Biography
Dr. Adelle Schade is the Vice President of Total Experience Learning Institute at Â鶹ÊÓƵ in Reading, PA.
She previously served as the Vice President Strategic Partnerships and Chief Strategy Officer at Albright College. Prior to Albright College, Adelle was a science teacher at Conrad Weiser High School, Robesonia, PA for 25 years. Adelle is the Founder of Total Experience Learning®, formed in 2015, and the CEO of ConvergEd, LLC formed in 2018. Adelle founded the trademarked learning and instructional methodology, Total Experience Learning®. Total Experience Learning® was named a top 4 STEM program in the United States in 2019 by District Administrator Journal. In December 2022, the program received international recognition during a ceremony by the United Nations, New York, as the Most Innovative Educational Model by the Materials Science sub-division of the United Nations. Adelle serves on the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Women2Women Advisory Board and the Visions Federal Credit Union CEO Advisory.
In 2022, Adelle was named the recipient of the Whitaker Center’s Women in STEM Game Changer Award. In 2023, she was named a Berks County Take the Lead winner by the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania (GSEP) and the ATHENA Leadership Award winner by Greater Reading Chamber Alliance Women2Women. Adelle earned a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education from West Chester University. In 2006, she earned a Master of Education degree from Kutztown University in Biology Education. In 2015, she earned a Master of Science degree in Clinical Microbiology from the Jefferson Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Philadelphia, PA. In 2023, Adelle earned a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA. Additionally, she holds an appointment as an Adjunct Instructor of Pediatrics at the Penn State College of Medicine.