James Morgan

James serves as the Managing Director at Higher Achievement, an out-of-school-time program that supports middle school students in Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC and Richmond, VA. In this role, he is responsible for setting the strategic vision and implementation of Higher Achievement’s national program model. He has worked with Higher Achievement for 11 years and during his time, he has held numerous programmatic roles. Prior to working with Higher Achievement, he was a program coordinator at United Communities Against Poverty (UCAP) in Capital Heights, MD. He taught math and life skills through the WANTO program (Women Apprenticeship’s in NonTraditional Occupations) which focused on preparing previously incarcerated women to enter non-traditional apprenticeship programs in the Maryland and Washington DC area. From 2006-10, James coached lacrosse at Whittier College and was heavily involved in the growth of the sport on the west coast where he coached numerous youth, middle and high school programs in Southern California. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and master’s degree in education from Whittier College.