Cory McCarthy, MEd ’20, EdD ’24, chief equity officer for Everett Public Schools
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Liberation When Cory McCarthy, MEd ’20, EdD ’24 was packing to move to a new apartment in Winthrop, Massachusetts, he got rid of his collection of firstplace coaching trophies but held on to the secondplace ones. It might sound odd, but for McCarthy, it’s a mental reminder to keep working hard. “I have to remember the times I didn’t win; it keeps me hungry,” McCarthy says. That kind of philosophy has informed more than two decades of McCarthy’s work to help change the societal narrative for underserved students. His current role is chief equity officer for Everett Public Schools (EPS). STO RY BY K R I ST E N WA L S H P H OTOS BY KAT H L E E N D O O H E R
