Our Founder
In 2008 Unleash the Brilliance was founded by Terrell Dorsey to help close the achievement gap for students at the risk of academic failure and keep them out of the school to prison pipeline.
Growing up, Terrell faced many of the issues he works to help youth through today. Surrounded by an unhealthy group of peers and the pressures of growing up, Dorsey Dorsey struggled with addiction. He dropped out of high school and spent a period of time in the prison system. Looking back on his prison time, and learning that a disproportionate number of prison inmates are high school drop outs, Dorsey realized he had to figure out a way to enact change. Unleash the Brilliance was born.
At its core, Unleash the Brilliance believes that everyone has a brilliance inside of them that needs to be encouraged to flourish. We believe the best way to nourish this brilliance is to divert students from at risk behaviors by teaching decision making tools that allow them to reflect and self motivate based on positive values and future goals. We help them learn skills to successfully navigate pitfalls associated with negative peer pressure, bullying, substance abuse, and a host of other at-risk factors and behaviors. Our objective is to prepare students to confront these difficult issues with a toolkit to overcome obstacles that can compromise a student's ability to attend school and obtain a high school diploma.
Growing up, Terrell faced many of the issues he works to help youth through today. Surrounded by an unhealthy group of peers and the pressures of growing up, Dorsey Dorsey struggled with addiction. He dropped out of high school and spent a period of time in the prison system. Looking back on his prison time, and learning that a disproportionate number of prison inmates are high school drop outs, Dorsey realized he had to figure out a way to enact change. Unleash the Brilliance was born.
At its core, Unleash the Brilliance believes that everyone has a brilliance inside of them that needs to be encouraged to flourish. We believe the best way to nourish this brilliance is to divert students from at risk behaviors by teaching decision making tools that allow them to reflect and self motivate based on positive values and future goals. We help them learn skills to successfully navigate pitfalls associated with negative peer pressure, bullying, substance abuse, and a host of other at-risk factors and behaviors. Our objective is to prepare students to confront these difficult issues with a toolkit to overcome obstacles that can compromise a student's ability to attend school and obtain a high school diploma.
Unleash The Brilliance is powered by Shunpike
Shunpike is the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington State with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.
Shunpike is the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington State with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.