National Math and Science Initiative Manager reviews

COO and President reorganize every year, but no changes ever happen on the leadership level. There is a new CEO as of August 2023. Since 2016 there have been 3 CEOs. This org has and continues to be an unsafe place for black women, as the COO pretends to care for black women, but always ostracizes and blames them for everything. The last reorg fired two thirds of the black women at the org - the same women who spoke out a few months earlier at a company retreat. Then they hired a black women to lead DEI efforts. Interesting timing. There is ZERO upward mobility unless you are white. This is a very conservative organization that likes to use liberal catch phrases and buzzwords to gain funding, but they never actually make any impact in the communities they say they are serving. Unless you like feeling like you are in the sunken place all the time, do not work here if you are a member of a marginalized group. They plan based on hypothetical grants they "may" receive, and when they don't they cut jobs and "revisit salary scales". They have not given out bonuses since COVID and they have cut back on all of their employee incentives, nor are they supportive if you say you are getting an advanced degree.

Sadly this org has lost its edge. A revolving door at best in terms of staff retention. After two large layoffs and suspicious departures from the org, colleagues continue to drop like flies and who could blame them? There are a few good ones left but sadly their heavy hitters are mostly gone. SMT and ET aside from the CEO really need a refresh.