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Tiffany Ray is a K-12 STEAM educator and considers herself a “social innovator and intentional catalyst for creative learning solutions.” She holds an ASTD Instructional Design certification and completed course work in Project Management. Tiffany holds current Georgia state certifications in early childhood education, English 6-12 and educational leadership

(principal certification). She graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in English Education and completed her master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Tiffany taught daycare 3/4 year olds prior to becoming a certified teacher and elementary school administrator, serving a combined 15 years of service in public education. In addition she has worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Education as an Educational Data Analyst and for IBM as a Project Manager of Instructional Design and Architectural Learning. Among her greatest attributes is her commitment and skillful ability to design engaging and effective outcome driven learning solutions for both children and adults while seeing the "Big Picture" and developing business solutions that achieve data driven results. She believes that every child deserves the opportunity to engage in meaningful hands on activities that move each one to discover their inner genius. Recent areas of instructional development include but are not limited to: wearable technology and biomimicry. As the founder of Generation Infocus (www.generationinfocus.com), a STEAM education company serving both children and adults; Tiffany was a nominee for small business person of the year in 2017 and her company was named one of the fasted growing companies by the Atlanta Business Chronicle winning the Pace Award as #52 out of 100 companies in 2018. From 2017-2018 she was in Sara Blakely’s (Spanx founder) women’s business incubator program, Center for Civic Innovation (CCI) business incubator and in the city of Atlanta’s first class of the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative. One of her recent creative projects includes the Mobile Maker Space Bus, Youtube video link (https://youtu.be/A6OqqkeE50I) for children and adults to take innovative learning courses and host events such as birthday parties and social gatherings. Her concept began as a way to evangelize STEAM education throughout the metro Atlanta area and beyond. Tiffany is also the creator of the STEAMettes (www.steamettes.com), a girls computer coding program and wearable technology learning kit. She purchased the oldest historic home in Hapeville, GA buitl in 1895, converting it to a STEAM educational learning space (makerspace) and art gallery, the Hapeville Maker Space (www.hapevillemakerspace.com). Tiffany’s success is rooted in her ability to build lasting relationships, analyze gaps and develop creative projects leveraging the opportunity identify the talent assets needed to fulfill company objectives that promotes a data rich environment. Most importantly she is a life long student knowing that everyone can teach her something of value and that positive thinking leads to positive change and gains.

WHAT’S NEXT

Tiffany is also the creator of Park East Academy (PEA)(www.parkeastacademy.com). Purchasing a second building to create PEA in 2019, a STEAM school slated to opening in 2020. Developed a podcast studio that promotes community leaders using the space to create content to promote social thought leaders throughout the city and is launching Entrepreneur Ignites, a podcast show celebrating local entrepreneurs and innovative leaders in Atlanta and across the country; episodes have been in production for months and will go live January 2020.

WHAT’S FUN

Industrial design is a fun way Tiffany has developed learning paths for students like a giant life sized hamster wheel and Sphero math maze gaming. In her spare time, Tiffany plays ice hockey with the Lady Thrashers, event trains weekly (horse back riding, dressage). Talking business is a passion and she has volunteered countless hours of pro bono business leadership support to fellow women from those who are in the startup phase to those who gross over 1 million plus wanting to scale through but not limited to brand and processes development to navigate growth and minimize risk. Tiffany plans to continue her work as an entrepreneur and social innovator whose endeavors benefit her community and abroad. She serves on the advisory board for Banneker High School’s STEAM advisory board and Atlanta Technical Colleges advisory board for the Department of Education. Tiffany is also a current member of the Women President’s Organization .