#Congratulations Drew Smith! The Work Renewed team is excited for you. To learn more about Purpose Built Communities, please visit https://lnkd.in/e88Hxd3K Shalena Broadnax Roslyn Gowens Rachel Medlock Michelle Ritchie Liz Riggs Heidi M. Romer (She/Her/Ella) Garrett Katz Aliyah Fields (She/Her) #NewPlacement #PartnershipsMatter #WorkRenewed #WeAreWorkRenewed #PurposeBuiltCommunities
Join us in welcoming a new team member! 📣 We are thrilled to announce Andrew Smith will be joining our team as the Vice President of Education Initiatives. Drew started his career as an elementary school teacher in Washington, DC Public Schools before moving into administration as an instructional coach, assistant principal, and eventually principal. Recognizing the need to reimagine the school experience, as principal, Drew and his team at Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School joined the initial DC Public Schools Design Lab, centering movement and physical activity for students and staff. He further expanded the school design and increased student opportunity, and his school joined the first Whole Child Collaborative in partnership with Transcend Education. As the Whole Child Model spread further, Drew joined the Transcend team as a school design partner and later moved into a project lead role, supporting 21 schools across Washington, DC implementing the model. After seeing the positive shift in the day-to-day experience for students and adults, when well-being and equitable opportunity are centered, Drew is motivated to support similar community-driven educational innovation across the country. We can’t wait to see what Drew accomplishes. Send him a warm welcome in the comments! #purposebuilt #communitydevelopment #localimpact #localleaders