Michael Ambriz

Michael Ambriz joined Uncommon Schools in May 2008 and serves as the Chief Operating Officer for North Star Academy. Prior to joining Uncommon Schools, Mr. Ambriz served as the Managing Director, National Institute Operations for Teach For America, where he was responsible for overseeing all marketing, admissions, technology, human resources and finance projects related to corps member training. During his time at Teach For America, he held many positions, beginning at the 2003 charter Los Angeles training institute. Having subsequently been responsible for institute operations in New York City and Philadelphia, he then joined the centralized operations team to provide better support nationwide. Prior to joining Teach For America, he worked at the LAUSD Academic Mentor Program, where he helped to recruit community volunteers to tutor at 16 schools across the Los Angeles area, and put systems into place to reduce the transition time between recruitment and placement. He also managed the Cesar Chavez Service and Learning Grant for the California Governor's Office of Service and Volunteerism. Mr. Ambriz holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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