Sessions of 2024 Summer Conference: Mitch Horlick
Horlick, Mitch
Director of Business Partnerships
ElevateEdAZ
Mitch Horlick is the Director of Business Partnerships at the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation - ElevateEdAZ initiative. In this position, he leads the ElevateEdAZ Business Partnership Team and is responsible for increasing the number of work-based learning experiences for ElevateEdAZ students by cultivating relationships with local businesses. Before joining the Foundation, Mitch was the Executive Director of an online high school for at-risk students, called Online School of Arizona. He helped secure the school charter, oversaw daily operations, academic excellence, and the buildout of the Glendale campus. Prior to starting this school, Mitch was the Managing Partner and Founder of nSpire, a full-service rewards and motivation consulting firm. Additionally, he has been serving as a board member for the Blueprint Education charter schools for the past 10 years. Mitch earned a Bachelor of Business Administration specializing in Economics and Public Policy from George Washington University.
Sessions:
4612 - Empowering the Arizona Workforce
07/15/2024
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hilton El Conquistador
- Interdisciplinary
Preparing Arizona students through stronger alignment between education, business, and the community. This includes increasing: the number of students that enroll in and complete career pathways, the number of students that obtain industry-recognized credentials and dual enrollment credit, exposure to more students with work-based learning experiences, and the number of teachers that reimagine classroom learning through educator externships. This session is presented by ElevateEdAZ.
