at Citizen Schools
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Loeb Fellow at Harvard Business School
- Executive Director at Citizen Schools
- Co-founder at Citizen Schools
- an executive director at Citizen Schools
- Past
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- Founder and Executive Director, 8th Grade Academy at Citizen Schools
- Teacher at Boston Public Schools
- School Administrator at Wediko Children Services
- Education
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- Harvard University
- Hamilton College
- Hamilton College
- Hamilton College
- Trinity
- all souls nursery school & Bill Dave
- Connections
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500+
connections
- Industry
- Education Management
- Websites
John Werner’s Experience
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Loeb Fellow
Harvard Business School
(Education Management industry)
2008 — Present (1 year )
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Executive Director
Citizen Schools
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Serve as Executive Director for leading national education initiative that mobilizes adult volunteers to help improve student achievement by teaching skill-building apprenticeships after school. Citizen Schools currently serves 3,500 students and engages 2,800 volunteers in 16 cities nationwide. Over the next five years, the organization will grow to serve 7,700 students in 8-10 states while growing its budget from $24M in 2008 to $34M in 2012.
- Manager of Boston programs that enroll over 1,000 middle school students and Alumni Services
- Citizen Schools Boston program employs over 100 full and part-time staff
- Coordinator of 250 volunteer led apprenticeship courses annually
- Responsible for raising $20 M over the next five years from renewable and new sources
- Member of senior management team that leads Citizen Schools’ strategic growth -
Co-founder
Citizen Schools
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 1995 — Present (14 years 8 months)
Co-Founder (1995-2000)
Led Citizen Schools growth from a local concept to a national network. Managed program, campuses, new initiatives, technology, and marketing. Directed twenty semesters of after-school programming. Established a powerful Citizen Schools brand. Coordinated student + volunteer recruitment. Led programming and design efforts for interior fit-out of new 20,000 SF Community Tech Center in Dorchester. Coordinated Harvard Business School case study on Citizen Schools. -
an executive director
Citizen Schools
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 1995 — Present (14 years 11 months)
Citizen Schools cited a national quality leader by the following:
- The American Business Collaborative
- Boston Society of Architects’ Award
- The Council of Chief State School Officers
- Fast Company Social Capitalist Award (4x)
- Freedom House Award
- Mass Inc. Commonwealth Medal
- Princeton Review Best Entry-level Job (3x)
- Skoll Social Entrepreneurship Award
- The National Institute for Out of School Time
- The Southeast Development Laboratory
- U.S. Department of Education
- Media: Boston Globe, Education Week, Financial Times, NPR, TIME , Wall Street Journal
- Independent evaluation results affirm that Citizen Schools is advancing the academic performance and lifting the educational trajectories of low-income students. -
Founder and Executive Director, 8th Grade Academy
Citizen Schools
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
April 2001 — June 2004 (3 years 3 months)
Founder and Execut ive Director, 8th Grade Academy & Alumni Services (2001-2004). Designed and led 8th Grade Academy, the capstone program at Citizen Schools, serving over 100 at-risk 8th
graders in the Boston school system by preparing them for high school, college, and beyond. Recruited 180 lawyers as writing coaches, published Guide to Boston High Schools, forged -
Teacher
Boston Public Schools
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)
1992 — 1996 (4 years )
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School Administrator
Wediko Children Services
(Education Management industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years )
John Werner’s Education
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Harvard University
Fellowship , Loeb Fellowship , 2008 — 2009
The Loeb Fellowship was established in 1970 through the generosity of the late John L. Loeb, Harvard College '24. Based at the Graduate School of Design, the program offers ten annual postprofessional awards for independent study at Harvard. Through the Fellowship, participants have access to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School of Design, the Graduate School of Education, Harvard Business School, Harvard College, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard Law School, the Kennedy School of Government, and M.I.T. The Fellowship is a unique opportunity to nurture the leadership potential of the most promising men and women in design and other professions related to the built and natural environment.
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Hamilton College
1988 — 1995
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Hamilton College
1991 — 1992
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Hamilton College
BA , Government/History , 1988 — 1992
- Activities and Societies:
- Organized: Defying Game Theory’s “Prisoner Dilemma”
Leadership: Class President, newspaper Editor, college radio Host
Athletics: Swimming & Cross Country (Captain, MVP)
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Trinity
1985 — 1988
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all souls nursery school & Bill Dave
Additional Information
John Werner’s Websites:
John Werner’s Interests:
Interests: Photography, Maps, Postcards, Technology, Triathlons (sprint, olympic, half and full ironman distances, Participating in the 70.3 World Championship 2008, Clearwater, Florida), Rubik's Cube Family: Married, parent of three, bilingual Spanish household, homeowner, 100 yr-old Victorian/half newly renovated
John Werner’s Groups:
- LeadBoston, NCCJ
- Commonwealth Readines s Project, Governor’s Expanded Teaching & Learning Subcommittee, 2007-2008
- City to City, Leader Exchange: Philadelphia, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, (future: Miami, Cuba), 2005-present
- WGBH, Community Advisory Board, 2000-2003
- Boston Harbor 10 Mile Swim, Director, 1998-present
- Citizen for Safety (stopping handgun violence), Board, 1997-1999
- Schools/Scholarship: TechBoston, Epiphany, Codman Academy, Posse, Hamilton (Boston President, 2000-2005)
- Producer, Multimedia presentations, Past and Future of Dorchester MA, 1999-present; China Growth, 2007
- On Air Host : Yo! What's the Origin of That?, CCTV 200 weekly shows, 1995-2000
- Director of Operation and Volunteers , Committee to Elect Mark Roosevelt, gubernatorial campaign, 1994
- Social Entrepreneur, Lecturer/Advisor (Business, Education & Undergraduate schools, non-profits)
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Trinity Alumni and Alumnae Association -
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Boston World Partnerships -
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HBS: EC: CSN 09 -
IVY GROUPS - The Professional Network for Ivy League Alumni
John Werner’s Honors:
Personal Honors and Awards
- 2006 TOYL Award (Ten Outstanding Young Leaders under 40), Junior Chamber of Commerce, 2006
- 10 years of Civic Leader ship in Dorchester Award, Codman Square Neighborhood Council, 2006
- Capacity Building Leadership Grant ($.5 mm three year grant), Smith Family Foundation, 2005-2008
- Scaling Grant ($.5 mm, replication of 8th Grade Academy), Goldman Sachs Foundation, 2005-2008
- Up and Coming Leader , Education Week feature, September 2005
- Isuzu Afterschool Hero, Afterschool Alliance, featured in People Magazine 2000
- Above and Beyond Award, Mass Software Council, 1999
- Brick Award (Regional Finalist), DoSomething, 1999
- Outstanding Family Counselor , Harbor Point Coalition, 1995
John Werner’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
