Meet The Team

Here is our awesome team.

Dr. Puree Rivers, Co-Founder

Dr. Puree Rivers is the Co-Founder of Pathways 2 Military Careers and a distinguished educator with over 20 years of experience in middle and secondary education. Her career is built on a deep commitment to student success, backed by an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Assessments and an M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision.

Dr. Rivers brings a rare and specialized expertise to military preparation. Since 2022, she has served as the Director of a prominent military program dedicated to helping candidates successfully pass the ASVAB. In this leadership role, she led a team in developing the core curriculum used by the program. Furthermore, she provides ongoing professional development to the instructional staff, ensuring all training is grounded in current, research-based educational techniques.

She co-founded Pathways 2 Military Careers to address a critical need: preparing high-quality, capable candidates for service. Dr. Rivers recognized that many motivated young people were struggling with the ASVAB, a key barrier to entry. Her work directly tackles this challenge, helping candidates achieve competitive AFQT scores and providing the armed forces with strong, qualified personnel.

At PW2MC, Dr. Rivers specializes in personalized ASVAB tutoring and building individualized military career paths. She holds current teaching and leadership certifications in South Carolina, Texas, and Missouri.

Dr. Rivers believes every recruit should have the opportunity to build a military career that is both satisfying and rewarding. When not helping future leaders, she enjoys glamping, tailgating, and spending time with her family, including her son, a power-lifter, and her three nieces.

Charlene Duval, Co-Founder

Charlene W. Duval is a highly experienced education professional with a Master of Education (M.Ed.) from Francis Marion University, specializing in Remediation & Intervention for At-Risk Students. With a career spanning three decades in instructional design, curriculum development, and adult education, Mrs. Duval brings unique and current expertise directly relevant to military and career readiness.

She currently serves as a Curriculum Development and Training Instructor at a prominent military program, where her primary focus is designing and delivering instruction to new employees preparing to teach Army Recruits who enter the service with low ASVAB scores in Math, Vocabulary, and Reading Comprehension. Furthermore, she was a key contributor in co-designing the curriculum currently utilized at this military program for ASVAB preparation. This hands-on experience provides a deep understanding of the exact skills necessary for success on the exam.

Mrs. Duval also has extensive foundational experience in curriculum development for college readiness, including developing intervention courses for students on academic probation , and previously directed a federally funded Gear Up Program for at-risk students in grades 7-12. Her background is further strengthened by experience as an Educational Consultant, providing instructional coaching and training on curriculum implementation to administrators and teachers , ensuring she can effectively support high school educators and prepare all students for their future career pathways.

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