGoal aims to provide more access to college for students from low-income communities.
OneGoal started in Chicago in 2007. During the 2018-2019 school year, 鈥淥neGoal will reach more than 13,000 students in over 200 high schools across six states,鈥 according to a message from Nelson. The organization operates in the Bay Area, Chicago, Houston, Massachusetts, metro Atlanta and New York.