Angelique LeDoux

Experience

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  Associated Press

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  National Photo Desk

  National Desk, Photo Editor, Photographer/City Desk

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  Time Inc., Time for Kids Magazine

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2007

  Picture Editor and Writer

  Picture Editor and Writer, TIME For Kids Magazine, the premier multimedia brand connecting current events to classroom experiences for 3.5 million students and teachers.

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  Angelique LeDoux, LLC

  Jan 2007 - now

  Investor, Writer, Facilitator

  Angel Investor particularly interested in IMPACT -- supporting, creating awareness around and investing in the areas of education, food security and organic & sustainable agriculture, alt energy infrastructure and individualized medicine, with an emphasis on brain research that focuses on the origins of, potential treatments for, and common threads among neurodegenerative disorders, immune-mediated disease and autoimmunity that effects those with movement disorders, PANDAS/PANS, TS, ET, Autism, Parkinsons, Alzheimers, MS, ALS, mental illness and more. General investing interests also include innovation, technology and real estate, particularly housing in a growing market, sustainably managed, affordable housing & green building and sustainable architecture. Show less

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  Jade's ToyBox, Inc.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2015

  Founder, President

  Founded, envisioned concept and designed products for Jade’s ToyBox, a pop-up and direct-to-consumer educational and eco-friendly toy company that specialized in carefully-vetted, theme-based toys, games & books, devoid of tv characters, but with particular attention to child safety, the environment and ole fashioned fun. Named to Dr. Toy’s 100 Best Children’s Products of 2010 and listed on Dr. Toy’s Socially Responsible Products for 2010.Anyone with a child knows that learning does not wait until pre-school; it’s a process that happens everyday from every experience. And at Jade’s ToyBox, that’s our goal, to empower parents with innovative and eco-friendly tools for teaching kids to think outside the box. Show less

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  Earth Day NY

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Lessons Learned Vol. 5, Managing Editor

  Managing Editor, Earth Day New York's Lessons Learned Volume 5: The Cost and Benefits of High Performance Buildings, providing accessible and pragmatic information to the real estate community about healthier, higher performing buildings.

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  Parents of Accelerated Learners [PALNYC]

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2020

  Founder, Executive Director

  PALNYC and The PALNYC Workshop Series (palworkshops.wordpress.com) helps parents of accelerated learners understand topics relevant to their young child’s cognitive, social & emotional development. Experts and practitioners in the field of gifted education and parent advocates join our panels for a dialogue with parents and teachers about educating and nurturing these unique learners.Previous Workshops:• Meet the People Behind the G&T Programs in NYC• Gifted & Talented Admissions & Testing: The Straight Talk• Parenting the Accelerated Learner• Options in the Gifted Arena• Becoming Your Child’s Advocate• Positive Discipline & Your Advanced Learner: Ending the Great Debate With Your Little Lawyer• The NYC Gifted & Talented Process• Supporting Early Giftedness Through Play: A Hands-On, Play-Based Session for Parents• A Conversation with Dr. Rena Subotnik• The Power of Books & Film for Kids• Guiding Gifted Girls & Boys• Supporting Your Child’s Gifts & Talents: A Talent Development Roundtable• Preventing Summer Slide• A Mini-Session on Math: How to Talk to Your Children About Mathematics• A Roundtable Discussion on G&T Education in Partnership with NY Family Magazine• Critical Issues for the NYC Middle Schooler• Engaging Experiences to Prevent Summer Learning LossPrevious speakers have included:• Growth Mindset- Carol Dweck• Center for Psychology in Schools & Education at APA: Dr. Rena Subotnik• Psychologists: Dr. Janet Jackson & Dr. Julia Osborn• Speyer Legacy School: Connie Coulianos• Hollingworth Preschool: Heather Pinedo-Burns• Hunter College: Razel Solow and Howard Fuchs• Lang School: Micaela Bracamonte• Film Directors: Pamela French, Doug Morse• Editor: Eric Messinger• School co-founder/attorney: Jennifer Selendy• Author: Nancy Samalin• Author and School Consultant: Vicki Goldman• Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist: Dr. Ranu Boppana• School Consultant: Dr. Robin Aronow Show less

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  Golden Seeds

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2018

  Managing Director

  Managing Director at Golden Seeds, a nationwide angel network that invests in businesses with a woman founder or who hold C-level positions with significant equity ownership.

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  Playrific, Inc.

  Jan 2013 - Feb 2014

  Board of Directors
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  The NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium

  Oct 2013 - Jan 2017

  Co-Founder, Co-Convener

  The NYC Gifted & Talented Symposium, a one-day symposium, is the first of its kind- a collaborative effort, reaching across university and school boundaries, past politicians and beyond bureaucracy. It’s about parents and educators, principals, university department heads, ed tech experts, mental health professionals and specialists working together in the best interest of New York City youth.

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  NYC Ed Tech Family Day: A'Fair

  Jul 2014 - Jul 2014

  Founder, Co-Convener

  The NYC Ed Tech Family Day: A’Fair is equal parts education fair, carnival & an educational scavenger hunt to introduce families (K-8th) to Education Technology learning tools through engaging hands-on play (http://bit.ly/1sYDzXq).This biennial half-day event hosted by NEST + M on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 and geared to 300 families, ed tech and learning specialists, features the best Ed Technologies available to support, differentiate and individualize learning at school and at home. Domain specific vendors in Language Literacy, STEM, 21st Century Skills, (including, coding, video game design, financial literacy, entrepreneurship), Mind & Body Health and The Arts will showcase their programs, interactive apps and learning tools through an interactive game or carnival-styledisplay, and bring learning full circle for total engagement- far beyond a one-to-one screen experience. Our Ed Tech Advisory Committee, comprised of education technology experts, specialists and teachers from NYC’s best schools, will help curate the final selection of education technology companies chosen to participate in the Fair based on: a focus on K-8th grade education, the ability to individualize and support learning beyond the classroom and to provide students and parents or learning specialists with an engaging, interactive experience that exemplifies the power of education technology. Show less

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  PANDAS Network

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2021

  Member Board of Directors

  PANDAS Network is dedicated to improving the diagnosis and treatment of children with PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and PANS (Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome). Founded by parents of children with PANDAS/PANS in 2009 and formally established as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2013, PANDAS Network, armed with an impressive network of doctors, researchers and scientists, strives to collaborate with subject matter experts, build public awareness, provide family support, and gather data and resources to better inform parents and the medical community about PANDAS and PANS. Show less

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  The Common Threads: Post-Infectious Autoimmune Diseases of the Brain Conference, PANDAS Network

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2018

  Founding Co-Convener

  Founding Co-Convener of The Common Threads: Post-Infectious Autoimmune Diseases of the Brain Conference, 2018, an international, interdisciplinary conference conceived and organized by PANDAS Network, to break down the silos in medicine by bringing together clinical and research experts in the areas of neurology, immunology,psychology, psychiatry, infectious disease, genetics and more exploring the commonalities among post-infectious autoimmune disease models and best practices for treatment.Envisioned and organized event, managed budget, handled technology needs, arranged speaker details and managed team of volunteers to handle a two day event with close to 1000 attendees, while event was covered by the press, including 20/20. Show less

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  The UHNW Institute

  Jul 2022 - now

  Managing Editor
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  StoryQ

  Apr 2023 - now

  Principal, Chief Storytelling Strategist, Story Mentor