The Mind Trust Promotes Two Managers to Directors
INDIANAPOLIS – (September 9, 2024) – The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit, is proud to announce the promotion of two team members. Jazmin Sanders has been promoted to Director of School Support and Out-of-School Programs, and Alli Vanneman will now serve as Director of Strategic Partnerships.
“The Mind Trust is thrilled to elevate Jazmin and Alli into these important roles that support the work of Summer Learning Labs, our out-of-school time programming, and initiatives that impact students outside of Indiana,” said Brandon Brown, CEO of The Mind Trust. “Their leadership will be key as we continue to push for educational excellence across our city and beyond.”
Both of these roles will play a crucial part in advancing The Mind Trust’s mission to expand access to high-quality educational opportunities and triple the number of academically proficient students in Indianapolis by 2027. Since 2006, The Mind Trust has supported the launch of more than 50 public charter schools that will serve more than 21,000 students at scale.
The Mind Trust manages Indy Summer Learning Labs (ISLL), a five-week, free or low-cost summer academic and enrichment program for Indianapolis students. In 2024, the program served 5,300 students at 53 sites across the city. In partnership with the Indiana Department of Education and through the state’s Expanding What Works (EWW) grant, The Mind Trust replicated ISLL to four regions across Indiana. In 2024, Summer Learning Labs served more than 3,500 students in Gary, Salem, South Bend, and Wabash, Indiana.
In addition to ISLL and SLL, The Mind Trust designs and manages other supplemental initiatives geared toward increasing student proficiency, including Indiana Learns, school-based high dosage tutoring, The Achievement Project, and through various School-Community Partnership Investments.
Promotions
Jazmin Sanders, Director of School Support and Out-of-School Programs
Jazmin Sanders has been promoted from Manager of School Support and Incubation to Director of School Support and Out-of-School Programs. In this role, Sanders will work to ensure charter and innovation network schools continue to provide quality education to youth in Indianapolis by helping to design and lead viable out-of-school programming. She will share in the planning of programming and operations related to Indy Summer Learning Labs in partnership with the Senior Director of ISLL.
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Alli Vanneman, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Alli Vanneman has been promoted from Manager of Strategy and Expanded Impact to Director of Strategic Partnerships. In this role, Vanneman will continue to provide technical assistance to grantees of the Indiana Department of Education’s Expanding What Works initiative to support Summer Learning Lab partners outside of Indianapolis. She will also lead project management for work that aims to expand The Mind Trust’s impact beyond Indianapolis, closely supporting the Strategic Partnerships team, Policy team, and the organization’s efforts to collaborate with partners across the country to develop high-quality system-level solutions based on the success of The Mind Trust’s work in Indianapolis.