Dean of College & Career Counseling/Juniper House Parent
Mike Dunn is a progressive education activist and leader. He has been working with youth in outdoor, independent, and charter schools for more than 15 years as a teacher, counselor, and program director. Mike started his work in Detroit as a Big Picture advisor and joined the Eagle Rock community in 2008-09 as a Service-Learning teaching fellow with Public Allies. After the fellowship, he moved to Philadelphia to help open a re-engagement Big Picture high school called el Centro de Estudiantes. He then transitioned to AIM Academy in Conshohocken, PA to work with students who have language-based learning differences. At AIM, Mike was a History teacher, varsity soccer coach, leadership cohort facilitator, and Director of College Counseling. He served on the Pennsylvania Association of College Admissions Counseling's Executive Committee as the chair of its Inclusion, Access, and Success committee and as a college advisor for the Franklin Institute's STEM Scholars program, both in service of helping historically underrepresented groups of students access postsecondary learning opportunities. In 2021, Mike completed his Doctorate of Education from Northeastern University and continues to collaborate with his doctoral colleagues on a podcast called RethinkingEDU. Mike loves spending time with his partner and their amazing dog Kelly, often with coffee.
My favorite thing about Eagle Rock is its commitment to empowering students to uncover their personal agency and make active decisions in their lives.
I really love every opportunity I get to learn something new from inspiring people I encounter in my everyday life.