Mario Shaw
Mario Shaw
Overview
Mario Jovan Shaw is the co founder and co chief executive officer of Profound Gentlemen where he serves to redefine the image of urban education through increasing the percent of black male educators. Previously Mario taught seventh grade in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools through Teach For America. While teaching Mario created a program called the Brotherhood to address the needs of young black males in his classroom. During a discussion participants evaluated the lack of black male educators nationally. This sparked Mario s passion for creating Profound Gentlemen. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Education and has been featured in Teach For America and Charlotte s local publications to address the importance of increasing the percentage of black male educators.
