Mrs. Jean Hoffman

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  by Jean Hoffman
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  Jean Hoffman is a co-founder of 9 Queens.

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  Mrs. Jean Hoffman

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  9 Queens is a non-profit educational organization founded in 2007 by Jennifer Shahade and Jean Hoffman.

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  Jean Hoffman, General Manager, Wu Chess
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  Prior to joining Dell, Mark led the strategic education initiatives group at Apple Computer focused on creating large, policy-driven and funded educational technology initiatives in Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York City, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.

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  "The event is to help promote chess awareness and change the stereotype that people have about chess and chess players," says Jean Hoffman, co-founder of 9 Queens.
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  Hoffman, too, sees the benefit of having chess introduced to a community. "Chess is a great educational tool proven to raise test scores and help self-confidence," she says."It can also help people learn social life skills and teach kids how to think.It's cheap, fun and when introduced can really make a difference." RZA agrees with Hoffman and says the game is especially important for people in urban communities. "They find themselves in situations needing to think quick.And they don't properly think," he says."I think chess helps develop people's thought process.People need to stay out of jail, not commit crime and young ladies not get pregnant.You need to think." But don't expect Hoffman and RZA to do a lot of thinking against each other in a battle of sponsors. "I don't want him to beat me, but I'll play him if he challenges me," Hoffman says with a laugh.

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  Jean Hoffman 344-7495 jhoffman@9queens.org

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  Just as local public education appears to be foundering, Tucson native Jean Hoffman has brought home a plan to help reverse that trend, especially in schools receiving Title 1 funds for serving many kids of low-income families. With partner Jennifer Shahade, a grandmaster, two-time women's American chess champion and author of "Chess Bitch," and a grant from the local Voices for Education, Hoffman is launching the nonprofit 9 Queens.
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  9 Queens will pay chess teachers to provide the lessons, as Hoffman is doing already at Roskruge Bilingual School.
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  Hoffman, a graduate of St. Gregory College Preparatory School, has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a master's in teacher education from Harvard.She spent three years teaching chess and directing tournaments for the Chess-in-the-Schools program based in New York City. She came home for a visit that, luckily for us, has morphed into a permanent return. "Tucson has a rich tradition of chess," Hoffman says.
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  Hoffman believes the program will find success in the Old Pueblo."I do think this is a very good community for innovation and trying things out," she says. And Tucson can applaud the return of Hoffman - one of those young, talented professionals whom our city longs to attract - as a real coup. Welcome home, Jean Hoffman, and thanks for devising a new way to provide all Tucson children with the tools they need for success in life.

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  Lisa Abrams ,85, Demion Clinco ,95, and Jean Hoffman ,99 have taken the lead in planning this event; please feel free to contact them or me regarding its development.
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  Jean Hoffman ,99
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  Jean Hoffman recently moved back to Tucson and is devoting most of her time to 9 Queens- a nonprofit organization dedicated to extending the benefits of chess education to under-served and under-represented children.After graduating from St. Gregory in 1999, Jean earned a bachelor's degree in history from Yale University (2003) and a master's degree in teacher education from Harvard University (2007).After college, she worked for three years for the nonprofit organization Chess-in-the-Schools as a chess teacher and coach in the New York City public schools.Hoffman.jean@gmail.com

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  Contact Person: Jean Hoffman jhoffman@9queens.org

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  Founded by Shahade and social entrepreneur Jean Hoffman in 2007, 9 Queens is dedicated to extending the benefits of chess to all children, especially girls and at-risk youth.
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  To pre-register for the tournament or sponsor a child to play, e-mail Jean Hoffman at jhoffman@9queens.org or visit www.9queens.org.

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