Katherine Wilcox, EnCorps Executive Director since 2013, has announced her commitment to a smooth leadership transition as she retires by end of year. 

LOS ANGELES, CA – May 31, 2023 – EnCorps Inc, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit with a 15 year history of advocating for STEM educational equity, announces today that Katherine Wilcox, Executive Director since 2013 will retire by end of year. The executive search has begun and Wilcox has confirmed her commitment to a smooth leadership transition.

Wilcox reflects on the last decade as leader of the organization and what is ahead for EnCorps: “When I became Executive Director, we refocused our efforts on Title 1 schools in order to provide a high-quality STEM education to the students who need it the most. With support from national funders, we expanded beyond California, opening the programs in Denver, CO and New York City. Today, we have remarkable Program and Recruitment Teams focused on shepherding STEM professionals interested in becoming STEM Teachers or Math Tutors. As I leave the organization, I know that EnCorps is well positioned to continue to deliver on our promise of STEM educational equity.” 

The EnCorps Executive Director search is now open for applicants. The successful candidate will work closely with Wilcox as well as the Board of Directors, funders, partners and staff to ensure a skillful transition. 

As a strong believer in the organization’s mission, Wilcox will continue to be involved in the organization as well as remain in the EnCorps STEMx Tutors Program where she virtually tutors middle school students in math.

About the EnCorps STEM Teachers Program®
The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program recruits, selects and supports STEM professionals and experts in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields as well as individuals who possess an advanced STEM degree to transition to teaching as an innovative, long-term solution to the STEM teacher shortage and to counter the alarming lack of math proficiency of middle and high school students nationwide.

About the EnCorps STEMx Tutors Program
The EnCorps STEMx Tutors Program aims to increase math proficiency and to increase middle school students’ confidence in math by offering online tutoring by a STEM expert. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math professionals or college students share their passion for math with middle school students who may not have equitable access to a high-quality STEM education. 

About EnCorps, Inc.
Founded in 2007, EnCorps Inc. is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit with operations in California as well the greater Denver, Colorado and New York City areas. EnCorps connects highly effective STEM educators with public school students to counter the systemic injustice preventing children in under-resourced communities from accessing a high-quality STEM education. The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program® recruits, selects and supports STEM professionals and experts in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields as well as individuals who possess an advanced STEM degree. EnCorps Fellows transition to teaching as an innovative, long-term solution to the STEM teachers shortage and to counter the alarming lack of math proficiency of middle and high school students nationwide. The EnCorps STEMx Tutors Program matches middle school students, currently under-performing in math, with volunteer STEM professionals, subject-matter experts and STEM college students to increase math skills and confidence prior to students entering high school. EnCorps is pronounced like the word encore. It sounds like ahn-kor!

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