Yolie Flores

CEO/President 

Families In Schools

 

Yolie has dedicated her career to improving the lives of disadvantaged children and families. Throughout her 30-year career, she has held various leadership, management, consultant and policy positions in city and county government, non-profit organizations, philanthropy, and in elected office. In every position, Yolie has committed herself to lifting up parents and helping ensure that all kids —  most especially children from low-income families — grow up with opportunities to lead rich and fulfilling lives.

 

Prior to her role at Families In Schools, Yolie served as the National Campaign Director for Parent Nation, a project of the TMW Center at The University of Chicago. Together with Dr. Dana Suskind, Yolie laid the groundwork to mobilize parents to demand a society that supports them in doing the most important job there is: raising children. Prior to Parent Nation, Yolie served as Chief Learning Officer with the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading where she led the Successful Parents initiatives and supported more than 350 communities across the nation in their efforts to ensure early school success for more children from economically-challenged families.

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Press Release on Yolie Flores and Families In Schools