Marjorie Muratis is the CEO at Dallas Afterschool – a leading intermediary agency that levels the playing field for children of all races and economic backgrounds by increasing the quality and availability of Out-of-School Time (OST) programs for over 12,000 students in Dallas County. She has over 25 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations providing impactful direct services, leadership, and being a people-centric change-maker who produces results. She is driven by the belief that education, including OST, is crucial to solving inequities, and is passionate about educating people of all ages that their circumstances do not define them. Marjorie holds a BA in Sociology from State University of New York College at Cortland, a MA in Counseling from Amberton University. She holds a Non-Profit Leadership Certificate from Southern Methodist University (SMU)and is a Licensed Child Care Director through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.