Elisa Villanueva Beard | |
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| Alma mater | DePauw University (BA, 1998) [1] |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Teach For America |
| Spouse | Jeremy Beard |
| Children | 4 |
Elisa Villanueva Beard is the CEO of Teach For America (TFA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for low-income students across America. Villanueva Beard began her education career as a 1998 corps member of TFA, teaching first-grade and second-grade bilingual education.
Villanueva Beard grew up in the Rio Grande Valley in McAllen, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from DePauw University in 1998, where she was also a member of the college's NCAA Division III basketball team. [2] Villanueva Beard recalls being part of a small minority of Mexican American students at DePauw and struggling academically when she first started college, despite graduating at the top of her high school class. [3]
After graduating from college, Villanueva Beard served as a corps member with Teach For America (TFA), teaching first-grade and second-grade bilingual education in Phoenix, Arizona. After three years in the classroom, she became the leader of the organization's Rio Grande Valley region. Four years later, in 2005, Villanueva Beard was appointed TFA's Chief Operating Officer. [4] As COO, Villanueva Beard played a key role in expanding the organization's field operations from 22 to 46 regions.
In 2013, Wendy Kopp transitioned out of the role of CEO of TFA, passing the leadership to co-CEOs Villanueva Beard and Matthew Kramer. In September 2015, Kramer stepped down from his position, and Villanueva Beard became the sole CEO of the organization.
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It is located near Interstate 70 approximately halfway between Terre Haute and Indianapolis in the west-central portion of the state. The city is the home of DePauw University. The population was 9,820 at the 2020 census.
DePauw University is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was founded to be an ecumenical institution of national stature, "conducted on the most liberal principles, accessible to all religious denominations and designed for the benefit of our citizens in general".
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As a former member of the DePauw women's basketball team, I want to offer my congratulations to the Tigers for winning their second national championship.