Making Waves Education Foundation
Bonnie Shea is an accomplished marketing and communications professional with extensive experience in various educational institutions and nonprofit organizations. Currently serving as the Vice President of Marketing and Storytelling at the Making Waves Education Foundation since September 2021, Bonnie leads strategic planning and implementation to enhance educational opportunities. Prior roles include Executive Director of Communications and Marketing for Global Affairs at the University of California, Davis, where Bonnie significantly advanced marketing strategies, led a rebranding effort, and increased website traffic by over 100%. Bonnie's previous experience also encompasses strategic communications management at Drexel University and earlier administrative roles at Quinnipiac University and AmeriCorps VISTA, focusing on partnership building and volunteer management. Bonnie holds an M.B.A. from Quinnipiac University and a Bachelor's Degree in Entrepreneurship from Drexel University.
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Making Waves Education Foundation
At Making Waves, we are committed to educational equity. Making Waves Education Foundation is a Bay Area nonprofit that supports Making Waves Academy – a public charter school with more than 1,100 5th through 12th grade students – and leads college and career programming with more than 500 college students. Knowing the opportunities that come with a college degree, we partner with historically underrepresented and underserved students to help make college affordable and graduation attainable. Centering the journeys of our students, our personalized approach includes college and career coaching, scholarships, and financial planning. Our alumni network includes more than 600 college graduates, who earn their degrees and land jobs at more than twice the rate of their first-generation, low-income peers, with 84% graduating debt-free.