Biography

Lynsey Wood Jeffries is the National CEO of Higher Achievement, which serves more than 1100 middle school scholars in four states with year-round expanded learning and mentoring. After five years as a Higher Achievement volunteer mentor, Ms. Jeffries joined the professional staff in 2005 as Director of Grants. From 2008-2012, she served executive director for Higher Achievement - DC Metro, growing the annual revenues from $1.7 million to $2.8 million. Prior to joining Higher Achievement, Ms. Jeffries served as a program officer for the Fannie Mae Foundation, and a congressional liaison and special assistant to the CEO at NeighborWorks. Ms. Jeffries holds a B.A. in English and sociology from Wake Forest University. She earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Pittsburgh, with a concentration in nonprofit management. She was named one of the top 12 nonprofit leaders in the U.S. under age 40 by the Independent Sector and American Express, is a member of Leadership Greater Washington Class of 2011, is a Presidio Institute Fellow, W.K. Kellog Foundation Fellow, and is a founding board member of Mundo Verde Public Charter School.