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ALEX GRODD

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EDUCATION

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Bachelor of Arts Degree in Government, Cum Laude

Coursework focused on political philosophy and social theory

2003 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE, UK

Spent spring semester of junior year in the philosophy faculty of Pembroke College.

EXPERIENCE

6/2008 Present BETTERLESSON LLC SOMERVILLE, MA

Founder and CEO

Founded BetterLesson.org, an organizational tool and curriculum development community

that helps educators connect and share resources, best practices, and ideas.

Built a talented founding team of educators and engineers

Overseeing the design and development of a robust content management and collaboration

platform.

6/2007 6/2008 ROXBURY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL ROXBURY, MA

6th Grade English Teacher

Taught a comprehensive grammar and writing survey course at the 2006-2007 National

Charter School of the Year.

Coached the girls soccer team

Founded a social club for 6th grade boys.

9/2006 6/2007 WRITER ATLANTA, GA

Drafted a narrative account of my first year of teaching at J.E. Brown Middle School entitled

An Education in Atlanta. The book is a personal reflection on my Teach For America

experience in the Atlanta Public School System.

In addition to writing full time, I also coached the J.E. Brown Middle School Debate Team for

a third season and tutored at the KIPP WAYS Academy in Southwest Atlanta.

8/2004 8/2006 J.E. BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL: Atlanta Public School System ATLANTA, GA

6th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Teach For America Corps Member

Founded and coached school debate team that won the GA Middle School Debate League

Resurgence Award

Founded Outward Bound Leadership club for 8th Grade students. Led a five-day wilderness

expedition in the North Carolina Appalachian Mountains with twelve student club members.

78% of students met or exceeded state targets on the 2005 6th Grade Social Studies CRCT

exam. 80% met or exceeded targets in the 2006 CRCT exam.

Jan. Oct. 2002 ROBERT REICH FOR GOVERNOR CAMBRIDGE, MA

President of Harvard Students for Reich, Advance

Supervised weekly campus meetings and all campus activities. Organized student phone-

banks, door-to-door canvasses, and a 300-person campus rally.

Led advance work for numerous debates, fundraisers, and rallies.

May-Sept. 2000 BARNEY BRANNEN FOR CONGRESS NASHUA, NH

Field Director

Oversaw all field operations for the top targeted Democratic congressional campaign in the

Northeast for the 2000 cycle.

Coordinated all targeting, voter outreach and identification, and district wide events.

Managed and hired field staff and summer interns.

June 1999-March 2000 BILL BRADLEY FOR PRESIDENT MANCHESTER, NH

Regional Field Director

Coordinated all regional voter outreach including massive door-to-door and phone-bank

efforts by hundreds of volunteers and interns

Oversaw all local campaign events for Sen. Bradley. Duties included site-location, crowd

building, advance, and voter follow-up.

Featured in The Boston Globe, CBS News with Dan Rather, and MTV s Choose or Lose

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

Mentor, Franklin After School Enrichment Program 2000-2004

Director, Harvard Alternative Spring Break March 2002

Enjoy creative writing, juggling, baseball, and golf

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