Meet Our President
Mallorye Crowell is the President & Founder of The Higher Foundation. She graduated from The Georgia Institute of Technology in May 2016 with her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. Soon after she graduated from Georgia Tech, she founded The Higher Foundation to help Georgia college students overcome the post-secondary educational attainment barriers she one faced as a college student.
During Mallorye’s six-year journey as First-Generation college student, she overcame financial strain, resource scarcity, housing instability, food insecurity, and lack all by the grace of God. When she finally made it to her last semester at Georgia Tech, she established a conditional covenant with God that if He allowed her to graduate, she would start a charity organization to help other college students graduate. In May 2016, God fulfilled His promise to her as she walked across the graduation stage, so in February 2017, she kept her promise too and founded The Higher Foundation. On May 18th, 2018, The Higher Foundation was shared publicly, and since then, The Higher Foundation has helped over 1,000 Georgia college students and awarded over $33,000 in grants and scholarships. Mallorye is thankful to God that He chose her for such a worthy assignment to make college easier for all Georgians, and she is ready and determined to keep taking The Higher Foundation higher with the direction of God.
Mallorye is most passionate about higher education, youth development, & community building. When she is not serving in her community, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones, reading, and visiting a local coffee shop. In all that Mallorye does, she hopes that her intimate walk with God will encourage others to follow Him and complete their God-given assignment. She believes that all were created for a purpose, and no matter how hard it is, with tenacity and unwavering faith, all things are possible to those that believe.
Contact Mallorye Crowell
James Scales
Secretary
James Scales graduated from Savannah State University in May 2010 with a B.S. in Computer Science and Technology and is currently a Senior Lab Technician at Cooper Lighting Solutions. During his professional career, he made sure to continue to sharpen his creative and coding skills to stay ahead of the technological curve. Eventually, he became proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud applications and took on several freelance jobs from associates in the community. This catapulted him into establishing Creativescale Designs in March of 2018. Since then, the company has been evolving and Inspire Creative Solutions was created to be a Creative Agency to help businesses and individuals in his community. He is now the Graphic Designer & Film/Photographer for PlaTy Multimedia & Publishing based in Metro-Atlanta and is a member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.
james@higherfoundation.org
James Scales
Edithe Rose
Higher Coordinator
Edithe Rose is a rising senior at Agnes Scott College, majoring in Anthropology and Sociology, with a leadership focus and a Business Management concentration. Edithe has had the honor of serving in a variety of executive roles for nonprofit organizations dedicated to student success. Due to her own first-generation experiences and her desire to work in college admission, specifically college counseling, Edithe has a passion for assisting students in gaining better access and abilities to go higher in their academic pursuits. With Edithe’s position at Higher Foundation, she plans to gain the experience necessary to help students get scholarships, grants, and jobs related to student engagement, especially in roles that strongly prioritize student success.