#AboutEducateME

Who We Are

We're Changing Education

Educate ME Foundation, Inc. is a social enterprise determined to increase the number of men and women of color in the field of education. We seek to change the education system by creating a continuum for men and women of color to grow, achieve, and succeed from high school to career.

We're Changing Lives

Through engagement in high school Educate ME Foundation inspires interest and exposure to pursuing a career in education. Through mentorship we develop and assist our cohort of students in college. We retain and provide resources after graduation and into career. Motivating these men and women to further their education and seek leadership roles to transform classrooms, schools, and their communities.

#AnswerTheCall

Looking for a position in education? Let Educate ME help you find your dream school!

Core Values

Community

We are building a community of educators of color across the nation.

Empowerment

We are inspiring a generation of educators to empower the next generation of educators.

Advocacy

We advocate for equitable instruction for children of color.

Empathy

We understand our community’s needs, and we address them.

Excellence

Elevate students to a level where they learn deeply and remarkably

#OurEducationalContinuum

Our Model

Recruit

Educate ME recruits students in high school, college students and career changers who are interested in pursuing a career in education and assist them in their path to teacher certification and beyond.

Develop

Educate ME partners with teacher prep programs, organizations, and universities to ensure our recruited candidates can receive the training and support on the path to become a certified educator.

Retain

Educate ME provides support and professional development services through training, workshops, and professional mentorship to current and aspiring educators.

Empower

Educate ME strives to inspire our current educators to encourage and empower the next generation of educators of color. Sparking the continuum to begin again.

#TeamEducateME

Meet Our CEO

BLAKE NATHAN

CEO and Founder

 

 

Mr. Blake Nathan is an Atlanta Native who holds a bachelor’s degree from The Tennessee State University, where he majored in Aeronautical and Industrial Technology with a concentration in Aviation Flight. Following graduation from TSU, Mr. Nathan became a Woodrow Wilson National Teaching Fellow and received a master’s in technology from Purdue University.

 

Once becoming a classroom teacher in Indianapolis, IN, Blake realized there was more work to be done in the education sector. He wanted to find a way to change the education system from within. He wanted the presence of African American males and females and teachers of color, in general, to not be a rarity but a normality. This was his inspiration for founding Educate ME Foundation. Under his leadership, the organization has received national attention in regard to Educate ME’s innovative approach to diversifying the national teacher workforce.

 

Our Board

AARON MCGEE

DECARI MIDDLEBROOKS

JAVARIS CARRION

BRITTANY STEPHENS

Director of Community Engagement

KYLE

JUSTINE GONZALEZ​

JEREMY WILLIAMS