2025 Bush Fellow Marvis Kilgore is launching a series of statewide roundtables focused on increasing the number of Black male teachers in Minnesota. As executive director of Code Savvy, he’s also leading youth STEM mentorship rooted in community connection.
Marvis Kilgore
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Bringing science training to students, teachers, and schools
Marvis Kilgore, a Mississippi native, is leading the Sirtify program at Normandale Community College to diversify Minnesota’s professional teaching staff and Code Savvy to provide computer science training for students, teachers, and schools to ensure that underrepresented populations are included in the computer science industry.
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Sirtify aims to increase the presence of Black male teachers in Minnesota classrooms
Marvis Kilgore, the program director of Sirtify, aims to recruit and support Black, African American, and African men into elementary and secondary education pathways.