Ruthie Umberger is the Executive Director of The Educator Collective. She earned her undergraduate degree in Government and Communications at the University of Texas at Austin and has completed certifications in Developing Annual Sustainability, Developing Major Gifts, and Women’s Giving from the University of Indiana School of Philanthropy. Ruthie brings over a decade of experience in front-line fundraising and eight years of recruiting, coaching and managing successful teams. Ruthie’s previous professional experience includes serving as the first ever Chief Development Officer at Family Gateway, Development Director at City Year Dallas, Director of Individual and Major Gifs at Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, and Major Gifts Officer at the American Red Cross - North Texas Region.

Ruthie was a 2016 Leadership ISD Dallas County Fellow.

Email: ruthie@educatorcollective.org

Priscilla Oglevie is the Program Director for The Educator Collective. She brings more than 20 years of experience in event planning, program development, and leadership development for local, regional, national and international nonprofit organizations to her service with TEC. One of her great joys is to invest in the professional and personal development of others and, to that end, she received her certification as a Gallup Global Strengths Coach in addition to her degree in Mass Communications. The events and programs she has planned and implemented include regional conferences, corporate community impact projects, lunch and learns on many topics, large-scale Back-To-School Supply Drives, as well as innovative mentoring programs and services designed to meet the needs of underserved populations. She is honored to now be serving and supporting educators in their careers in her work with TEC.

Email: priscilla@educatorcollective.org