Greg Wise
Managing Director, National Workforce Readiness
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA USA
“Sometimes figuring out what you don’t want to do is just as important as figuring out what you do want to do”
Milestones
My road in life has been direct.
I started working with kids at a summer camp when I was in high school.
I knew early on that I wanted to do mission-based work within the social justice sector.
I went to Hampshire College and studied comparative social change: theory and practice, which essentially focuses on how to create change.
During my junior and senior year of college, I worked with young people involved in the juvenile justice system—when I graduated, the same company hired me on full-time as a case manager.
From there, I built my career in workforce development.
For the past decade, I had been working at STRIVE, a workforce development organization, where I gained national experience.
In April of 2022, I was recruited by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to serve in my current position as the managing director of national workforce readiness.
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Education
High School
Bachelor
Comparative Social Change
Hampshire College
Comparative Social Change
Hampshire College
Graduate
Nonprofit Management and Social Work
New York University
Nonprofit Management and Social Work
New York University
Career
Managing Director, National Workforce Readiness
I develop and implement a workforce readiness strategy to advance youth workforce outcomes.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Non-Profit Organizations
Business
Working with Others
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
If you know you want to go into a career like this, a degree in sociology, human services, psychology, social work, or nonprofit management would all work.
