Dr. Eric Mayes is a dynamic, transformative, and inspiring leadership consultant, speaker and coach. A staunch advocate for social justice and educational equity, Dr. Mayes focuses on examining the mediating role of culture on cognition and learning, with particular interest on the impact that culturally responsive pedagogy and assessments have on academic and life outcomes for linguistically and culturally diverse students and communities.
Dr. Mayes served full-time on the faculty at John Hopkins University working at the nexus of leadership development, social entrepreneurship, and educational equity; designing and implementing an innovative online doctorate of education program in entrepreneurial leadership in education that focused on addressing some of the most intractable problems in education. He is a co- founder of the Aker Homeschool Collaborative for Gifted Children and the Founder of the Eric Mayes Collegiate Challenge Football Camp.
He holds a post-doctorate master’s degree in Education Policy and Management from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Howard University, and both a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology and a Bachelors from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. A former college athlete, Dr. Mayes advanced from a walk-on to Co-Captain of the 1997 University of Michigan National Championship Football Team.