Success Stories
Get inspired by the stories of CIS site coordinators, students, families, educators, administrators, and partners—all working together in schools and classrooms across the country every day!
Learn more about the impact of CIS on individual students and school-wide success.
Meet Nancy! As the Payroll Accounting Associate on the Finance team, Nancy Villalba ensures that payroll is processed correctly, verifies timesheet information every pay period, and prepares and posts all payroll-related journal entries monthly.
Stories | Nov. 14, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Nancy Villalba, Payroll Accounting Associate
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.
Stories | Oct. 25, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Onita Terrell, Senior Office Manager
Elizabeth Mejia has been a leader in the Communities In Schools organization for more than 25 years. As the Senior Director of Organizational Health and Performance, Elizabeth provides technical assistance and support to Communities In Schools affiliates across the nation.Elizabeth Mejia has been a leader in the Communities In Schools organization for more than 25 years. As the Senior Director of Organizational Health and Performance, Elizabeth provides technical assistance and support to Communities In Schools affiliates across the nation.
Stories | Sept. 22, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Elizabeth Mejia, Senior Director of Organizational Health and Performance
As an Individual Giving Associate on the Advancement team, Ari Miles oversees all aspects of the gift management cycle and ensures organizational data is up to date.
Stories | Aug. 17, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Arianna (Ari) Miles, Individual Giving Associate
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.
Stories | June 14, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Chris Murray, Senior Director of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives
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”.
Stories | May 13, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Jenelle Williams, Program Manager of Learning and Practice
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.
Stories | April 19, 2022 Read more of Staff Spotlight with Jennifer Herrera, Senior Policy Specialist
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has been impacted by the dedication of a CIS organization.
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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