Shaun McAlmont
K12
San Diego, CA USA
"If you can envision where you want to be, work backwards from that goal and focus on all of the little things you need to do to get there."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
I was stereotyped pretty regularly growing up for being an athlete. People would always assume I wasn't good at school. I decided to dedicate just as much practice to my academics as I did to my sports. I was also always very conscious of not letting one take precedence over the other and worked very hard to keep them in balance.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Psychology, General
Brigham Young University-Provo
Graduate Degree
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
University of San Francisco
Doctorate
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
University of Pennsylvania
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Raised in Toronto, Canada, by parents who emigrated from the Caribbean looking for a better life.
2.
I knew from a very young age that I didn’t want to be a teacher, but I wanted to be involved in education in some way.
3.
I was a star track and field athlete throughout high school.
4.
Attended Brigham Young University (BYU) on an athletic scholarship and received my bachelor’s degree in psychology.
5.
Earned my master’s degree in education from the University of San Francisco—began working in student affairs and as an academic advisor at Stanford University and at my alma mater, BYU.
6.
Received my doctorate in education from the University of Pennsylvania.
7.
I then began taking more leadership roles within education, acting as president and CEO of Lincoln Tech, then later as president and CEO of Neumont College of Computer Science.
8.
I'm now the president of career readiness education at K12, where I'm leading the direction of the company’s Destinations Career Academies and programs on a national level.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Society in general:
You're an athlete so you must not do very well in school.
How I responded:
I was stereotyped pretty regularly growing up for being an athlete. People would always assume I wasn't good at school. I decided to dedicate just as much practice to my academics as I did to my sports. I was also always very conscious of not letting one take precedence over the other and worked very hard to keep them in balance.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My parents immigrated to Canada from the Caribbean and I grew up in Toronto. I saw both of my parents sacrifice for us and that taught me the value of hard work.