826 Boston

Supports the next generation of storytellers at this energetic youth writing and publishing organization serving 4,000 Boston kids and young people annually.

Vice President, Board of Directors

Little Tiger Strategic Storytelling

I use narrative craft to help mission-driven orgs focus their strategy AND their communications. Have worked with a range of mission-driven orgs, ranging from education startups and economic development incubators to local government and public media.

Founder & Principal Storyteller

WGBH

I developed educational strategy and narrative, with an eye toward impact and DEIA; led strategic communications, promoting our organizational narrative among thought leaders, funders, and other stakeholders in the sector and translating themes for individual projects; and developed new concepts for products and programs for children PreK-12, for distribution on PBS LearningMedia and with community, and district partners. Led creation of A Framework for Diversity and Equity in K-12 Science Educational Media.

Director of Strategy, Education

Harvard Kennedy School

Coached trade union leaders, community organizers, district and school leaders, and nonprofit executives in using Marshall Ganz's Public Narrative framework to lead toward change.

Public Narrative Coach

Directed strategic planning, partnership cultivation, stakeholder management, and operations for 826 Boston’s in-school and out-of-school youth writing and publishing programs, serving over 4,000 unique students annually. Spearheaded DEI initiatives.

Director of Education

Santa Fe Public Schools

Led the Superintendent's Equity Task Force to identify, narrate, and map a plan to eradicate inequities in educational opportunities and disparities in educational outcomes.

Equity Consultant

State of Connecticut - Office of the Governor

Led community outreach during development of a Connecticut Early Childhood System, involving the input of over 4,000 parents of young children. Revised Connecticut educator preparation programs and accreditation standards in accordance to Public Act 12-116.

Policy Fellow

Fulbright Association

Taught 9th and 11th grade literature at the Geo Milev Language School. Developed civic engagement curriculum that included a service learning project in a local Roma orphanage.

Fulbright Fellow

Helena-West Helena School District

11th grade English teacher

Teach for America

Led 35 high school English teachers across Arkansas and Mississippi in developing curriculum and instructional practices

Learning Team Leader

Dr. April Bo Wang is a strategic storyteller focused on mission-driven orgs. She brings fifteen years of experience in the social sector, ranging from direct service nonprofits and public media to school districts and gubernatorial office. In her storytelling work, she helps orgs craft story arcs that compellingly connect problem statements to mission; develop distinctive narrative voices and vocabularies that resonate with the current social ethos; and use data to vividly illustrate their work and impact. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic, Education Week, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

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