ABOUT US
Founded in 2017, BMEA was created with the primary goal to recruit, engage, and develop Black male educators. We achieve this by partnering with educational agencies at the local, state and national level to support recruiting black men into education, engaging Black male educators, and developing leaders to improve the education of youth.
mission
Our mission is to develop effective culturally responsive educators who cultivate learning partnerships AND grow independent thinkers into change agents for their communities.
mission anchors
Our Anchor Mission Strategy outlines the ways in which we channel our collective energy to RECRUIT, ENGAGE AND develop BLACK MALE AND Culturally responsive educatORS, WHOM prioritize students’ cultural environment to create “liberated learners”
Recruit
Black men represent only 2% of the national teaching force, although children of color make up the majority of the American school population. Prioritizing the recruitment and onboarding of Black male educators
Engage
Nationally, Black male and culturally responsive educators leave their schools and profession at higher rates than their counterparts. We help schools and administrators develop and implement engagement and retention strategies.
Develop
Research indicates that efforts to develop and invest in the Black male and culturally responsive teaching force are the most effective retention methods for Black and culturally responsive educators
LEADERSHIP TEAM
Joe Bush
Director of K-12 Mentoring
Joseph Hines, II
Consultant
Brandon Lane
Executive Director of Programming and Partnerships
Michael Payne, Jr.
Co-Founder/ Director of Membership and Community Engagement
Chris Waston
Director of Marketing and Information Technology
Staci Williams
Director of Communications & Finance
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
