After working for over a decade in the manufacturing and distribution industries, Amare El Jamii enrolled in community college with the intent on pursuing a more fulfilling career. He obtained his Associate degrees in both Mathematics and Computer Information Systems as well as his Bachelor degrees in Statistics and Applied Mathematics from Norco College and UCLA respectfully. Since graduation he has continued his work in education, specifically with students from under-represented and under-resourced communities. His work experience includes working with non-profit organizations, secondary educational institutions, California Community Colleges, the Cal States and the University of California. Amare’s last position as a Director of a non-profit allowed him to oversee a dozen educational based projects from a college prep course to a robotics course teaching students how to build and fly drones. He has taught multiple subjects in the STEM fields, from mathematics and computer programming to unmanned aerial systems. Amare is currently co-founder of both Cultivating Hope, LLC, an educational consulting firm and the J.T. Mitchell Pre-Apprencticeship Academy, an organization that prepares students to take the written and oral exams and enter into union construction and trade careers.