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James Swift has a diverse work experience spanning across various companies and positions. Most recently, they worked at Great Jobs KC as the Chief Program Officer and previously held the role of Executive Vice President. Prior to that, they served as the Vice President of PLA University and the National Executive Director of PLA University at Phalen Leadership Academies. James also worked at Empire Education Group as the Divisional Vice President and Executive Director. Earlier in their career, they held positions of Campus President at Sanford Brown Institute and Corporate Vice President of Career Services at Career Education Corporation. Throughout their career, James has held various leadership roles in career services, admissions, and program management.
James Swift obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree in Management from Colorado Technical University. In 2009-2010, they also earned a Certificate in Radio and TV Broadcasting from CSB Media Arts Center. In addition, they obtained a certification as a Licensed NY School Director from NY BPSS in 2018.
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Kansas City Scholars (KC Scholars; www.kcscholars.org) is a 501(c)(3) college scholarship, college planning and persistence support, and college success program designed to increase the college completion rate for low- and modest- income students and adult learners across the six-county, bi-state service region. KC Scholars launched in September 2016 and, in less than four years, has experienced widespread community engagement and rapid scaling. We now have over 3,000 Scholars, with near 1,200 in college. KC Scholars is on the path to near 10,000 Scholars by 2022 and is projected to grow to near 20,000 by 2027.