In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Alex Chough. Mr. Choughserves as the President at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP), where he is responsible for overseeing the association, as well as policy and advocacy efforts in support of the organization’s mission and specifically, the federally-funded Gaining Early Awareness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) initiative.
During the interview, Mr. Chough discusses his story, NCCEP, GEAR UP, the "American Dream"/accessibility, identity, the upcoming GEAR UP conference, and his message to students and educators.
Prior to joining NCCEP, he served as a senior advisor within strategy and new product development at the College Board where he worked to develop and support organizational and program-specific strategic planning. In addition, Mr. Chough was the director of strategic initiatives at ACT, Inc. where he worked on organizational strategy, public policy, and advocacy.
Now in his second stint at NCCEP, Mr. Chough began his career in education as a program officer at the U.S. Department of Education where he managed a grant portfolio of approximately $100 million to strengthen the capacity of minority-serving colleges and universities to serve low-income and underrepresented students.
