A person with short hair, wearing a black blazer over a green and white striped shirt, smiles confidently with arms crossed against a plain light background.
A person with short hair, wearing a black blazer over a green and white striped shirt, smiles confidently with arms crossed against a plain light background.

Rhea Elcock

Evaluation and Impact Manager, STEM Pathways

Rhea Elcock is an educator and evaluator committed to advancing community engagement and social impact. She earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Xavier University, where she studied the relationship between culture and mathematical literacy, and a master’s in education from the High Meadows Graduate School in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she focused on culturally responsive mathematics instruction. After teaching educators and middle school students in Boston public schools, Elcock earned a master’s in policy management from Georgetown University, where she studied the impact of philanthropy in basic science. She now serves as an impact and evaluation manager at the Simons Foundation, assessing and strengthening the impact of philanthropic investments in STEM access and education.