Ja'Quez Taylor

A transformational leader and a passionate advocate for education and student success, Ja’Quez understands the role of improving educational equity and preparing life-long learners for success, as well as providing students in urban schools an equitable opportunity for success in their college and career journey. Ja’Quez holds a bachelor's degree in liberal studies with a concentration in African American history from North Carolina A&T State University. He is currently a candidate for his second master's in curriculum and instruction. Taylor is an eager and passionate educator advocating for equitable changes in urban schools for all students.

Mr. Taylor started his career as a CEO and director of tutoring education services and school partnerships for a successful tutoring organization he founded in Thomasville, NC. Mr. Taylor taught elementary education in Dallas, TX, and Greensboro, NC, where he then moved on to serve as an impact manager/coach for an education non-profit that supported students and schools with full-time, near-peer interventionists and mentors in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Ja'Quez has served in various roles such as director of elementary programs, program director, and K-12 education consultant. He is currently a candidate-elect for Thomasville City Schools Board of Education, which will be a historical moment for Thomasville, NC, considering this is the first time in history in which the citizens will elect their first school board members. Ja'Quez was honored and nominated as one of South Florida’s Top Black Educators of the 2021–2022 academic school year.

Ja’Quez is a native of Thomasville, North Carolina, by way of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida. When he is not traveling enjoying his friends, he enjoys reading, researching, shopping and putting clothing pieces together for fashion style.