Evelyn Van Til

As a connector, building relationships sparks joy for me. Creating win-win partnerships, guided by “Stone Soup," my superpower is matchmaking.

On a mission to scale education-to-career pathways for all, igniting imagination in service of equity has also led me to organize events like Maker Hour of Code, MakerX & other events for Computer Science Education Week, found 4th Street Farms as an urban farm on a mission to eat, educate, empower & employ people, together - and to join other neighbors in creating the Weinland Park Community Civic Association as a voice on civic issues connecting the University, Short North & New Indianola Historic Districts.

Strengths:
• Strategic Agility: I frame and create organized, actionable plans from chaos
• Maximizer: Excellence, not average, is my personal measure
• Achiever: I have an internal fire motivating me that moves me and those around me to action
• WOO: There are no strangers, only friends I haven't met yet
• Activation: I make things happen by turning thoughts into action
• Ideation: I find connections between seemingly disparate phenomena

Expertise:
• Early Careers/Emerging Talent - Apprenticeship, Internships, Work & Play-Based Learning
• Future of Work Talent Development - Skilling, Microcredentials, Career Pathways, Social-Emotional Learning, Onboarding
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility & Belonging
• Leadership & Strategic Management
• Business & Life Empowerment Coaching: Empathy, Creativity, Productivity & Retention
• Asset-Based Community Development