William J. Foley
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My Story
My Story
I grew up in the forests and beaches of Southern Rhode Island. As a teenager I served as a firefighter through several major disasters and those experiences taught me the importance of leadership that is grounded in both compassion and competence. Standing next to my father as he commanded firefighters and watching my mother hand out water bottles to volunteers and survivors alike inspired me to study and then teach Servant Leadership.
After training as a Long Term Disaster Recovery Specialist I pivoted to education. For over a decade I've worked with communities to build resilient educational systems for at-risk students across diverse places such as Albuko Woreda, Ethiopia; Rural New Hampshire; Eastern Lebanon; and the Five Boroughs of New York City.
Education
Education
Columbia University -
MA International Educational Development
Center for Inspired Teaching -
Teaching Residency
Roger Williams University -
BA Philosophy
Training
Training
Emergency Management University -Federal Disaster Recovery Coordinator (Planning)
Rhode Island Fire Academy - Firefighter Level 1
International Institute for Sustained Dialogue - Moderator
Google Project Management - Certification
Skills
Skills
Program MEAL
Program design (development, alignment, implementation, review)
STATA
ANOVA
Universal Design
Learning Recovery and Acceleration
Research design
Literature compilations and reviews
English (Native Speaker)
Spanish (South American) (Intermediate Speaker)
Amharic (Intermediate Speaker)
Past Partners
Past Partners
World Learning Lebanon
Ethiopian Education Initiatives
Albuko Woreda, Amhara Regional Government
Center for Educational Improvement
Partnership for 21st Century Education
Cranston, RI After School Programs
Teaching Residents at Teachers College
Teachers College Reading and Writing Project
Grant Experience
Grant Experience
United States Agency for International Development
United States Department of Education
United States Department of Homeland Security
United States Peace Corps
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Bloomberg Philanthropies
New York State Department of Education
Office of the State Superintendent of Education, Washington DC
We are never traumatized alone. We are wounded together. Together, too, we heal. Relying on one another for support and love, we help each other through the darkest times - William J. Foley (2019)
Flags that flew over the United States Capitol and Rhode Island State House, respectively. Presented to me August 1, 2010.
Flags that flew over the United States Capitol and Rhode Island State House, respectively. Presented to me August 1, 2010.
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