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JOHNNY JIN

CHIEF STRATEGY & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

Johnny brings over a decade of proven leadership in institutional advancement to achieve large-scale social impact. As a core

member of the founding team, Johnny helped grow a regional

summer learning pilot into a high-performing school

network serving 8,000 children across the Midwest and

South. In this capacity, Johnny develops pathways to scale;

oversees the procurement of grants and contracts; and

facilitates the calibration of strategy to drive sustained

growth and success. Johnny has consulted with companies

and initiatives on projects early childhood concerning

literacy, city-wide arts education, social studies innovation,

and adult professional development. Johnny is a first-generation college graduate. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

from UC Berkeley (where he graduated early in two years), and a Master’s Degree in Education Policy and Management from Harvard.

JAVI DIMAS

Javi Dimas, VP of Operations & Enrollment, Javi has more than 20 years of experience in sales, strategy, management and operations. Javi's career began in the classroom teaching history and government to high school students. He then transitioned into higher education to help young adults gain technical working skills. As the Executive Director at STVT, he led the successful launch and sustained growth of a new career school along with opening several satellite campuses. He was promoted to Vice President of Operations and led the acquisition and growth of campuses throughout the state of Texas. After 6 successful years, Javi transitioned into the CMO space with IDEA Public Schools, first as the VP of Auxiliary Services and then VP of Student Operations to lead IDEA's regional directors of operations and student recruitment teams for 50 schools. 

Javi transitioned over to Achievement First as the VP of Operations. While at AF, he strengthened the operating mechanisms, introduced wage models and reimagined student recruitment and enrollment for 36 schools throughout New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. After several years, Javi returned to Texas to work with H-E-B, the sixth largest private company in the US. During the pandemic, he joined UnCommon Schools as the Associate Chief of Operations for Camden, NJ. He was recruited by Chick-Fil-A as the Director of Operations to increase sales, open and refresh several stores in Texas. Javi joined the PLA team in the fall of 2022.  Javi is a first-generation graduate, with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University in Political Science and a minor in business as well as a Masters in Government from University of Texas. 

VP OF OPERATIONS & ENROLLMENT