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Maria Thomas

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Assistant Principal of Operations at Ascend Schools
📍 New York, New York, United States

Maria is the Assistant Principal of Operations at Ascend Schools, leveraging her extensive strategy and operations experience to drive impact in the social sector. She holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.

She is passionate about social causes, serving as a board member for a refugee and immigrant services nonprofit. Maria has also worked with migrants on asylum cases, taught English to newcomers, and helped develop strategy for a global clean water charity.

She coordinated a fundraising effort that raised over $114, 000 for refugee resettlement.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Assistant Principal of Operations
Job Level
Junior
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Operational Excellence
Her professional focus is on applying operational excellence and project management principles within the education and social sectors. She holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Social Sector Impact
Her career is dedicated to driving large-scale impact in the social sector, with experience in education, clean water access, and refugee support.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Assistant Principal of Operations
Ascend Schools
5-2023 - 6-2023
Yale SOM Teaching Assistant, EMBA Global Network Week
Yale School of Management
11-2021 - 6-2023
Nonprofit Board Member
IRIS: Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services
6-2022 - 8-2022
Summer Associate
Samvid Ventures
5-2022 - 8-2022
External Consultant
charity: water
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Education
8-2021 - 5-2023
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Yale School of Management
2010 - 2014
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
The Ohio State University
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