Breakthrough Manchester 2019 Annual Report
Michelle has been a treasured resourced for Breakthrough Manchester for three years. We worked seamlessly through the brand transition and embraced the new nationwide brand position through the palette, supporting graphics and tone of voice; incorporating the new brand strategy into their Annual Report. Breakthrough Manchester provides six years of intensive, tuition-free programming to support under-served Manchester students on the path to college. They are building the next generation of teachers through competitive recruitment, research-based training, and coaching from master educators.
Michelle has been a treasured resourced for Breakthrough Manchester for three years. We worked seamlessly through the brand transition and embraced the new nationwide brand position through the palette, supporting graphics and tone of voice; incorporating the new brand strategy into their Annual Report.
Breakthrough Manchester provides six years of intensive, tuition-free programming
to support under-served Manchester students on the path to college. They are building the next generation of teachers through competitive recruitment, research-based training, and coaching from master educators.
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HOMESTAY FAMILIES<br />
We are very grateful for our homestay families who open their homes to our<br />
out-of-town Teaching Fellows during their summer residency.<br />
Sarah and Benge Ambrogi<br />
Colleen and Greg Bolton<br />
Sharon and Wing Eng<br />
Jared and Shaye Hardner<br />
BREAKTHROUGH ADVISORY<br />
COMMITTEE<br />
Mary J. Ford, Ed.D.<br />
Sally Green<br />
Joan M. Izen<br />
Carolyn Leary<br />
Kayla Page<br />
PROFESSIONAL STAFF<br />
Debra McLoud<br />
Executive Director<br />
Lucy Weathers<br />
Assistant Director<br />
Susan Fenton<br />
Marketing and Communications<br />
Manager<br />
Colleen and Dan Ives<br />
Will Kanteres and Meryl Levin<br />
Lara Shilling<br />
Dan Regan<br />
Irv Richardson<br />
L. Jonathan Ross<br />
Lionel B. Tracy<br />
Susan Gradmae, Ex-Officio<br />
Benjamin J. Gentry, ABD<br />
College-Bound Administrator<br />
Chau Ngo<br />
Joined as new Assistant Director<br />
in August <strong>2019</strong><br />
WELCOME BACK<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> is excited to<br />
introduce our new Assistant Director,<br />
Chau Ngo. Chau has been involved with<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong> since 2006 as<br />
a student, Super Saturday Teaching Intern,<br />
and Teaching Fellow. She is a graduate of<br />
Massachusetts College of Art and Design<br />
with a B.F.A. in Art Education and is excited<br />
to share her vision as Assistant Director.<br />
Prior to joining <strong>Breakthrough</strong>, Chau<br />
completed the U.S. Fulbright Program<br />
serving as a cultural ambassador and<br />
teaching English in Rich Gia, Vietnam.<br />
Living in Vietnam for 10-months, she<br />
was able to experience working in the<br />
Vietnamese school system, fostering<br />
opportunities for cultural exchange, and<br />
explore her roots and heritage.<br />
Chau Ngo<br />
Assistant Director<br />
<strong>Breakthrough</strong> <strong>Manchester</strong><br />
Her identity as a first generation, Vietnamese-American from a low-income<br />
family plays a significant role in shaping who she is, the work that she does,<br />
and her professional goals — to cultivate an environment where students<br />
are given equal opportunity in education, and are able to celebrate their<br />
background and experiences.<br />
As Assistant Director, she expresses that<br />
“<strong>Breakthrough</strong> is a program whose mission is to increase academic<br />
opportunity for motivated students by preparing them for college.<br />
It supported my family and me in areas where there were gaps.<br />
I discovered that, with the right resources, students,<br />
with backgrounds similar to my own, can meet their goals.<br />
Working at <strong>Breakthrough</strong> in the past has afforded me the opportunity<br />
to better understand the significance of education equity<br />
and I am honored to contribute to this work.”<br />
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