Meet our fellows and alumni and learn how they are transforming public education.
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2024 Cohort
Mia Backon, K-5 Director of Academics, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Nicole Blair Barzey, Principal, Meridian Public Charter School
Victoria Bustos, Executive Director, San Antonio ISD
Drew Coleman, Associate Chief of Schools, Denver Public Schools
Shandrea Daniel, Educationalist, School Systems Leader, Community Activism
Angela Das, Friendship Public Charter School, Director of Mathematics
Denise DeBarros, Director of Family Support, Central Falls School District
Lindsay DeHartchuck, Senior Director, Diverse Learners, KIPP Foundation
Rashid Duroseau, Civics Program Director, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Miguel Elizondo, High School Principal, Edgewood ISD
Selena Florence, Chief Academic Officer, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Ra’Chel Ford, Deputy CEO, KIPP ATL
Emily Gargiulo, Deputy Chief of Staff, DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
Jennifer Greene, Executive Director, Tulsa Legacy Charter School
Terri Grey, Principal, Virtual Innovators Academy
Ketica Guter, Principal, Valor Academy, KIPP DC
Shonterrio Harris, Senior Manager of Strategic Partnerships, Indianapolis Public Schools
Marcel Hauser, Senior Advisor and Strategy, Issaquah School District
Jana Haywood, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, Ferguson-Florissant School District
Kim Hicks Foster, Deputy Chief Academic Programs, KIPP Texas Public Schools
Asya Johnson, Master Principal, New York City Public Schools
Shandra Johnson, Director of Foundational Literacy, KIPP Texas
Kendra Johnson-Tesch, Director of School Performance and Accountability, The SEED Foundation
Leta Johnson-Garner, Executive Director of Employee Effectiveness & Evaluation, The School District of Philadelphia
Andrew Koonce, Network Leader,Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Rebecca Landa, Sr. Executive Director of Educational Technology & Organizational Learning, San Antonio ISD
Shateena Love, Executive Director, Atlanta Public Schools
Angela Maramba, Director of State Board Relations, Colorado State Board of Education
Myrna Martinez, Asst. Superintendent of Business Operations, Edgewood ISD
Elizabeth Meyers, Executive Director of Instructional Systems and Supports, Chicago Public Schools
Shawnterra Moore, Superintendent, South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD)
Trent Mosley, Chief of Equity and Culture, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Ashanti Murdock-Ash, Chief of Talent & Equity, KIPP Indy Public Schools
Larome Myrick, Executive Director, Rhode Island Dept of Children, Youth and Families
Chris Olszewski, Assistant Superintendent and Executive Director of Curriculum, Billings Public Schools
Martin Palamore, Chief Schools Officer, East Harlem Scholars Academy
Amber Paz, Special Education Director, Indianapolis Public Schools
Milanda Penn, Founding Principal/Academy Director, Liberty Grove Schools
Krista Primrose, Chief Academic Officer, Purdue Polytechnic High School
Justin Ralston, Superintendent, Essexville-Hampton Public Schools
Felicia Owo-Grant, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Friendship Public Charter School
Erica Robinson, Executive Director of Schools, Indianapolis Public Schools
Simona Simpson-Thomas, Superintendent, Highlander Charter School
Yana Symone Smith, President, People and Business Administration, Rocky Mountain Prep
Michael Templeton, Principal, Sheila “Skip” Nowell Academy
Jose Torres, Deputy Chief of Schools - Network 13, Chicago Public Schools
Stephanie Tsai, Instructional Superintendent, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Sally Vo, Vice President, Counseling and College Success, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
2023 Cohort
Estella Bitson, Assistant Superintendent, Tulsa Public Schools
Shalon Bond, Director of Social Studies, Dallas ISD
Danielle Branson, Deputy Superintendent of Academics & Schools, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Robin Buckrham, Executive Director of Secondary Schools, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools District
Daniel Calderón, Instructional Leadership Executive Director, Highline Public Schools
Sharine Carver, Executive Director of Special Services, Issaquah School District
Melody Coryell, Executive Director of Postsecondary Readiness & International Baccalaureate Lead Educator, Indianapolis Public Schools
Danielle Dickinson, Senior Lead Educator of Curriculum, Middle and High School Literacy and Humanities, Camden County School District
Ashley Cowger, Executive Director of Strategy & Integration, Indianapolis Public Schools
Kendra Doyle, Senior Executive Director for the Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment , San Antonio ISD
Kim J. Dyce, Deputy Superintendent, Muskogee Public Schools
Kelli A. Eastery, Executive Director of the Department of STEM, Chicago Public Schools
Joseph Ellis, Senior Manager of Professional & Leadership Development, National Charter Collaborative
Sandra Galbato Kunsman, Executive Director of ELA and Reading, Rochester City School District
Nakita Green, Principal of Democracy Prep Charter Middle School, Democracy Prep Public Schools in NYC
Alesha Harmon, Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Valor Collegiate Academies
Jay Hartman, Executive Director of the Community Partnership Network, St.Louis Public Schools
Tara Haskins, Founding School Leader, Kansas City Girls Preparatory Academy
Nicolle L. Haynes, Executive Director of Equity, Inclusion & Curriculum Program Audit, Rochester City School District
JuDonne Hemingway, Principal, Noble Schools
Fumie Ichikawa, Director of Research & Assessment, Indianapolis Public Schools
Michelle Jackson, Executive Director of Teaching & Learning, Indianapolis Public Schools
Ralph Johnson, Vice President of College Success, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Kendra Johnson-Tesch, Director of School Performance & Accountability, The SEED Foundation
Beth Jones, Assistant Superintendent for Integrated Students & Family Supports, San Antonio ISD
Arman Lakes, Redesign Director, District of Columbia Public Schools
Ma'at Lands, Founder & Executive Director, Rooted School- Indianapolis
Monique Langston, Chief Strategy Officer, Distinctive Schools
Luke Lennon, Senior Director of Schools, The Mind Trust
Davion R. Lewis, Chief Executive Officer, South Bend Empowerment Zone
Jubria Lewis, Founding Head of School, The SEED School of Los Angeles County, CA
Emily Masengale, Assistant Executive Director/Interim Executive Director, Christel House Indianapolis
Aliesha Maye, Chief of School Operations, DC Prep
Nicole Travers, Senior Director of School Support & Program Data, DC Charter School Alliance
Matthew McCrea, Head of School, Meridian Public Charter School
Markisha Mitchell, Associate Superintendent of Accountability and Continuous Improvement, DeKalb County School District
Alfredo Nambo, Chief Education Officer, Acero Schools
Felicia Owo-Grant, Director of Strategic Development & Leadership Coach, Friendship Public Charter School
Eddie Rangel, Executive Director, Adelante Schools
Roxanne Rangel, Managing Director of Primary Curriculum & Instruction, KIPP Texas
Keisha Rattray, Managing Director of Teaching & Learning, Beginning with Children Foundation
Eva Maria Regueira, District Director of Community Services, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Selina Rios, Director of Planning & Development, Office of Equity City Year
Colleen Sadowski, Executive Director of Library & Media Services, Rochester City School District
Laney Shaler, Senior Advisor, Denver Public Schools
Justin Smith, Chief Schools Officer, Forte Preparatory Academy Charter Schools
Jenny Taylor Okonkwo, Central Strategy Partner, Tulsa Public Schools
Johnny Vahalik, Assistant Superintendent for College, Career, & Military Readiness, San Antonio ISD
Erselle Young, Assistant Superintendent of Operations & Logistics, Rockingham County Schools
2022 Cohort
Mariela Abreu, Director of Strategic Initiatives, UP Education Network,
Joanne Ahola, Senior Director of Operations, California Montessori Project
Virginia Boyce, Regional Superintendent, Democracy Prep Public Schools at Stewart Campus
Dr. Michael Cormack, Deputy Superintendent, Jackson Public Schools
Analy Cruz-Phommany, Executive Director of Bilingual Education & World Languages, Rochester City School District
Tijana Davis, Director of Equitable School Supports, Indianapolis Public Schools
Alyssa Fatal, Director of Human Capital, Blackstone Valley Prep
Lourdes Flores, Managing Director of High Schools, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Dr. Erwin Garcia, Superintendent, Billings Public School District
Emmanuel George, Regional Superintendent, New York Democracy Prep Public Schools
Joshua Giraldo, Chief of Human Capital, Blackstone Valley Prep
Jennifer Gripado, Executive Director of Leadership Development, Tulsa Public Schools
Dara Gronau, Principal, South Orange Maplewood School District
Jessica Haight, Instructional Leadership Director, Tulsa Public Schools
Damon Hoyle, Associate Director, Texas Private Schools Association
Krystal Hutchinson, Director of Post Secondary Readiness, Tulsa Public Schools
Bonnie Johnson-Aten, Executive Director of School Leadership, Burlington School District
Jalynn Jones, Regional Superintendent/Principal, Democracy Prep Baton Rouge
Kelly Kane, Executive Director of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Tulsa Public Schools
Dr. Andre Lawe, Instructional Superintendent, Alliance College-Ready Schools
Noah Mackert, Director of Academic Intervention and Language Acquisition, Alliance College Ready Public Schools
Dr. Edel Maeder, Director of Science, Rochester City School District
Charlotte Nugent, High-Impact Tutoring Program Manager, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Sarah Martin, Senior Advisor for Recovery, Office of the State Superintendent for Education
Rhonda Morien, Chief of Innovation and Reform, Rochester City School District
Connie Nieves, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Hartford Public Schools
Dr. Enkela Paco, Director of Mathematics, Rochester City School District
Dr. Charles Perkins, Assistant Superintendent, Rockingham County Schools
Dominic Pickard, Director of Arts, Rochester City School District
Steve Popper, Chief Academic Officer, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Shea Reeder, Director of Leader Talent Outreach, Zeta Charter Schools
Brandy Reeves, Chief of Staff and School Leadership, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
Elizabeth Ross, Deputy Assistant Superintendent Division of Teaching and Learning, Office of the State Superintendent of Education
Danielle Sobel, Interim Chief Talent Officer, Breakthrough Public Schools
Staci Taylor, Deputy Superintendent of Strategy, Innovation, and Performance, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Courtney Vickers, Vice President, Diverse Learners at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Keeanna Warren, CEO, Purdue Polytechnic High School
Kimberly Washington, Executive Director of Program Implementation, New Leaders
Shatoya Ward, Chief of School Operations, Purdue Polytechnic High School
Shawn Williams, Principal at Mallinckrodt Academy, St. Louis Public Schools
Sharon Wolder, Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Brockton Public Schools
Kevin Zimmer, Senior Director, of Academic Operations, Mastery Charter Schools
2021 Cohort
Sarah Anderson, CEO & Superintendent, Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Cameron Berube, Program Director, School Empowerment Network
Dr. William L. Blake, Director, DC Public Schools
Chandra Boone, Learning & Development Specialist, The Center for Strategic Leadership & Organizational Coherence
Caitlin Butler, Deputy Chief of Talent Management, KIPP Texas Public Schools
Porsche Chisley, CEO Chisley Consulting Group
Claire Crapo, Director of Special Projects, St. Louis Public Schools
JuDonn DeShields, Chief Program & Strategy Officer, Power My Learning
Katie Dormont, Director of Special Education and English Language Learners, Uncommon Schools NYC
Jacqueline Downey, Instructional Leadership Executive Director, Highline Public Schools
Jessica Dunn, Executive Director for Enrichment Programs, Indianapolis Public Schools
Rodolfo (Rudy) Elizondo, Chief Instructional Officer, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
Cortnei Flucas, Unified Students Supports Officer, Indianapolis Public Schools
Michelle Gieg, Chief of Staff, Democracy Prep
Dr. Ayanna L. Gore, Vice President of Selection& CEO, Teach For America
Vincent Gravina, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Woodbury City Public Schools
Marti Hill, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for students in grades Pre-K -5, Woodbury City Public Schools
Carrie Hillyard, Chief Transformation Officer, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC)
Tenika Holden-Flynn, Executive Director, Enroll Indy
Adam Johnson,Senior Director, The College Board Western Region
Natalie Hutto, Director of Title I, Tulsa Public Schools
Ryan Keating, Director of Social Studies, Rochester City School District in New York
Erin Armstrong, Interim Chief Learning Officer, Tulsa Public Schools
John Lindquist, Senior Director of Postsecondary Programming, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Dana Nerenberg, Oregon Director for Center for Early Literacy Success - Stand for Children
Tanya Núñez, Assistant Superintendent, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Jeffrey O. Porter, Managing Director of the Primary Division, Uplift Education
Jill Quinn-Pineda, Managing Director of High Schools, KIPP Texas Public Schools
Kiana Smith, Executive Director, Tulsa Legacy Charter School
Jessica Waters, Executive Director, Nowell Academy
Dr. Matthias Wicks, Chief of Police, Tulsa Public Schools
Cassie Williams, Executive Director, Detroit Public Schools
Tiffany Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Alliance College Ready Public Schools
Rian Wright, Deputy Chief, School Achievement at KIPP Texas Public Schools, KIPP Texas Houston
2019 Cohort
Jessica Bialecki, Executive Director, The Connecticut Children's Museum
Kenan Bishop, Co-founder, AIC Education Partners
Andrea Black, Executive Director, Surge Institute
Kathleen Black, CEO of MH Education Solutions
Essence Caleb, Senior Director, Planning & Implementation, KIPP Foundation
Tera Carr, Assistant Superintendent, Roxbury Prep Charter School, Uncommon Schools
Jeremy Esposito, Superintendent. Regional Director of Instruction, BRICK Education
Stacy Frenchwood, District Support Consultant, The Holdsworth Center
Arlena Gaynor, Deputy Chief of Academics, Attuned Education Partners
Patrick Jones II, Senior Vice President of Leadership and Equity, The Mind Trust
Sasha Lopez, Administrative Director, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Lindsay Maglio, Principal, Madison Metropolitan School District
Phelton “Cortez” Moss, Education Policy professor, American University
Jessica Ramos, CEO, Russell Byers Charter School
Duncan Scherer, Chief Schools Officer, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Teryn Thomas, Founder & CEO, EdLight
Chelsey Tubbs, Deputy Chief of Elementary Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District
Jacquieline Younker, Chief People Officer, Democracy Prep Public Schools
2017 Cohort
Brett Barley, Superintendent, California Montessori Project
Barry Brinkley, Executive Director, Reading Partners
Andria Caruthers, Instructional Superintendent, DC Public Schools
Keniq Coney, Chief Schools Officer, The SEED Foundation
Jonathan Crossley, Superintendent, Hope Public Schools
Tiffani Curtis, Interim Assistant Superintendent, Bloomfield Public Schools
Natalie Gordon, Chief Schools Officer, Attuned Education Partners
Victoria Lautsch, Chief People Officer, Achievement Prep
Joanna Lein, Founder & CEO, Jo Lein Consulting
Abby Lovett-Uddin, Systems Change Facilitator, New York State Regional Partnership Center
Margaret Marrer, Vice President of Academic Success, Democracy Prep Public Schools
Colleston Morgan Jr., Director of Policy & Advocacy, City Forward Collective
Kimberly Neal-Brannum, Founder and Executive Director, BELIEVE Schools
Icela Pelayo, Program Officer, Office of the President, W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Jonathan Santos Silva, Founder, The Liber Institute
Katie Schlesinger, Director of Growth & Performance Management, Denver Public Schools
Lindsey Smith, Chief Academic Officer, Attuned Education Partners
Anna Westlund, Doctoral Student & Research Assistant, Marquette University
Carlisha Williams Bradley, Chief Executive Officer, Amplify for Women
2015 Cohort
Christina Grant, Executive Director of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University
Nathalie Henderson, Executive Vice President, Corps Member and Alumni Leadership Development, Teach For America
Kaitlin Jones, Assistant Superintendent, Caldwell-West Caldwell School District
Heather Lechner, Executive Director of Education, Technology Access Foundation
Katherine Murphy, Managing Director of Networks, Leading Educators
Emily Nielson, Chief Human Capital Officer, Baltimore City Public Schools
Colette Owens, Implementation Manager, Reading Reimagined
Eduardo Sindaco, Managing Director of Schools, Ascend Public Charter Schools
William Stubbs, Managing Director, Uplift Education
Alison Welcher Senior Director, Technical Assistance Program Management, Chiefs for Change. Founder and CEO Thrive Life Coaching
Mikelle Willis, Executive Human Resources Consultant, Leading Educators
2014 Cohort
Ian Buchanan, Founding President & CEO, Nia Education Group
Andie Corso, Senior Executive Director for Special Education School Support, New York City Public Schools
Stephanie Downey Toledo, Superintendent, Central Falls School District
Leslie Garner Franklin, VP of Human Services, Skylight
Janice Harris, Chief Schools Officer, Attuned Education Partners
Xanthe Jory, Chief Policy and Planning Officer, Division of Early Childhood Education, NYC Department of Education
David Kauffman, Founder, Kauffman Education
Monica Liang-Aguirre, Senior Continuous Improvement Manager, Bezos Academy
Elizabeth Marcell Williams, Principal, Heath Management Associates
Warren Morgran, Chief Executive Officer/ Superintendent, Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Danielle Neves, Instructional Leadership Director, Tulsa Public Schools
Isaac Pollack, Associate Superintendent of School Innovation, Turnaround, and Charter Partnerships, St. Louis Public Schools
Sean Precious, Assistant Superintendent of Accountability and School Improvement, Brockton Public Schools
Brett Shiel, Independent Consultant, Coaching and Convening
Anna Shurak, Executive Director, Teach for America of Greater Philadelphia
Pablo Villavicencio, Chief Executive Officer, Alliance College-Ready Public Schools
2013 Cohort
LaKimbre Brown, Chief of Networks, Leading Educators
Amanda Cahn, Executive Director, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Johannah Chase, Senior Program Officer, Walton Family Foundation
Dr. Paula Gama-Garcia, President, CollegeSpring
Nancy Hanks, Partner, The Management Center
David Hardy Jr., Founder & CEO, Made by Change
Babetta Hemphill, Executive Director of Student Services and School Choice, Garland Independent School District, TX
Dr. Kettisha Jones, Senior Leadership Coach, Ensemble Learning
William "Bill" Murphy, Chief Operations Officer, Indianapolis Public Schools
Angelica Romero, Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership, San Antonio ISD
Tritia Samaniego, Director, Participant & Alumni Impact - East Asia Pacific, Teach For All
John "Shawn" Stover III, Superintendent, Rockingham County Schools