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Pamela Good

Pamela Good

Co-founder and CEO of "Beyond Basics"

Pamela Good is the co-founder and CEO of "Beyond Basics", a nonprofit organization that provides literacy interventions to students across the state of Michigan.[1][2]

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Education

Pamela graduated from University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2001.[3]

Career

Pamela began delivering coats to struggling inner-city schools in Detroit for several years, but later realized that the children needed more than just coats.[1] This led her to formally incorporate "Beyond Basics" as a 501c (3) non-profit organization in 2002, which today offers intensive one-on-one reading tutoring and literacy enrichment programs for K-12 students.[4][5]

Throughout the years, Pamela began to recognize illiteracy as a silent epidemic. Data presented by the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2019 revealed that 69% of eighth graders in the state of Michigan are reading below proficiency. Fortunately, by implementing a structured literacy approach and incorporating evidence-based practices, Beyond Basics participants experienced significant reading improvement in 4–14 weeks.[1]

Under Pamela's leadership, Beyond Basics has expanded its reach to more than 40 locations and now serves thousands of children annually.[6][7][8][9]

Recognitions

  • 2019 - Named "2019 Michiganian of the Year"[10]
  • 2022 - Recognized and named one of Crain's 2022 "Notable Women in Nonprofits"[11]

References

  1. [1]
    Jennifer Chambers (October 22, 2019). "Pamela Good: Breaking the cycle of illiteracy". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    Jody McVeigh (April 13, 2022). "Park resident brings business savvy to Beyond Basics board". grossepointenews.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    "Pamela Good 2017 DWs - cofounder, President & Executive Director, Beyond Basics". northwood.edu. March 1, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    Sean Gardner (March 20, 2015). "Beyond Basics Announces Student Success in Reading Program". dbusiness.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    Brandon Hudson and David Kome (December 5, 2023). "Improving literacy in Detroit with the Detroit Sports Commission". fox2detroit.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    Maggie McGrath (May 31, 2023). "Report Shows Progress Among Readers Using Beyond Basics' Program". dbusiness.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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    "Beyond Basics' Literacy Program to Impact 500 DPSCD Students through GM's $1 Million Grant". detroitk12.org. February 3, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  8. [8]
    Jennifer Chambers (February 19, 2022). "Reading intervention program used by Detroit schools gets $1M donation". detroitnews.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Beyond Basics literacy nonprofit honors two Southfield residents". theoaklandpress.com. August 2, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Pamela Good, 2019 Michiganian of the Year". detroitnews.com. October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Pamela Good: Notable Women in Nonprofits 2022". crainsdetroit.com. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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